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Our 2005 Cottage Retreat is packed with great decorating concepts.

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Jean Allsopp

Perfect Blend

The great room makes for a study in contrast, mixing light and dark hues and soft lines with angular ones. Light floods the entire space through seemingly infinite panes of glass.

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