Break for Breakfast

Chairs and benches of differing styles gather around the English refectory table in this Southern Accents Showhouse in Fort Worth, Texas, giving a casual, collected feel that invites intimacy and relaxation. Minton united the camelback sofa, upholstered chairs, and draperies with a cheery crewel fabric. "The effect is much softer than if we had used a pattern for some and a solid color for others," he says.