In Rice Military townhome renovation, big results come from small changes
The primary bedroom was mostly gray, but with a rug that had plenty of fuchsia. Jan Sexton wanted more color in the room, and found it in bedding, pillows and new lampshades.Jan and Alan Sexton love color, appreciate art and design and have confidence in choices they have made for their homes.
"We played around with a little bit, but it wasn’t working," Jan said."You know how one thing leads to another? If you’re going to change the sofa, you’re going to have to change the blue wall. And then, will it work right with the rug?And what about the purple and the green in the dining room? It was more than I wanted to tackle. because I didn’t want to make a mistake. We needed help.
Alan, 66 and a retired dentist, had collected art for many years and displayed it at his dental practice. A native of Orange, he'd always been interested in architecture and embraced color. He loves to tell the story of how he came home one day, declaring that he'd found the perfect chandelier for their dining room.
Jan, a Baytown native who retired as director of Community Centers and Senior Adult Programs for Harris County Commissioners, studied studio art and art history in college, and approaches home design with a colorful artistic flair. In other words,"More!" is her mantra. The living room fireplace mantel was their first concern. They'd placed a favorite piece, a large Hunt Slonem bunnies painting, on the cast-stone ledge, propping it against a wall and trying to add different sculptural pieces, ultimately liking none of their own arrangements.
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