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128 space, a place to just sit and contemplate," she says. On the first floor, the living room shares some recur- rent pops of color, from the bright vases on the mantel to the colorful shades on the accent lamps, Pelissier notes, giving the home a cohesive feel. "I base the colors on how I think the room will get used," Pelissier says, adding that the muted blues and tea-stained linens on the club chairs in the living room support entertaining. The smaller TV room off the living room has warmer colors, designed for closing the French doors and hunkering down for a quiet evening in. While the collaboration process can take months, when it's time to install, Pelissier's team of designers, painters, electricians, and carpenters move in "like locusts," she says, installing the project very quickly to minimally disrupt a client's life. "We ask the client very specifically not to be there on the day of installation, be- cause it can be bedlam…. The guys hanging the curtains are standing on top of the guy putting down the rugs, The house calls to mind characteristics of a Floridian beach cottage.