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Olivia Wolfe

I Wasn't Sure 'Colorful Quiet Luxury' Even Made Sense, but These Designers Have Me Sold — It's Not an Oxymoron, It's a Vibe

Image of a chocolate brown living room with a fireplace in the center of the room. There is a an off-white sofa and rug with a glass coffee table in the center.

All the interior design world can talk about these days is moody, storied interiors, so needless to say, the once mainstream 'quiet luxury' has taken a bit of a back seat. But what if there was a way to do both? 'Colorful quiet luxury' may sound like an oxymoron — believe me, I was skeptical, too — but designers have found a way to make it work.

So, how do these two seemingly opposite worlds collide? "It is refinement and restraint, but with personality and soul," explains interior designer Jen Baxter of Baxter Hill Interiors. "It feels more dramatic than a neutral space but remains calm and elevated, not busy."

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