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Northshore October 2025
  When Kristina Crestin saw the post, she knew she needed to call in reinforcements, both literally and figuratively. Standing smack in the middle of the kitchen space, exactly where Crestin, founder of an eponymous Manchester-by-the-Sea design firm, could picture a large welcoming island for this Swampscott homeowner’s family of four to gather around, the post cut the whole space off, making it feel claustrophobic. So before Crestin even presented her first sketch, she suggested bringing in Premier Builders, a Georgetown contractor that also has a custom cabinetry division, to collaborate on the project.    
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