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Stewardship
The Pulvers love to entertain,
and that includes hosting their kids’
friends, too. “I just want this house
to feel happy, bright, and airy, and I
want everyone who comes into this
house to feel at ease and cheerful,”
says Nikki.
That sense of hospitality is
apparent all the way up to the
third floor, where the teens have
claimed the spacious attic space
for themselves and their friends,
and out the back door, where the
Pulvers relandscaped their yard with
gatherings in mind. The terraced
yard is anchored with stone walls,
attractive plantings, and patio
seating and a built-in firepit – plus the
trampoline and volleyball net that the
Pulver teens insisted on. Everywhere
you look, there’s a pretty place to sit
or play, and plenty of room to do so
with others.
The living room. The owl painting is by native Ohioan Amy Ringholz,
whose studio is in Jackson, Wyoming. The diptych over the sofa contains faux
butterflies made of bird feathers by Nashville based artist Trudy Elliott.