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already there. "You can't make a house that's rich with meaning overnight," he says. "You can't manufacture that." The walls were already painted in handsome, muted Farrow & Ball colors before Lawson got involved in the project — a paint brand that Lofgren loves for its richness and depth. Lawson brightened things up here and there with a buttery yellow he developed for the French paint house Ressource, called Neggin Saffron, which coats the kitchen and breakfast-room ceilings. Lawson shopped his network of specialty dealers and sources across the globe for the project and came away with some impressive finds. The chandelier over the kitchen island is an Amsterdam School design, the Dutch answer to Art Deco, sourced from one of Lawson's favorite dealers in the Netherlands. "It's carved wood in multiple tones ... with this hand-leaded shade that light shines through beautifully," he says. He also brought in an exotic array of patterns and textures. The patched indigo textile hanging in the bedroom is an antique Japanese boro cloth, once a futon cover, bought years ago In the kitchen, Farrow & Ball Light Gray cabinet paint. Ceramic table lamp with horn shade. Wolf range.