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The painting on the fireplace mantel is by Degina. “My artwork is all mixed media consisting of spray paint and acrylic. As a former street artist, I started to bring spray-paint techniques inside on canvas and mixed them with my abstract art,” she says. “Metallics are in high demand, so I am usually layering in silvers and golds quite frequently. My Halcyon Collection has hints of gold.”East Melrose Collection pillows: franklinAve

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Degina took a cue from hotel room design when approaching her studio. “Hotel rooms don’t try to hide the bed. Rather, they make it the focal point,” she says. She first tried using bookcases to partition the room and separate the living area from the bedroom. “It really cut into the space too much. Once I moved the bed front and center and got rid of the bookcases, the room really opened up and gave me enough wall space for the fireplace,” she says. Degina changes the room based on the season or her mood by rotating things out of her closet. “Aside from the bed position, the room is constantly changing,” she says. For that reason, she decided against an area rug in the living space, which would hinder easy movement of furniture. “As a designer, it was a really tough choice to make since I love textiles and was looking forward to having a rug here,” she says. “These are the kinds of choices that make life work in small square footage. I tell my clients to first make a checklist of what they need functionally. Aesthetics and organization come after.” Duvet cover: Restoration Hardware

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