or a couple of New York City transplants accustomed to cramped apartment life, the prospect of moving into a house with dining room sounded downright delightful. But when the pair first entered this light-filled entertaining (the colloquial Mexican Spanish name for a human skeleton). When the owners showed the artwork to their interior designer, Julee Wray of, along with a Pinterest board depicting the zen vibe they envisioned for their new home’s decor (think: soothing green and white hues; lots of plants), though, Wray called foul. “I said, ‘Guys, to pull off this serene look, you’ve got to get rid of that mural,’” she recalls. “When they resisted, I said, ‘Then we need to take a leap and do the entire house based on that art.’”
