.mt6 .hm3 .h1Grayso Enterprise Ltd. Firs N Seria Rights .h2by June Grayson Copyrigh 1989 .h3Page #. 1,047 words THOROUGHL MODER VICTORIA DECORATOR PROFIL O MARSH FELP NIHILL Writte b Jun Grayson Yo ca hav Victoria hom eve i yo don' hav Victoria hous t pu i in Man Victoria element blen wel int traditiona an contemporar homes accordin t Marsh Felp Nihill "Victorian delighte i thei luxuriou homes W wan tha sam warmt an opulenc i ou home today W ca adap thei style t fi int ou ow hurrie lives. Marsh ha spen th las thre year launchin he ow compan Marsh Nihil Interior, an decoratin he ne home. "I establishe m compan first bu movin int ne hous an doin th decoratin mysel lef m n tim fo outsid clients, sh explains Th Nihill wante ne hous tha incorporate ol hous details The chos builder' Georgia-styl plan Befor constructio began Marsh specifie th variation sh wanted nin-foo ceilings thre-piec woo crow molding wit denti detail an lof are overlookin th famil room Th loca artists crafters an trade peopl sh ha me sinc movin t Wheaton Illinois seve year ago sh no relie o fo he business "Thes gifte peopl tak m vision an translat the int reality. Th referral fro thes supplier produce he firs clients Sh becam know a decorato wh coul us antique i ne hous t creat a elegan look Sh ha neve ha t advertise "I yo pleas people the wil as yo bac an tel thei friend abou you, sh says Althoug sh wil design i an styl clien ma want, Marsh like t wor wit antiques "On hug antique suc a secretar o armoire ca b absolutel stunnin a foca poin i moder room, sh suggests "Ad a Orienta rug Us fabri-shirre curtai rod an le th fabri fal an puddl o th floor Us architectura plaste pillar t hol statue an fern i empt spaces. Peopl ar sometime afrai t as decorato t com int thei home "The thin yo wil criticiz the o impos you taste o thei lives, Marsh says "M onl functio i t understan wha the wan an hel the attai it. O th firs visi t th clients home sh ask the ho the wan t us th room ho muc the wan t spend an i the hav childre o pets " ca brin ou th individualit o m client b studyin wha the hav alread accumulate i thei homes Wha i importan t them D the appreciat goo craftsmanship Yo ca sens tha som peopl hav Victoria tastes The ma alread hav ornat furnitur o collec Victoria treasures. Blu wil alway b th mos popula colo fo decorating I i fo th Nihills Sh collect blu willo dishe an th blu an whit Orienta "doubl happines jar displaye throughou thei home " us man shade o ros wit blues especiall tea blues Sometime ad nav an branc ou int burgund an hunte green Red an yellow ar becomin mor popular " ma pain th woodwor ivor an accen th wall wit touche o emeral gree an dee red Sometime us spong paintin o th wall t pul th color i roo together Gol thread ar appearin i bot fabric an wal covering idea al borrowe fro th Victorians "However yo shoul us th color tha mak yo th happiest no wha i th lates fashion, Marsh warns " hav clien wh love pumpki an i work fo her. Ne windo treatment ar th mos effectiv wa t chang room "W ma coordinat th wall an th wallpape t th windo fabrics wil us chintz moire an lac fashione int swags jabots an rosette fo Victoria room. Fe peopl ca affor t thro ou everythin an star fro scratch Expensiv upholstere piece usuall hav t stay bu the ca b recovere i fabric tha blen wit th windo treatments Botanica prints sil lam shades wicke furniture an Chines porcelain provid additiona Victoria accents Pedesta sink an cla-foote tub hav eve returne t th bathrooms Marsh frequent antiqu shops fle market an estat sales Sh foun th soli blac walnu chair fo he ow dinin roo a a estat sale Sh bough th blac walnu dinin roo sideboar a garag sale "I se somethin tha appeal t me bu it kno wil alway b abl t us i somewhere. Marsh alway wante t b a interio designer bu sh wa practica enoug t ge libera art degre an teachin certificate Sh becam knowledgeabl abou Orienta antique a displa designe fo th Officers Stor whe he husban wa statione i Guam No tha he tw childre ar i schoo sh ha tim fo he ow business Wit he burnishe gol hai an porcelai complexion sh fit righ i t th Victoria setting sh design s well "I yo wan t decorat Victorian don' forge th whimsies, Marsh advises "Th Victorian ha sens o humor. Sh ha he ow favorit whimsies Sh collect carving o soarin son bird an snoot rabbits "No jus an bir o rabbit though sh says "The hav t spea t me. On rabbi no huddle i stra nes unde th dinin roo hutc tha display he collectio o blu flo china Anothe rabbi serve a a en tabl fo he husband' afte dinne coffe cup And o course ther ar th ke tassels "Th Victorian locke everythin thei secretarie an sideboards Th colo o th rope an tassel the drape aroun thos door identifie th colo o th ke tha unlocke tha piec o furniture. Fo th perfec accen fo a empt space Marsh wil desig an "grow th perfec artificia tree Interpretin he vision th flora artis wit who sh collaborate align an glue eac branc an lea i place Anothe artis an carpente creat th plantin bo fo th plaste o pari whic wil permanentl stabiliz th tre trunk Elegan an eclectic thos ar th attribute o Victoria hom an Marsh Nihil Interior #####