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Northshore October 2025
In the realm of typical interior design, the mudroom is what an unadorned clay pot is to the silky flower it holds: all substance, no style. But when interior designer Kristina Crestin began the first-floor interior design of an Essex home, the mudroom became the project’s brilliant star. The homeowner and her four children previously had used a back hall to stash all the items that New Englanders typically carry in and out of the house: backpacks, coats, boots, and sports equipment. The area was, well, a mess. “Everyone needs a dumping zone, but the general function wasn’t working well,” says Crestin, the owner of Kristina Cre
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