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PaperCity Dallas May/June 2020

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56 this project, Cottrell also enlisted the help of designer Gary Hatch and Steven Hauser Construction.) They used much of Kleinmann's existing furniture, along with a handful of new pieces and custom sofas. Cottrell employed a few design tricks to create cohesiveness throughout, such as using the same neutral-tone rugs in every room and covering seating in adjacent rooms in similar fabrics, though in different colors. Walls were repainted in Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace, creating a soft white backdrop. Cottrell used unconventional wallpapers to break up the white and create focal points. In the entry, a floating wall next to the grand piano is covered in Flavor Paper Vigilant Floral. At first glance, it looks like traditional floral wallpaper; upon closer inspection, we see that it also includes birds perched on razor wire and vines entwined around digital surveillance cameras. In the master bedroom, Fornasetti's classic wallpaper Nuvole al Tramonto features atmospheric etchings of billowing clouds and sets a peaceful tone. "I wake up and immediately feel good in such a beautiful room," Kleinmann says. "Design is important, because it can affect your whole outlook." At the end of the workday, she joins her husband on the second-floor living room for a glass of wine. Two brightly patterned B&B Italia lounge chairs, which have endured through four previous houses, have been dubbed therapy chairs because they're where the couple relaxes and swaps stories. Inevitably, the talk of late turns to the effects of the COVID-19 crisis. "We have a roof over our heads, but not everyone does," Kleinmann says. "I go to Whole Foods, but not everyone has money for groceries. My husband and I are struggling with what we have and others don't. It's hard to accept that reality." This page: Top: Wallpaper by Flavor Paper. Stool is upholstered in shagreen-embossed platinum leather by Garrett Leather from EC Dicken. Bottom: In the entry, Edward Fields carpet. Sculptures in the courtyard and entry are by Elliot Eames Saarinen. Opposite page, clockwise from top: Kitchen cabinet from Smink holds Kleinmann's glass collection. Design within Reach stools. Kristina Girke painting, Galerie Christian Schindler, Darmstadt, Germany The TV area on the second floor includes a T.H. Robsjohn- Gibbings chair from Sputnik Modern. Holly Hunt floor lamp. Brian Nadurak painting On the first level, the master-bedroom wallpaper is Fornasetti from Lee Jofa/ Brunschwig et Fils. Peacock Alley bedding. Kent Coffey side table from James McInroe.

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