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Northshore October 2025
How do you revamp with a limited budget an off-the-grid, 150-year-old house on an island, where the only transportation is a single boat that sails once a week for only part of the year? The answer is with a ton of creativity, imaginative thrifting, generous volunteers and donors, and the incredible vision and talent of HGTV reno pros Kristina Crestin and Jonathan Knight. That was the challenging—but fun—assignment that Crestin, of Essex-based Kristina Crestin Design, and Knight, the pop star-turned house flipper of New Kids on the Block fame, were tasked with when Essex Heritage needed help refreshing the assistant keeper’s house
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