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" Charlotte Moss&amp;#039;s seventh book is a richly illustrated path through the designer&amp;#039;s process, from her inspiration in historic houses and exotic travels to her picks for the flowers and scents that make a room feel truly finished\u2014and intimately personal. There are only a handful of people\u2014even in this day and age of the celebrity designer\u2014whom I think of as &amp;quot;Decorators with capital D&amp;quot;: Charlotte Moss is most assuredly one of them. In the 25-plus years since she left a career on Wall Street to pursue her passion for interior design, Moss has turned her hand to creating rooms characterized by a unique blend of historically inspired elegance and luxurious comfort (and, often, a dash of whimsy), a style showcased gorgeously in her newest book, Charlotte Moss Decorates: The Art of Creating Elegant and Inspired Rooms (Rizzoli; $50).    While Moss&amp;#039;s work is admittedly grand\u2014it&amp;#039;s not exactly what you&amp;#039;d find even at your most stylish friend&amp;#039;s house, unless your friend was a member of the Forbes 500\u2014it&amp;#039;s also inviting, livable, and surprisingly modern in feel. And, each space is like a lesson in form and scale, color and pattern; each meticulously accessorized surface speaks volumes on the art of composition. The appeal of the bedroom below begins, for me, with the color: I have a weakness for this particular shade of blue. Somewhere between faded cornflower and hyacinth, this hue feels fresh and inspirational and somehow very French to me, and I&amp;#039;d love to wake up surrounded by it every morning. Of course, the overall effect is decidedly feminine, but note how Moss has balanced the overwhelming softness of the fabric and the girliness of the floral pattern with the modern geometry of the mirror and the unexpected line (and rough texture) of the rope from which the lantern is suspended. Now, I&amp;#039;ve always been a bit hesitant to go too feminine in my own bedroom\u2014because, after all, it&amp;#039;s my husband&amp;#039;s room, too. But Moss disagrees with that consideration, here. &amp;quot;Men don&amp;#039;t want to admit it, but they want to feel like they are being invited into the bedroom,&amp;quot; she says. &amp;quot;You don&amp;#039;t want a master that is a navy pinstripe. It should be all about the lady of the house.&amp;quot; What do you think? Do you agree?    Proportion and symmetry are the name of the game in this hallway. Again, Moss mixes refined shapes and fabrics with simple, textural elements: The ornate iron-based table stands out in silhouette against the grasscloth-covered walls; the half-slipcovers define the delicate chairs without masking their lovely shape; the woven box of flowers points up the natural theme of the three Chinoiserie panels but doesn&amp;#039;t draw attention away from its impact.    This corner feels at once elegant and cozy, thanks to the fabric-lined walls and the luxuriously textured carpeting. I love the rich framboise-and-cream palette, and the imperfect quality of the printing, which makes the stylized pattern that much more interesting. The sweet embroidery on the side-chair covers just pushes the whole picture over the top for me, in a good way!    "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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