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Northshore October 2025
Renovating a small house calls for big ideas. When interior designer Justine Sterling was asked to spearhead the redo of a 1,500-square-foot Cape in Melrose, which included putting in a small new addition, her first step was to assemble a team that included longtime collaborators of hers—Stephen Reilly from SLR Architecture and local Melrose contractor Glen Mistretta.  “Every room was petite,” says Sterling, whose charge was to create a more open first-floor plan that included an eat-in-kitchen and dining area, and a mudroom with a side entrance accessible from the driveway. A deck off the kitchen was also part of the plan. By t
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