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Article: $300 HERE'S ONE FORMULA FOR GIVING YOUR DORM ROOM A LITTLE CLASS
- Article from:
- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- August 31, 2006
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The room is more than any college student could hope for. The
ceiling towers 15 feet above wood floors, a modest walk-in closet is
tucked in the corner, the built-in book shelf is enormous, and the
focal point is a generous fireplace. True, the fireplace no longer
functions, but how many college freshmen can say they live in a turn-
of-the-century Federal Revival townhouse adjacent to the Back Bay
with a fireplace and a walk-in closet? "Oh my god, I'm going to move
in here," says interior designer Richard L. Laninfa, eyes wide and
hands to the heavens. "This is incredible." In a sense, Laninfa and
his good friend Karen Angell will be moving into this dorm room at
Boston ...