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“Every piece of art has a story,” says interior designer Vani Sayeed as she scans the walls of the house in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, where she worked with clients who had recently returned from 10 years overseas. As an artist involved in printmaking and painting, Sayeed could relate to the couple’s emotional connection to their collection, which had largely been amassed during their time living in Hong Kong and London with their two children, who are now teenagers. That understanding helped Sayeed and homeowner Judi Rosensweig relate as designer and client, but also as world travelers and moms. “We had many overlapping connections,” says the designer, who grew up in India and frequently visits there with her own young children. “I could tell where she was coming from. They wanted a global aesthetic that reflected their tastes and travels, and I got that.” The design direction was to create a layered look so that the decor seemed collected over time. Preserving the architectural...

Whether you have a family, roommates or live on your own, the bathroom is probably the most used room in the house, so it's bound to get messy. Use these 10 products to keep this space organized, and make sure it stays that way! 1 Frosted apothecary jars Frosted glass apothecary jars will discreetly corral everything from cotton balls to bath suds. Because these jars have stoppers, you can be sure your bath salts won ’t harden as quickly as they do when left open. Restoration Hardware , $14 US. 2 Towel rack If you can spare the f loor space, a towel rack next to a shower stall or tub is much handier than reaching across the room while dripping wet. This chrome version is by CB2 (which displays Canadian pricing including duties when searching its site). CB2, $99.95. 3 Medicine cabinet A medicine cabinet is one of the most functional accessories you can put in a bathroom, and is worth splurging on for a rust-resistant, high quality unit . Kohler makes this contemporary double- do...