Kristine Mullaney Design, LLC

Boston-based interior designer Kristine Mullaney of Kristine Mullaney Design, is drawn to pieces that are ultra-sophisticated but with an approachable (read: livable) edge. Known for their understated elegance, the rooms she curates are luxurious, sharp and layered with pieces from a variety of time periods. Her philosophy is that the design process should be fun for the client, so she tries to make it as collaborative as possible. Mullaney began her career in San Francisco as the manager of the flagship showroom of well-known interior designer Michael Taylor, who himself is credited with inventing the “California Look,” a now-familiar style that incorporates over-scaled sumptuous furniture and organic accessories into white-walled, light-filled rooms, and which blurs the lines between indoors and out. She also cites her time spent working at Foster Gwin, a gallery specializing in 16th, 17th, and 18th century Continental furniture, as influential on her work.