OPPOSITES ATTRACT
In the master bedroom, Bartholomew rather ingeniously topped a Louis XVI-style
bed with a patterned slipcover. The tie-on covers add cottage-like detailing to the
formal design. “It’s fun to play with traditional motifs. Pairing the contrasting looks
is more pleasing to the eye than a single style might have been,” she adds. It’s also
easy to change out a slipcover. Bartholomew continued the balancing act with
various patterns throughout the room, using striped curtains and bordered pillow
shams to ground the swirling pattern on the bed’s slipcover. Â
BATHING BEAUTY
The trick to making a master bath feel
like a place for pampering? Don’t treat
it like a bath. Bartholomew appointed
this one with a freestanding tub (which
seems more like a piece of furniture), a
living room-worthy chair, and wallpaper
(only above the wainscot). She also
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