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Kristen Garaffo
Kristen is a Washington, D.C.-based freelance writer and homebody. She specializes in home and lifestyle content, and loves helping others live their best lives at home and beyond. Romanticizing her life since 1987, you can probably find her sipping on iced coffee, crushing a Crossfit workout, designing her next dream space, or blasting Taylor Swift.
By Kristen Garaffo
![Woven pendant light over a square dining table and cane chairs. Brown walls and wood shelves with eclectic dishware and a wood table.](https://img.hunkercdn.com/375/media-storage/hunker_data/assets/Kelly_Bryce_Yucca_Valley_Home_Hunker_2019_13.jpg)
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By Kristen Garaffo
![Happy couple standing near their house with solar panels.](https://img.hunkercdn.com/375/cme-data/getty%2F96b5b92b012b402d9677e2f8bac08fc5.jpg)
Design
By Kristen Garaffo
![A bouquet of dark coral pink peonies in a vase sit on a table with two small cakes. A second image is the same bouquet of peonies, now a very light coral pink color.](https://img.hunkercdn.com/375/media-storage/contentlab-data/5/31/d6580cee0bfc492a9d6fcf103f0a27bc.jpg)
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