THE PROBLEM Drab living room needed drama to match its owners, a stand-up comic and a rapper.
THE SOLUTION Give the room a retro-Rat Pack feel with a modern edge.
HOW IT HAPPENED • Chose color scheme of black, white and red with silver accents. • Contrasted silk, patent leather and nubby upholstery with bold prints. • Covered fireplace hearth and mantel with ebony quartz, added stainless-steel tiles.
• Visually expanded wall with silver and pearl horizontal stripes.
• Flanked fireplace with lights that shine out horizontally on the striped wall.
BEST TRICK Built out wall above fireplace for flat-screen TV; installed barely noticeable speakers in ceiling.
Distributed by Scripps Howard News Service. Interior decorator Candice Olson hosts "Divine Design," which appears Thursdays at 8 p.m. and Saturdays at 9:30 p.m.
