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Library-Dining Room
"I totally overhauled this room," Mary Jane McCarty says of the combined dining-library space in her Yardley, Pennsylvania, house. In addition to raising the dropped ceiling and painting the dark molding white, she framed the pocket-door entryway with built-in shelves that showcase her reference, gardening, and children's books.
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Yellow and Blue
As for the furnishings, "I really played with different patterns," McCarty says, explaining that it works because the palette is limited to blue and white. A grouping of Art Deco Chinese rugs echoes the charmingly mismatched pillows and vintage chairs, as well as a collection of similarly hued English transferware.
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Carpet
This hand-knotted rug echos the rich look of McCarty's Art Deco Chinese carpets. ($79; 2' x 3'; homedecorators.com)
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Ikat Fabric
Bohemian ikat upholstery loosens up a formal chair. ($20 per yard; decorativethings.com)
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The Homeowner
McCarty's favorite spot—a dining table that cost $35 at the Salvation Army—is usually piled with books. "I eat around them," she says.
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Before: Living Room
The living room used to be weighed down by dark wall-to-wall carpet. Once McCarty pulled it up, she discovered that "the floors were a nice pine, so I just refinished them."
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Finished Living Room
White plantation shutters take the place of heavy drapes. The yellow pillows—adorning a late-Victorian sofa McCarty inherited from her grandmother—are from the designer's home accessories collection (maryjanemccarty.com).
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Before: Bathroom
The overcrowded upstairs bathroom lightened up after what McCarty calls a major renovation. She ripped out the plastic shower and tub, moving a new sink and toilet into its place.
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Light Bathroom Makeover
A claw-foot tub from Baths from the Past now offers a view of the garden. The room's dark wainscoting got a fresh makeover with white paint, while a coat of seafoam blue livens up the top half of the walls. "I wanted it to be the color of bathwater," McCarty says. She also tore out the old linoleum and then repeated the same angled-tile style used for her kitchen floor.
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Before: Kitchen
McCarty's "kitchen de-modernization" plan included replacing dated linoleum with stock tile from Home Depot, laid at an angle to achieve the charming look of an old pharmacy.
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New and Old Kitchen
McCarty also hung custom cupboards above a vintage basin, installed a teakwood countertop around the sink, and added a marble backsplash. The flower-shaped table belonged to the designer's grandmother.
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Green Bathroom
McCarty installed an extra bathroom in what once served as the pantry.
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Trophies
Horn in on these porcelain antler replicas from Two's Company. ($122 for set of three; bellacor.com)
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Boar Print
Beauty meets beast in safari-inspired art from Two's Company. ($40; 800-896-7266 for stores)
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Butterfly Prints
Walls undergo a metamorhosis with these pretty specimens. ($237 for set of four; uttermost.com for stores)
Home Decor African American Figurines
Source: https://www.countryliving.com/remodeling-renovation/home-makeovers/g866/makeover-antiques-0909/