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Photo by: Ngoc Minh Ngo

Insert a Punch of Color

In this Northern Michigan lake cottage, it all starts with white. Now add blue: Is there any other combination so ageless, so…right? Now add a punch of yellow and you've got the happiest rooms you'll ever see. A coffee table in the living room by designer Tom Stringer holds stacks of old National Geographics and also brings a surprising yellow hue to the space. "They added the perfect yellow

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Photo by: Ngoc Minh Ngo

Insert a Punch of Color

In this Northern Michigan lake cottage, it all starts with white. Now add blue: Is there any other combination so ageless, so…right? Now add a punch of yellow and you've got the happiest rooms you'll ever see. A coffee table in the living room by designer Tom Stringer holds stacks of old National Geographics and also brings a surprising yellow hue to the space. "They added the perfect yellow punch," he says. "They're so classic-just like blue and white. But we also knew they'd be great rainy day reading." Throughout the house, walls, trim, and ceiling are Benjamin Moore's White Dove.

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