A (RELATIVELY) QUIET PLACE In the living room, a neutral backdrop balances out bolder furnishings that weave in hues from surrounding rooms. Photo: Laura Resen, Styled by Yedda MorrisonIN SAN DIEGO, sunshine infuses homes so often—some 266 days a year, on average—that aggressively colorful interiors can easily come off as garish. What if you yearn for a fun, vivid look, but don’t want to live in the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse? To create colorful zones that played well together but never veered into “elementary school” vibes, Maggio took cues from European interiors that feature gutsy but slightly muted Old World hues. “The colors she was drawn to all had a relative softness to them,” Maggio said.

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Persons: Laura Resen, Yedda Morrison, Mickey, Corine Maggio, —, ” Maggio, Maggio Organizations: DIEGO Locations: Mill Valley, Calif, Loma, France