EVERYONE LOVES ROOMS with “character”—but reckoning with oddities like timeworn radiators and awkwardly placed pipes can challenge even pro decorators.
One solution: Don’t downplay these aesthetic irregularities, say decor authorities.
Instead play them up in bold, eye-drawing paint.
This fun, if counterintuitive, strategy celebrates function and can add an unexpected layer of complexity to an otherwise so-so room.
We asked Keasler and other interior experts what makes the gutsy approach work and how to do it right.
Persons:
”, Casey Keasler, Renzo Piano, Richard Rogers, Keasler
Organizations:
Pompidou
Locations:
Portland ,, Paris’s