Tour a Split-Level Home in Texas Dripping in Color

It may be hard to believe, but the color scheme of this home used to be vanilla. “The inside and the outside were blank spaces, with zero wow factor,” says homeowner and designer Shauna Glenn. What the 1951 split-level in Fort Worth, Texas, did have was good midcentury bones, including a cozy non-open layout and angled ceilings. “It reminded me so much of my grandparents’ place — I felt an instant connection when we toured it last spring,” she says.

One year later, Shauna and husband Jeff Jones have updated the bathrooms; turned a carport into a living room (making the house 3,300 square feet); and brought in a kaleidoscope of color with paint, furniture, and light fixtures. That and artistic touches all around have created an amazingly lively place that’s thrilled the couple’s six grandkids. Shauna mixes and matches without regard for rules. “I like to try out colors in unexpected ways,” she says. “I figure if it makes you feel good, it’s right.”

This entry sets the tone for the rooms with its bright door (painted Scarlet Sun by Valspar), peppy striped art (by artist Allison Castillo), and ka-pow! rug from Morocco.

A swath of striped wallpaper (from Wallpaper From the 70s) makes a big impression and emphasizes the 11-foot-high ceiling. Its colors crop up around the room, from glass bottles on the ledge below to an ottoman covered in spotty Osborne & Little fabric. Its stripes are echoed in the plush white armchairs (from Dallas store Scout Design Studio) and a teak CB2 coffee table. The pillows on the sofa change nearly as often as the weather does — Shauna switches them up between rooms.