of distinction
ust around the corner is her haven — home Downstairs are two bedrooms, each with its own bath,
which Howell had planned for her mother, as well as a live-in
caregiver.
A home office sits at the top of the stairs, which houses design
books and files for her business, Howell Interiors. Just around the
corner is her haven — the master suite.
The room is done in tones of soft aqua and white.
“This room happened as a result of two watercolors my mother
Jhad,” Howell says. One was Dufy’s “At the Races.” The other
is a large green and blue reproduction of a French fabric design,
“Lillies,” by Paule Marrot acquired at Paysage, which hangs over
the nailhead-trimmed white headboard. French doors open to a
Juliet balcony.
The wood clad tray ceiling is Bermudian in style.
“I don’t think a room is ever well-decorated until it’s welltrimmed.
I do love good trim work,” she says. “With trim work,
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