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Heinz converted the space into a well-appointed “land ing zone” with updated decor that complemented the interiors being installed in the rest of the house. She describes some of the room’s highlights. T H E WA L L PA P E R : Heinz covered the walls, which a previous owner had sponge painted in splotches of pink, mauve, gray and green, with a gray paper boldly trellised in white “to create some excite ment.” “It’s a vinyl-coated wall paper, so it’s super durable,” she adds. “You can wipe it down.” T H E CA B I N E T RY: The existing pickled-oak cabi netry was painted the same bright turquoise found in an abstract mural in the neighbor ing kitchen, and the color pops in the space. “Even though the wallpaper is very graphic, it’s still neutral — there’s no color in the room,” Heinz says. T H E BU I LT- I NS : Contractors built a coat locker and shelves to place laundry baskets in dead wall space, then painted them a clean, crisp white. The family uses draw ers underneath the shelves to store workout gear and the dog’s leashes, the gray canvas bins in cubbyholes above to stow seasonal gear. “We added a bench below the window so they could [sit down and] take off their shoes,” Heinz says. “Those [wire] baskets under the

bench … are for either their shoes or hats and gloves.”

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