Southern_Living_June_2017

BRING IN LIGHT
“The Sammises’ home had a
treasure trove of heirlooms to pull
from,” Berry explains. Chief among
them was Bruce’s grandparents’
1940s chandelier. It’s paired with
a mint Schumacher wallpaper for
a look that’s bright and refined.
And though the dining room’s
location, smack in the middle
of the home, meant it was the
darkest spot in the house, Berry
had a solution. “You can’t put a
window in the center of a home,
but you can put in pocket doors,”
she says. And with that, a closed-
off wall became a light-filled
pathway to the sun-drenched
family room.