A studio needs to serve a lot of purposes, but it doesn’t need to serve them all at the same time. Find pieces that fold away when not in use, such as Murphy beds and drop leaf tables. Or go all out ...

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You may be wondering: What do interior designers do, anyway? And what is an interior designer, exactly? Understanding how a space impacts its inhabitants is the heart of an interior designer’s work.