As the daughter of a painter and an organic farmer, artist Molly Hatch spent her youth alternating between creative play and physical labor. This early training ground would prove important later in life, providing the discipline and hard work for life as an artist. Today, Molly's colorful designs and illustrations adorn tableware, wallpaper and furniture. 

Name: Daniela, Damon and Sidonie Burton (17 months)
Location: Newport, Rhode Island
Size: 1,200 square feet
Years lived in: 4 years; owned

While a young Czech girl spent her summers at a family cottage built by her great-grandfather in the country outside of Prague, playing hide and seek with her great-grand mum and eating cherries right off the tree, halfway around the globe a young Florida boy, immersed in the world of NASA, was developing a lifelong love of space travel. Three decades later, Daniela and Damon’s disparate pasts come together in a home filled with collections of sentimental objects that keep their individual histories very much a part of their everyday lives.

Laura and Dan live together in Somerville, Massachusetts, and with their upcoming wedding, they are looking to merge her penchant for things girly and growing with his love of local art and a need to feel comfortable. Both want to make their loft a cozy and welcoming space. Here's how we combined their styles:

Designer Denyse Schmidt grew up in a family of makers of the hobbyist variety. Surrounded by old textile mills in central Massachusetts, she watched her mother sew her own clothes and her dad make furniture. Along the way (with a stopover at RISD) Denyse picked up the skills for what would become her business: patchwork quilts, colorful fabrics and paper goods. 

Do you ever feel nostalgia for something you never experienced? Perhaps in another life I grew up on a Swedish farm taking fika breaks with my mormor. Anyhow, I'm drawn to the homey style of Scandinavian folk and think it's particularly sweet in children's rooms. 

I love the look of the canopy bed in this bedroom. Simple and classic and yet modern and fresh. I scoured the internet looking for this bed (found it!) and in the process rounded up a few really lovely modern canopy beds.

Name: Patricia Jean
Location: Montréal, Quebec

I am the first owner of this 600 square foot condo which was built in 2010 in a cute Montréal, Quebec neighborhood. For me, this condo represents freedom and adulthood. I knew this was my chance to create the ultimate bachelorette pad I had always dreamed of decorating without having to make any compromise.

With Spring right around the corner, luxury furniture retailer, Grange, recently introduced their colorful and refreshing 2013 collection featuring collaborations with interior designers Kathryn M. Ireland and Steve McKenzie. We were happy to attend this event in NYC where we met both designers and had a preview of their latest furniture and textile creations.
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White bedding is one of the safest bets you can make when outfitting a bedroom. White never goes out of style, it coordinates with just about everything and you can introduce subtle pattern on top of it with a cute throw. What is not love? 

Name: Kelly
Location: Historic Van Vorst Park, Jersey City, NJ

I'm an Interior Designer and have always desired to have more space with which I can decorate. I recently moved from Manhattan to Jersey City where I found my dream canvas - a two bedroom, two bathroom apartment in a townhouse overlooking Van Vorst Park. In my job, I often get to work with clients who have seemingly limitless budgets, but this is not the case in my personal life.