Marni Elyse Katz

4 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Marni Elyse Katz

While the layout of the bathroom didn’t change, everything else did.Michael Patrick LefebvreWhen the mother of a longtime client purchased this 1840s Greek Revival in the College Hill neighborhood of Providence, Lauren Grant was tasked with renovating it top to bottom. Only the grandchildren’s bedroom with its playful toile wallpaper remained intact. Grant, owner of Lauren Grant Design, used that paper’s blue and white color pairing as a jumping-off point for the adjoining bath.

1 month ago | wcngg.com | Marni Elyse Katz

Western Agricultural Processors Association is now Western Tree Nut Association and its annual meeting in June will reflect the association’s nut industry focus and broadened grower representation. The Western Tree Nut Association (WTNA), in partnership with West Coast Nut magazine, will gather for its annual meeting June 11–13 at the Monterey Conference Center, marking its first event under the new name and expanded mission.

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Marni Elyse Katz

Ana Bonilla first chose Farrow & Ball’s Light Blue for the front parlor of this double-bow front Victorian in 2016. Back then, the space was used as a playroom. Fast forward nine years and the Newton family was ready to rethink it. “Now the family uses the space to read or nap, and the adults might have a drink in there with friends,” says the designer, who is the principal of AnaVera Design.

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Marni Elyse Katz

Designer Kelli Caldwell devised a plan that will let this room go from nursery to guest room down the road.Photograph by Tamara Flanagan; styling by Sean WilliamWith four dogs, three kids, and twins on the way, Kelli Caldwell’s clients purchased a former inn in Concord for their newly blended family. Although the late 19th-century home needed changes to accommodate everyday living, the couple asked Caldwell to preserve its historic, quirky feel; the nursery included.

1 month ago | nshoremag.com | Marni Elyse Katz

Katie and her husband wanted a home where they could be themselves. The couple asked Samantha Arak, a friend of Katie’s from college, to design stylish rooms where they and their two young daughters could live, play, create, and grow together. “Some clients design with entertaining in mind,” says Arak, owner of Medford-based Samantha Carey Interiors, “but the focus here is on immediate family.”The couple desired every room in their Arlington home to have purpose, often multiple purposes.