Decorating Wisdom Straight From the Pros
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ELEGANT AND WELCOMING?
It’s an all-too-rare pairing, but these words perfectly describe Chad Graci’s interiors, in which rich fabrics and white glove– only antiques become, well, cozy. “I used to work for Greg Jordan, and the number-one thing I took away from that job was that glamorous rooms shouldn’t feel inaccessible, no matter how formal,” the New Orleans native recalls. He points to the exuberant yellow living room that Parish Hadley dreamed up for Babe Paley in 1965 as inspiration. “It’s everything I love about decorating: color, comfort, exoticism, elegance. Every time I look at that room, I just want to be there.”
HIS FAVORITE THINGS
1. MAGNOLIA FLOWERS “They have a deeply intoxicating Southern scent and are so fragile, they bruise…
