Big, blocky, black, with painted-out windows, it looks more like a police mortuary van than a symbol of hope arriving on your street.

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She would escape the bare concrete steps, layered with dust, that led up into rooms without windows, the walls painted lurid, glossy colors, as if to make up for the dreariness, the television covered with an embroidered cloth.

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One corner of the once dark industrial-era factory has been painted bright white, and Passin had windows punched into the walls to flood the space with more light.

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The huge main ballroom area features the ornately detailed painted ceiling and floor-to-ceiling windows that look out to the a snowy landscape (complete with always-falling snow).

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Style assistant Ivy Weinglass painted the window frames and sills, while Mr. Stewart frosted the windows.

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