104 PUNCHMAGAZINE.COM sense of completion often lacking, she says. In the nearby hallway, a commissioned art piece by Santiago Garcia, with four different colored Converse sneakers, one for each child, adds a playful touch. Sheila ensured all kids’ room furnishings had legs, making them shiftable from room to room as needs change. Custom furniture “legs” also walk from house to house, working wherever clients relocate. Calling it a miracle, Sheila says her team literally picked up the family room from the previous house and moved it into this one. Retaining the warm wood paneling and embracing the room’s coziness, Sheila changed only the fireplace, refacing it in Calcutta Viola marble with deep violet veining. That vibrant veining became part of the through-line of aubergine that Sheila says creates an inviting continuity and lends hospitable house sheilakramerinteriors.com a sense of peace. Little wonder people drop in day and night. The not-so-secret success of this project? Hospitality from the inside out. “I’ll never present a room to any client where you feel like you’ve got to put plastic over the upholstery like your grandma did,” Sheila promises. Here, the youngest residents find themselves welcome in every place, and every space gets daily use. When you must leave, exit via the mudroom. There, you’ll catch a parting glimpse of this home’s hospitable heartbeat—a Paul Edmondson photograph aptly titled Thanks Come Again II. {home & design}
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