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Every interior designer can probably tell you that open shelves and kitchens are a great match. Actually, open shelves, in general, are very practical for both storing and displaying items. In the kitchen they let you keep items handy so you don’t have to keep opening and closing doors every time you want to use them. Moreover, they maintain a very airy and open feel which is always a good thing, especially in rooms that have lots of furniture and appliances. If you agree with us and you’d like to find a way to add more open shelves to your...

After nearly a decade in their Brooklyn home, Anne Keenan and Alexis Seeley decided it was time to hire a decorator. Keenan, a strategist for nonprofit organizations, and Seeley, an administrator at New York University’s engineering school, wanted to maximize the space for family life with their 5-year-old son, Leon. Chair reupholstered in Reflex Fabric, Pollack; Hexagonal Ottoman, The Inside; Rug, Flor. Back in 2009, when the couple had bought the 3,000-square-foot townhouse, it needed a gut renovation, so they hired their friend architect Fred Tang to rehab the 1899 property, which included replacing the mechanicals, rebuilding an original bay...

  How many of you have had food storage on the mind? I know that with all the talk about viruses and quarantines and that more people are taking this topic a little more seriously. But so many other just like to do it “just in case.” Many homemakers have found it helpful and a lifesaver if there is a layoff or some other kind of unforeseen emergency that arises. A wise man stores up choice food and oil but fools gulp theirs down.” Proverbs 21:20. I wanted to share a few valuable tips to get started if you haven’t...

TONS of beautifully organized closet makeovers with clothing, jewelry and shoe storage.I've got major closet organization on the brain lately! I have most of our smaller closets under control, but I didn't want to tackle anything permanent in our clothes closets until we lived with them for awhile. I find it helps to see how we use the spaces before doing anything too drastic. My husband and I are lucky to have our own closets -- neither one is HUGE, but they are plenty big for what we need! The key is to make the most of the spaces we have...

Kapok Mattress Bedroll by Tensire, Goodee; Custom Pillows, Spaces; Low Table, Matthew Philip Williams; Woven Poufs, Hawkins New York. Margeaux Gertmenian left her heart at the beach—or so she told interior designer Hollie Velten-Lattrell in an early meeting about the three-bedroom home she’d recently moved into with her husband, Blair, and their two young children. The conversation occurred in front of an illustrated deck of cards that Velten-Lattrell uses to jump-start the creative process with her clients, acquainting herself with their wants and needs through a series of imaginative prompts. What color do you see when you close your eyes?...