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Principal architect Harris W. Briggs designed a 3,000-square-foot addition to the house along with arched window moldings and green-painted persianas (or shutters) — all key exterior elements of traditional Spanish homes. The Jorbas entertain often, so a new second front door reserved for visitors provides a sense of occasion and formality. Inside, there are gracious arches, classical columns, and yard upon yard of hand- painted scenic wallpapers. Almost every room in the house is covered in a different wallpaper customized for the space. "If you travel to Europe, you'll always see old homes with different wallpaper in every room, and so the personality of the room changes," Gonzalez Jorba says. The challenge at home was how to keep it cohesive, but she had a bit of an advantage: The Dondolo line is beloved for pretty florals and bright hues, and as a clothing designer, she was already expert at blending patterns and colors. Sara See, a textiles specialist at Sees Design and wife of designer Corbin See, helped guide her choices. Tropical scenic panels by Gracie were installed in the entryway, customized with the kind of flora you'd find in Texas, such as succulents and blooming hydrangeas in lieu of palm trees. "The fact that Catalina wanted to do a two-story installation of Gracie wallpaper in the entryway was so exciting because it's rare that you get a client who understands it," Sara says. In the study, you'll find The Colony wallpaper from de Gournay, a lavish print that appears in the lobby of the famed Colony Palm Beach hotel, but with bespoke tweaks. Pink flamingos were replaced with blue herons, wading birds commonly found in Texas with gray- blue plumage that perfectly matches a large painting in the room. De Gournay's silver metallic silk wallpaper in the main bedroom is hand-painted with subtle birds and blossoms, a design inspired by a set of 18th-century panels displayed in the Victoria & Albert Museum. "I love birds so much, and they make the wallpapers in our house very special," Gonzalez Jorba says. A view into the living room with leopard-print Stark carpeting, slipper chairs in Rose Cumming chintz, Corri-Lynn Tetz painting. Farrow & Ball Mahogany on walls. Opposite page: In a room used for entertaining, walls are painted Farrow & Ball Babouche. Edward A. Butler painting. Coffee table from Rose Tarlow Melrose House, antique stools upholstered in Pierre Frey matelassé, John Dickinson plaster table from David Sutherland Showroom. 76