Kristina Crestin Design / Studio KC

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Kristina Crestin Design is a full-service residential interior design firm creating thoughtful, livable homes through a collaborative process that balances beauty, function, quality craftsmanship, and each client’s unique lifestyle.

I spend a LOT of time hunting for things that don’t feel like everyone else’s things. Occupational hazard.⁠⁠And then som...
09/04/2026

I spend a LOT of time hunting for things that don’t feel like everyone else’s things. Occupational hazard.⁠
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And then sometimes, the perfect find is practically in your own backyard. This piece from local artist Jen Groeber⁠ brought exactly the unexpected personality I was looking for. That and stumbling upon the most random cabinet that I absolutely needed … in my own town! ⁠
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Moral of the story: look local. Your next favorite thing might be closer than you think.⁠
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Design | Kristina Crestin Design
Photography | Jared Kuzia Photography⁠
GC | Kaminski Construction

09/03/2026

Before you see the beautiful kitchen, you need to see the beautiful disaster.

Because while this might look like we simply painted the cabinets and called it a day, you know me better than that.
Good design is not always about buying everything new. Sometimes, it is about looking at what is already there, figuring out what is worth saving, and then doing a whole lot of planning to make it work.

For this kitchen, we reused many of the existing cabinets, which sounds simple until you see the before photos. The entire kitchen had to be emptied, the cabinets carefully removed, repaired, reworked, and coordinated with the new cabinetry.

Some pieces got a little TLC. Some needed more than a little. Then everything had to be fitted back together, partially painted, adjusted, and painted again.

So no, we did not just paint the cabinets. But they did turn out pretty great, didn’t they?

Design | kristinacrestindesign and KT
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Custom Cabinetry and Reworking Exisitng | Curran & Sons Construction Inc⁠
GC | Erikkaminski

A salvaged door in the pantry because, obviously, a regular door was never going to cut it. Found this beauty at Old Hou...
08/21/2026

A salvaged door in the pantry because, obviously, a regular door was never going to cut it. Found this beauty at Old House Parts Company and gave it a new life.⁠
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Yes I am a designer putting a sliding door into a house, not a barn. Before you judge me hear me out - we had a set of goals we were working with. Be able to block some of the noise from the Living Room, allow light to to filter into both spaces and finally we have a blank long wall in the Kitchen we were looking to fill with something interesting that ideally brought some age back into this space. A pocket door would solve 2 of those problems but not all 3. ⁠
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You know me by now. Can I pass up a piece of architectural salvage... NEVER! So here we landed checking off all 3 boxes. ⁠
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Design | Kristina Crestin Design
Photography | Jared Kuzia Photography⁠
Custom Cabinetry and Reworking Existing | Curran Construction⁠
GC | Kaminski Construction⁠
Salvaged Door | Old House Parts Company

08/18/2026

Plants Anonymous meets on Tuesdays. I’ll be bringing the ferns. 🌿

But there is a design reason I keep reaching for them. Ferns add softness, movement, and a little bit of life to a room without competing with everything else happening in the space. They fill an awkward corner, break up hard lines, and make a newly finished room feel a little less... newly finished.
So yes, I have a plant problem. But it’s a professionally justified plant problem. Kirby might disagree….

Design | kristinacrestindesign and KT
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GC | Erikkaminski

Not every day you get to work on a home that was someone’s grandparents’ house. No pressure or anything... just generati...
08/13/2026

Not every day you get to work on a home that was someone’s grandparents’ house. No pressure or anything... just generations of memories in our hands….⁠
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and I took the heart of this one very seriously. There’s something equally exciting and mildly terrifying about being trusted with a home that already has this much history. ⁠
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We wanted to honor what was here without turning the house into a time capsule, while making room for the next chapter and the family who gets to call it home now. You know, the easy stuff.⁠
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And of course, I can’t look back at this project without missing this guy, who somehow always appeared at the very last minute to clean up the chaos.⁠
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Now each time I finish a project I am not only not sharing that final moment with him but I also don’t have his handy last minute cleaning skills !!!⁠
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Design | and .dezign⁠
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Custom Cabinetry and Reworking Existing | ⁠
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08/11/2026

Welcome to our Cape Cod Farmhouse project. She’s got stories. We’ve got plans. More to come. 👀

My brain works like this:⁠⁠Most people see an old boat cleat.⁠⁠I see a towel ring.⁠⁠Most people see a dusty red soap she...
08/07/2026

My brain works like this:⁠
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Most people see an old boat cleat.⁠
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I see a towel ring.⁠
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Most people see a dusty red soap shelf.⁠
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I see the exact pop of color the bathroom was missing. (yes I hate the term pop of color but I’ve yet to find an alternative … please share any brilliant suggestions ….. ) ⁠
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You don't need an unlimited budget to create a memorable room. Sometimes you just need to stop looking at things for what they are and start imagining what they could become.⁠
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(Although, fair warning, this way of thinking makes “keeping it simple” nearly impossible.) ⁠
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Design | and .dezign⁠
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08/05/2026

It takes a whole lot of talented people to bring a project like Baker’s Island Lighthouse to life. I’m so grateful to SARA FITZ for creating such a beautiful wallpaper and to Ryan Hogan for installing it with so much care. Thank you both for sharing your talent, your time, and for helping tell the story of this special home. 

Design | kristinacrestindesign and KT⁠
⁠Project | Bakers Island Light Station Essex Heritage⁠
Photography | Jared Kuzia
Wallpaper | SARA FITZ 
Wallpaper Installation | Ryan Hogan

You see a pretty sign. I see the hourrrsssss spent hunting for the perfect “Welcome to Bakers Island” piece.⁠⁠We spent a...
08/03/2026

You see a pretty sign. I see the hourrrsssss spent hunting for the perfect “Welcome to Bakers Island” piece.⁠
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We spent a whole lot of time sourcing for this project, and, as usual, I had my heart set on the one thing I couldn’t find (a Kristina classic!) I knew I wanted something that said “Bakers Island,” but that would was a needle in a haystack. ⁠
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Then, tucked away in a dark, dusty corner of an antique shop, I spotted a handful of old red sign letters.⁠
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Suddenly, I was sitting on the floor with letters spread everywhere, playing what felt like the world’s most stressful game of Scrabble. The announcements that the store was closing kept getting more urgent, and I kept thinking, “I just need one more letter!!!!!”⁠
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I was dangerously close to either finishing my masterpiece or spending the night in that antique shop - wouldn’t be the first time… but that’s a story for another day. Just kidding, well maybe not … ⁠
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Thankfully, they had every letter I needed. That pesky second “A” was hiding from me, I swear!!!⁠
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Those letters became a one-of-a-kind way to welcome guests to . No one walking through the door would ever know about the hours of searching, the dead ends, or the near lock-in at closing time. They would just see a sign that felt like it had always belonged there.⁠
That’s the beauty of the process. It’s often the part no one sees that makes a project feel the most personal in the end.⁠
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Design | and .dezign⁠
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Art curation a collab with

07/31/2026

Sure, the eagle has a busted beak.

But perfection is wildly overrated.

When I’m sourcing, I’m looking for pieces with personality, history, and just enough quirks to make people ask, “Where did you find that?”

My professional advice? Go buy the weird stuff.

Design | kristinacrestindesign and KT⁠
⁠Project | Bakers Island Light Station Essex Heritage⁠
Photography | Jared Kuzia

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