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This 1886 Prairie-Mission mansion on Milwaukee’s East side was dramatically transformed through vibrant color to suit the young, energetic family living there. Interior designer Bohdan Gernaga of Tyme Design specializes in color, and created the unbridled color scheme. His inspiration: The client’s desire for a dining room that made him feel like a kid. Where people laugh too loud and stay too late. With that in mind, Gernaga specified Friendly Yellow (SW 6680) for the dining room’s upper walls, and Dancing Green (SW 6716) for the carved wood wainscoting. Detail squares in the wainscoting host a range of mood-lifting colors: Pizazz Peach (SW 6888), Flan (SW 6652), Melange Green (SW 6710), Marooned (SW 6020) and Waterfall (SW 6750). For the ceiling, Gernaga specified Peppery (SW 6615), a color edging toward terra cotta, but with a dash of hot sauce. The colors were applied in Sherwin-Williams Cashmere® Interior Acrylic Latex, chosen for its smooth application and superior hide.Gernaga worked his magic on the home’s entire lower level. The great room posed a particularly interesting challenge for longtime painting contractor, Todd Grunert, owner of TG Painting. The plan — inspirated by the home’s Mission style and an antique glass panel in the room — called for an almost nautical array of squares, rectangles, triangles and three-layer flag shapes bordered in sharp Black Bean (SW 6006).The result is a bold, fresh feel. In the words of the client, “It’s amazing how simple paint can breathe new life into a whole house.”