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Designers Ann Wolf, Ashley Holden. In the Parlor, George III octagonal center table from Patrick Sandberg Antiques, London. The designers copied the benches from an English antique. Irish Donegal rug design by Wolf Holden Design Studio. The Ballroom refresh includes a new wood floor and hand- painted mural by Ann Harris featuring plants and animals native to Houston. Opposite page: The mural in the Ballroom was inspired by Houston's many parks, bayous, and neighborhoods. In the Tea Room, the garden theme is reinforced by a complex trellis pattern on the ceiling, Jasper Grace wallpaper, and custom apple-green lacquered millwork. designer Armand-Albert Rateau for many of his glamorous interiors. For ideas, Wolf and Holden took Harris on a tour of Houston's most beautiful areas: Hermann and Memorial parks, River Oaks, and Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens. They worked closely with the League's committee on all aspects, including when selecting the flora and fauna for the painting — deer, chipmunks, foxes, coyotes, turtles, owls, egrets, and armadillos, along with live oaks and the lush foliage found along the bayous. The result is a fanciful story of Houston's wildlife that's "full of fun and whimsy," Tucker says. The Ballroom is used by everyone from brides to building contractors' associations and nonprofits, so Wolf and Holden chose what colors would appeal to a diverse range of people. The mural's pale gold and creamy white are not only classic and timeless but read as neutrals — a backdrop that works across a range of generations and themes. 63