Kelly Kegans

3 weeks ago | architectmagazine.com | Kelly Kegans

Designing a home in harmony with its surroundings gives architects a rare opportunity to translate the intangible sensory qualities of a site into something tangible and lasting. Consider a new residence called Tranquil Abiding in Upstate New York, designed for a couple who plan to one day bequeath it to a nearby temple.

1 month ago | mspmag.com | Kelly Kegans

Having to quickly adapt to the culture and language while living in a rural area of South Korea years ago gave Cindi Yang the confidence to begin traveling solo. The Minneapolis-based content creator (@CindiYang on Insta and TikTok) recently returned to the loft she shares with her cat Kumo after visiting her seventh country by herself, documenting her adventures with a vlogging tripod, one of several must-have items in her travel bag.

1 month ago | architectmagazine.com | Kelly Kegans

Growing up in Westchester County, N.Y., architect Katherine Chia never realized how living in a 1940s house designed by architect Edgar Tafel, an apprentice of Frank Lloyd Wright, would play such a significant role in her work today. “That house really taught me about contrast in terms of light and views and the use of windows,” she says.

1 month ago | countryliving.com | Kelly Kegans

Ask interior designer Elaine Griffin if she uses the word sofa or couch to describe one of the most important pieces of furniture in the living room, and you’ll get a definitive answer. “You will never hear a professional designer call an 84-inch upholstered unit with a back, two arms, and four feet anything but a sofa,” says the author of Design Rules: The Insider’s Guide to Becoming Your Own Decorator.

2 months ago | mspmag.com | Kelly Kegans

On a low shelf alongside a row of books in Rachel and Ben Awes’s dining room, a 9-inch-tall R2-d2 sits beside miniature scenes from Sesame Street and Up, all built in legos. One might assume they were put together by the couple’s now-grown sons. One would be wrong. These are Rachel and Ben’s projects, but once you get to know this creative couple, it all tracks. Hints of the magic housed inside these wonder walls first appear outside of their Merriam Park house in St. Paul.