Housetrends Columbus Holiday 2020

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Color climbs the walls
Kevin O’Donnel of O’Donnel &
Company, whom Stoney calls a true
artist, tackled all of the wallpapers,
often using design sheets that Stoney
created in the Microsoft Paint program
and engineering them throughout
the home. “Engineering” is apropos
because each room took at least a week
to complete and each was like a jigsaw
puzzle. Fortunately, Kevin loves his
craft and didn’t mind that some rooms
contain up to 15 different wallpapers.
The wallpapers, all of which are
handmade and silk-screened, transformed
bland rooms into real-life
vignettes that are rich in color. A stunning
example of the craft is the Persian
papers in the Men’s Parlor. Here, as
in the stairwell ceilings, the deep blue
sky is adorned with shining stars. But
in this room, centered on the ceiling
is paper that recalls an antique Tabriz
rug. (“A flying carpet, if you will,” says
Stoney). Kevin also cites the “flying
carpet ceiling” in the men’s parlor as
an example of both the effective use of
color and the intricacy of the project:
“It required me to expand and contract
the wallpaper to make it appear not to
have a starting or ending point around
the border,” he explains. “This was
done on all of the ceilings.” ➻
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