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"Chris Columbus\nCoast To Coast With The Director of Home Alone And Mrs. Doubtfire\n\"We wanted a place where people would feel comfortable,\" film director Chris Columbus says of his 1894 San Francisco residence\u2014decorated by Frank K. Pennino\u2014which he shares with his wife, Monica Devereux, and their four children. \"Every room is a family room.\"\n\"I didn't want to hurt the house's architectural integrity,\" says Pennino. The entrance hall. Cabinet, Baker Furniture. Chair fabric, Decorators Walk. Claremont rug.\nThe living room. Cowtan &amp;amp; Tout club chair fabric; Brunschwig &amp;amp; Fils armchair tapestry; Stark carpets.\nIn the dining room, Pennino had silver leaf removed from the ceiling to recapture the original feeling of the house. On the wall is Panama Pacific Exposition, circa 1920, by Colin Campbell Cooper. Clarence House chair fabric. Stroheim &amp;amp; Romann drapery fabric. Claremont rug.\nOn the landing between the first and second floors, \"we retained the original stained-glass window by Bruce Porter,\" notes Pennino. The painted decorations, by Evans &amp;amp; Brown, were added in 1994. The bench is covered in fabric from Old World Weavers.\n\"Chris and Monica wanted a lighter mood for the master bedroom,\" says Pennino. The painting is Thomas A. McGlynn's Almond Blossoms, circa 1930. Houl \u00E8s sofa pillow trim. Bradbury Collection fabrics on bed. Clarence House headboard fabric. Tea table, Baker Furniture.\n\"There's a certain formality here, but if you throw yourself into the formality, it can get stuffy,\" says Columbus. \"We didn't want this house to turn out so grand and big that it would be intimidating.\"\nFor Columbus's Manhattan apartment, Pennino suggested Arts and Crafts style. In the living room, he placed a Gustav Stickley armchair and ottoman and added Arts and Crafts pottery. Over the mantel is McGlynn's Fall Pastoral, 1918. Manuel Canovas sofa fabric.\nThe dining area is in a corner of the kitchen, \"but we made the cabinetry look like a paneled wall,\" says Pennino. The vase is Arts and Crafts. \"It's a style that gives you a wonderful, uncomplicated tranquility,\" the designer adds.\n\"Monica and Chris asked me to incorporate furniture from their first bedroom into the design,\" says Pennino. \"I liked the Shaker simplicity, and it complements the relaxed atmosphere of the Craftsman theme throughout.\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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