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    Photo by: Bjorn Wallander
    Chevron Chest

    Designer Nick Olsen amped up a Brooklyn studio apartment - just 295 square feet - by painting a flea-market chest in shiny white Rust-Oleum, with an emerald

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    Photo by: Bjorn Wallander
    Chevron Chest

    Designer Nick Olsen amped up a Brooklyn studio apartment - just 295 square feet - by painting a flea-market chest in shiny white Rust-Oleum, with an emerald green chevron pattern. "My motto is, 'Don't be afraid to paint,'" he says.

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    Wed, Dec 19, 2012 11:36 AM EST

    The color of the year is Emerald, according to color corporation Pantone. We've rounded up inspiring designer ideas on how to bring the energizing and radiant shade into your home.

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