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appeared in this magazine’s pages many times, recently launched Rooms by Rivoli. The service targets new homeowners who are on a budget but want a designer’s expertise. Shoppers can choose from multiple living room, home office, and bedroom schemes, and Rivoli will share her resources and recommendations for furniture, paint, rugs, and more. She even provides tips for selecting rug sizes and hanging window treatments. Past recipients of New England Home’s 5 Under 40 Awards have been making headlines, too. Kristina Crestin, who won an award in 2017, is on HGTV’s Farmhouse Fixer with singer and serial home renovator Jonathan Knight of New Kids on the Block fame. Tune in to watch the duo renovate a 1700s New Hampshire farmhouse. We’re not the only ones who think interior designer Nina Farmer, also a 2017 award recipient, is one of the hottest design talents. New York School of Interior Design (NYSID) honored her with its Rising Star award. Farmer is in good company, with fellow award winners Alex Papachristidis and Corey Damen Jenkins. The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies awarded the Nautilus Lounge Chair a 2020 GOOD DESIGN ® Award. The chair was designed by Portland, Maine-based furniture designer and 2015 5 Under 40 winner Adam Rogers for Chilton Furniture. Stoneham, Massachusetts-based Matthew Cunningham Landscape Design has expanded its reach across New England. The firm opened its doors in Portland, Maine’s Old Port neighborhood at 366 Fore Street. The new location is a homecoming for Cunningham, a 2013 award recipient who
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