Calm + Happy: Rooms that Give You a Lift

Here are rooms that stay calm while also managing  to boost your spirits a bit with design that focuses less on bright, stimulating colors and more on contrast, materials, lighting, and balance.  

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The handles on the backs of those stools are a great touch:

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All of these rooms give a real lift in spirit.
That last room's wallpaper is gorgeous, don't you think?

May your spirits be bright!

~Valerie