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Furniture has been designed for both comfort and beauty. Fabric and paint add artistic character. Choosing a piece of printed furniture can be compared to adding artwork to a room.  It can be an upholstered chair or a painted chest. There are a myriad of choices which will add warmth and charisma to your room. Printed furniture will always be a classic because without it we lose a little of our spirit of expression. Georgine O’Donnell, O’Designs

   This is a California house located in Clayton, owned by a St. Louis woman with an affinity for all things Cali. While both home and human are firmly rooted in the Midwest, one reaches back in time while the other fondly looks to the West.

    Delivering a cleverly modern, crisp redesign to a mid-century kitchen in Sappington allows utmost efficiency in its confined space, verifies Chelsea Smith, founder and principal interior designer of Chelsea Design Company. “I’d dreamed of ways I wanted my home to better function for my family of four. I’d even envisioned details. But I had no idea how to make that happen,” recalls homeowner Sara Hellwege. “Chelsea and her assistant, Christopher, made the picture in my mind come to life. What’s more, they helped me refine my vision and added things I hadn’t even considered.”

A painting of an octopus twists its way up a wall and across a soffit in the kitchen of a Central West End home, reflecting the homeowners’ unique design style.

    The homeowners asked local artist Phil Jarvis to create the sea creature. “I thought it would be interesting to put some kind of mural there,” the homeowner says. “The reason we chose an octopus was because I wanted it to have movement, and also wanted it to be kind of unexpected.”

By Greg Crawford, BiLDEN Corp. The built-in wardrobe is an extension of a hallway lined with floor-to-ceiling cabinets. The seamless integration of the full-height painted cabinetry links the two spaces with the subtle elegance of cabinet-as-wall.  Photography by Karyn Millet.

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I believe built-in wardrobes are here to stay! I love designing a space that not only meets my clients' specific storage needs, it adds style. I can define the aesthetic in a room with the door style, finish and hardware. The built-in wardrobes also guarantee that there is no wasted space. Karen Korn, Karen Korn Interiors