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OUR DESIGN ASSESSMENT Did the words “resale value” not haunt interior designer Fred Musik and his partner when he installed ultramodern, lilac-colored kitchen cabinets in their 1857 townhouse in Hove, England? In our experience, when it comes to semi-permanent fixtures, such bravado can bite you in the bottom line later. Still, it’s clear Mr. Musik didn’t choose the lilac hue thoughtlessly. It speaks companionably to the yellow stained glass in the door and the golden cotton velvet that upholsters the Louis XVI-style settee (purple and yellow being complementary colors). This helps bridge the aesthetic gap between the…