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two-story ceilings accented with dark wooden beams and is separated from the dining room by a fireplace with a striking red mantle. Above the fireplace hangs a collection of Mexican Batea bowls Sissy has collected over the years. Their fun, floral motif plays off the mix of bold patterns and vibrant colors found throughout the room. Looking around, it is clear the McAllisters love and appreciate art of all kinds. Sissy is an artist herself, and many of the pieces are her personal works. “I guess my lifelong goal was to make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear,” Sissy said, laughing. “I find the junk things and think, ‘That could be wonderful.’ The [living room coffee] table was originally an old mill wheel I found in two pieces at a junk store
when we lived in Missouri, and I thought it was interesting, so I had someone make the metal legs and cut a piece of glass for the top.” She is also responsible for a number of other unique pieces throughout the space: beautiful paintings, refinished furniture, and amazing clay paper faces. Throughout the house, you find one unique piece after another, each with its own intriguing story of how it came to be. Most interestingly was the tale about the skyline painting hanging behind their sofa that Mac acquired rather unusually. “I met this really talented, interesting guy,” Mac recounted fondly. “We were at his house carrying on, and I saw this really cool painting, so I offered to
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