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" A &amp;quot;white box&amp;quot; equaled a blank slate for designer Lisa Pak, charged by her New York City client with the task of warming up a stark postwar dining room while keeping its lines clean. Scouring antiques stores, the Los Angeles\u2013based Pak discovered four 1940s Italian dining chairs upholstered in off-white linen. Their &amp;quot;sculptural quality&amp;quot; pleased her\u2014in particular, their gently sloping ebonized mahogany arms and rounded backs, which helped to offset the lack of architectural details in the room. Other vintage finds followed, including a 1950s oval Dunbar dining table and a &amp;#039;40s-era handblown Murano-glass chandelier, whose transparence makes it almost disappear. &amp;quot;You can&amp;#039;t fight the space you have to work with,&amp;quot; Pak advises, &amp;quot;but modern doesn&amp;#039;t have to mean cold. In this case, a neutral color palette and natural materials actually imbue the room with a warm serenity.&amp;quot;      Lisa Pak&amp;#039;s Tips Add glamour with contrast: The combination of dark wood and light-colored upholstery in a single piece of furniture, as seen in these dining chairs, exudes high-end sophistication.Vary tone to add dimension: Applying a grass-cloth wall covering darker in color and rougher in texture than the buttery beige wall paint makes this inset nook seem deeper than it actually is. Keep function in mind: A glass-topped console (or a wooden console topped with a custom-cut piece of tempered glass) can serve as a buffet for hot foods without the need for unsightly trivets.                   Malmaison 38 1/2&amp;quot; high x 20&amp;quot; wide x 24&amp;quot; deep. $1,890. Jacques Garcia collection. Baker. Mandara 42&amp;quot; high x 24&amp;quot; wide x 27&amp;quot; deep. $800. Satori collection. Bernhardt. Paletta 41&amp;quot; high x 22&amp;quot; wide x 25&amp;quot; deep. $878. Cristallo collection. Excelsior.              Five-Light Flora 16 1/8&amp;quot; high x 26 1/8&amp;quot; diameter. $176. Sea Gull Lighting. Lloyd Six-Light 33&amp;quot; high x 27&amp;quot; diameter. $393. Bellacor. Raise Your Glass 26&amp;quot; high x 29&amp;quot; diameter. $1,200. Shades of Light.              Kerala 29 1/4&amp;quot; high x 52 1/4&amp;quot; wide x 13 3/4&amp;quot; deep. $2,450. Grange. Borneo 31&amp;quot; high x 48&amp;quot; wide x 16&amp;quot; deep. $559. Storehouse. Gustav 29&amp;quot; high x 47 1/4&amp;quot; wide x 19 3/4&amp;quot; deep. $2,080. Gustavian.    "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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