Art in Shaker: Interior Design Buy a home in Shaker from a seller who’s owned the house for decades and odds are it’s due for some updating. Perhaps the 1980s kitchen could use a facelift. Or maybe the living room needs a fresh coat of paint and some updated lighting. SHAKER LIFE | SUMMER 2016 39 a fresh look As for all that wallpaper? Start scraping. By Jennifer Kuhel Photographed by Kevin G. Reeves When Mark and Sonya Vogel purchased their home on Shaker Boulevard in 2011 from Cleveland philanthropists Milton and Tamar Maltz, the home had been meticulously well-maintained, but the Vogels wanted to make it their own with a more modern aesthetic. They had long-term plans to gut the kitchen and breakfast nook and expand its footprint. They wanted to open up the living room and give it a brighter décor. And as for the mural wallpaper with horseracing scenes that hung throughout the foyer and second story hall…. “When we first walked in, we thought it was really cool and special,” explains Mark Vogel. The wallpaper is special, so special that David Maltz, the sellers’ son, asked the Vogels during the sale negotiations if they would be so kind as to keep it. Showing them papers from Christie’s, Maltz explained the paper was made by Zuber, a Great Shaker Homes
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