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"VIEW MORE PHOTOS  Kelly and David knew it was time for a design intervention after a neighbor asked if they were running a day-care center. With the living and dining rooms littered with pop-up tents, a train set, plush mobiles, and a plastic playhouse, it wasn&amp;#039;t hard to see why. The couple (he&amp;#039;s in sales; she&amp;#039;s a homemaker) were tired of having their kids\u2014Madeline, four, and Jack, 17 months\u2014rule their pad, so they called in style savant Candice Olson. &amp;quot;They wanted to reclaim the area as their own adult space,&amp;quot; she says. The designer outfitted the 20-by-13-foot living room with sophisticated furnishings and a new fireplace, and the 11 \u00BD-by-12 \u00BD-foot dining room with velvet-upholstered heavy chairs and Lucite, silver, and crystal accents. She linked the spaces with a soothing beige-and-blue color palette. Now, child&amp;#039;s play is a thing of the past.Floor Plans  Evoking formality and order, makeover artist Candice Olson created a symmetrical living room design, below, flanking a camelback sofa with matching side tables and lamps.  In the adjoining dining room, bottom, she continued the same balanced approach, surrounding a substantial rectangular table with six classic, upholstered chairs.  Perfect Palette 1. Sofa fabric. Sweden #8-643604. Norwalk Furniture Idea, norwalkfurnitureidea.com. 2. Curtain side panel fabric. #9103-4. Kravet, kravet.com. 3. Curtain sheer fabric. Raga Silk Sheer in Beechwood #8438-1. Kravet. 4. Napkins. Linen hemstitch in ivory #6762496. Pottery Barn, potterybarn.com. 5. Hardwood flooring. Island Chestnut. Mannington, mannington.com. 6. Dining room paint. Cloudy Sky #2122-30. Benjamin Moore, benjaminmoore.com. 7. Living room paint. Mannequin Cream #2152-60. Benjamin Moore. 8. Martin club chair. Norwalk Furniture Idea. 9. Club chair fabric. Raymond #5-643363. Norwalk Furniture Idea. 10. Custom cabinetry. Mahogany.   See our slideshow "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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