Seven layers of décor
Before there were Chip and Joanna Gaines and the Property Brothers, the name Christopher Lowell was synonymous with interior design and home décor.
I fell in love with him in 2000 and his first book, “Seven Layers of Design,” became my decorating bible. Lowell’s seven layers, in his preferred order, include paint and architecture, flooring, upholstered furniture, accent fabrics, non-upholstered furniture, accessories, and plants and lighting.
In a world of square box condos and tract subdivisions, adding architecture to a home’s interior lets your personality and creativity shine through.
Crown molding is a popular addition. Chair rail molding works in a dining room. The skinny, clamshell baseboards of the ‘60s beg to be exchanged for taller, more substantial ones.
