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Modern Style for Classic Rooms

Get exclusive design tips and see how to bring ideas from the Design Star set to your home.

In their second challenge, the eight remaining designers tackled four identical living rooms in a historic Nashville mansion. With 26 hours and a $5,000 budget, they had to make their space stand out.
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Go Big and Bold
Next: Work With the Architecture
Pulled together, tailored and masculine are the words that come to mind when describing this successful transformation by Matt and Michael. By limiting the color palette to grays, blacks and whites with a powerful hint of red, these two competitors demonstrate that making fewer and bigger statements is a smart way to dramatically transform a space in a limited amount of time. Furniture with clean and simple lines adds to the elegance of the room and balances nicely with the more ornate detailing.


Go Big and Bold

Work With the Architecture

Make a Statement

Don't Play It Safe

Build a Strong Foundation


Know When to Stop

Bring It All Together

Pay Attention to Proportions


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