With three teenage kids and two dogs, Kris and Jeff Westall have a lot of activity in their Edina, Minn., home. But their kitchen wasn’t keeping up.

“It was so ugly, and there was no place to sit,” said Kris. The Westalls, who had lived in the 1964-built rambler since 1996, had outgrown a minor kitchen-remodeling they’d done years earlier. Kris was eager to make the space more appealing and up-to-date.

She wanted a complete overhaul someday, but for starters, she thought she’d just warm up the plain-vanilla kitchen with new paint colors and accessories. “I wanted it cozy and warm,” Kris said.

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Father’s Day is June 19. This year, forget the old shirt-and-tie routine, make Dad something special. Here are four gifts from the heart and a clever wrapping technique to let Dad know how much you care.

1. Tool Belt If your dad love to do projects and is the handyman around the house, he’ll loving having his tools close at hand with this tool belt, made from scrap denim.

2. Bookmark Avid readers can always use a new bookmark. Get the supplies at your local craft store and add charms that are meaningful to your dad.

3. Embroidered Hankies Personalize a box of hankies with embroidered initials or motifs.

4.

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Name: Ali

Title: Keeper of all the Products in our Trapper Keeper (Merchandising)

How long have you been with Design Public? Since 2007

Where do you live? Who else lives there? I live in a former WWII submarine repair factory that has been converted to very raw live/work lofts. I live with my husband and dog Oslo.

Whats your place like? How would you define your style? Our space is a photography studio loft where we also live/work. We have 30 foot ceilings (concrete ceilings = not so great for earthquake preparedness!) and two walls of windows so lots of great natural light but without too nice a view.

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 John D. Bassett III

HIGH POINT — John D. Bassett III, chairman of case goods manufacturer Vaughan-Bassett Furniture, will be honored as a Pillar of the Industry by the International Home Furnishings Representatives Assn. during the April High Point Market.

Bassett will receive the award at the 18th annual Furniture Industry Awards Gala, which will take place here the evening of April 23.

According to IHFRA, the Pillar of the Industry Award is presented to “an industry leader who has distinguished himself with creative work and effort to improve, enhance and benefit relationships among representatives and other segments of the industry. Th

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