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“Every time you move into a new house, you have goals—like, I really want this to be organized,” says Jessica Turner. When she and her husband, Andrew, first set out to transform a spare room above the garage at their property in Birmingham, Alabama—which they share with their children Gabriel, Liberty, Joy, and Creed—coming up with a streamlined design was a top priority. “I wanted a place that was inspiring and where the kids could come in and feel creative,” recounts Turner, who is the chief operating officer at sustainable lifestyle brand Alabama Chanin. Another must: “Solve the Lego problem.”
From the get-go, Turner knew who she wanted for the job: Karla and Ray Graves of design studio Raka Home, whose children go to the same school as her brood. “They came over for dinner [and we] went upstairs and just dreamed…
