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down, wired with electricity and hung from the ceiling as sconces next to a guest bed. Instead of hanging a trio of old oil paintings on the wall, Kimberly had them ripped from their frames and used as upholstery on a vintage club chair. She wrapped the kitchen's appliances with bold floral wallpaper rather than replace them. Mark couldn't stomach throwing out the master bedroom's extra pine wood plank flooring reclaimed from an old church so he built two long benches that sit alongside the Italian pietre dure kitchen table inlaid with semiprecious stones in a mosaic design. One of Kimberly's most recent custom works is a wingback chair covered in mosaic tiles. She tapped Oak Cliff artist Katrina Doran to render a design the owner calls "dark stag scene meets Bambi." Yet for all of its idiosyncrasies, the free-spirited design mix is decidedly cozy and utterly endearing. "We know it's out there," concludes Kimberly. "But we love living here and that's all that matters." TOP: A custom suspended bed flanked by two light posts transformed into sconces is a major surprise in an upstairs guest bedroom outfitted with metallic-foil wallpaper, mix-and-match draperies and a white garden stool. CLOCKWISE FROM MIDDLE LEFT: Kimberly covers nearly every room in the house — including her walk-in closet — with eye-popping wallpaper, mostly from Flavor Paper in Brooklyn … A screen was retrofitted into a king headboard in the master bedroom; the bed is layered with quilted linens and a bohemian pillowscape … The living room's yellow Marcel Wanders Stone stools for Kartell demonstrate how the owners never shy away from color … Three vintage oil-painting canvases were used to upholster the back of a club chair … Framed jigsaw puzzles state their case above the sunroom doors. APRIL | PAGE 39 | 2013