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In stepped Associate Decorating Editor Anne Turner Carroll to help Scott tackle his makeover to-do list: maximize space, introduce organization, and add style. They tackled the challenge by first knocking out one of the built-in cabinets to allow for a longer desktop. Next, a coat of paint on the remaining built-in, in the same color as the walls, better unified the area with the room. Anne Turner chose magnetic chalkboard paint for the back wall, adding color and functionality.

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Rug: Platinum Ming Cotton Carpet by Madeline Weinrib; 212/473-3000, ext. 3780.
Stool: Knicker Stool by Blu Dot (bludot.com, available through 2Modern.
Metal letters: Enamel Letters by Design Legacy by Kelly O’Neal.
Basket: Chronicle Baskets by Roost, available through Velocity Art and Design.