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Publication: Sarasota Magazine
Publication Date: 01-APR-03 		Format: Online - approximately 1432 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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DECOR WITH PERSONALITY

If there's one thing interior designer Scott Howard of Scott Howard Interiors can't stand, it's a boring house with stock furniture and "matching" pictures.

"Why settle for taupe and beige when you can add some color in your life?" Howard asks.

A world traveler who has collected ideas and inspiration from his sojourns in other cultures, Howard has a few tips for the individualist in each of us. "A house is like a picture frame," Howard says; it should capture the essence of the people who live in it and showcase their personality, interests and travels.

For Sarasota residents who want their homes to reflect Florida, Howard has a few tips. Create a tropical ambience by bringing in the colors from the garden outside. While filling a house with plants is the best way for the house to "look like someone lives there and someone loves there," Howard suggests realistic silk plants for people who shut up their homes and travel often.

People who want more formal homes do nor have to sacrifice color, Howard says. A living room filled with Louis XV furniture can still be brightened up with pictures, throw pillows, lamps and plants.

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