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Every room was cool before she moved
favorite daughter’s doll house. He was
in, she says, but she’s added her own
a renaissance man who loved gadgets,
touches, such as the slate black paint for
everything from window casings to
the living room walls.
door knobs.
“There is nothing so daunting as
“Weird little details,” Hayes says.
putting an inky black roller on a white
That was enough inspiration for the
wall,’’ she says.
artist, who had been intrigued by the
LIVING ROOM
Dark walls look rich in a living room with abundant natural light from a pair of stately windows. At far left of the space is the gateway to the solarium, which allows even more daylight into the main living area.
The large dining room table, lit by
mansion since she was a child. She has
an octopus light from above, is where
filled her apartment, one of six in the
Hayes creates the items that fill her home
building, with what she calls oddball
and also the reproductions of antique
things that she has made or assembled.
astronomy models that comprise her
Most have come from Goodwill, thrift
current business, Omaha Orrery.
shops and estate sales.
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