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While living in Boston, Emily worked at the Museum of Fine Arts as an art educator and program manager. She has taught studio art classes to people of all ages and backgrounds and holds a core belief that art is for everyone.  At KSD she loves reminding clients that art of any medium is essential in one's home, and that one can always find an approachable piece that can work within a space.

Emily has a unique perspective on how art can actually affect a person’s wellbeing from her experience teaching art workshops at world-renowned hospitals such as Dana Farber, Boston Children’s Hospital, and MGH. She has seen first-hand how art has the power to calm, inspire, ignite conversation, and tell meaningful stories.

Her aesthetic leans modern, abstract, often colorful and geometric. She loves when art is conceptual and tells a story. Blending styles to compliment and elevate home interiors is an ongoing obsession. Emily can be found frequenting galleries, museums, and finding new and up and coming artists throughout New England for our gallery next door. 

Emily Munson

After years spent studying biochemistry, Kate was mid-construction of her own home on Newburyport’s Plum Island when she fell for a house—The Hamilton House in South Berwick, Maine, to be exact. During her own design process, she was both inspired by the authenticity and old world charm of the Maine estate and surprised to find how much she enjoyed tackling the challenge of redesigning and appointing the perfect home for her family. Every home has a personal story, she discovered. And she had a passion for shepherding that unique process start to finish. 

Kate pivoted her career toward interior design and opened KSD Designs in downtown Newburyport, where her experience is now vast, with clients spanning all across New England. Alongside a team of experienced design professionals, Kate takes a holistic approach to the design process, from early collaboration with architects and builders, to the final details of textile selection and art placement. 

Her style draws on natural elements of design, and is inspired by art, travel, and a respect for historic and classical structures. She loves blending old with new and sources unique antique pieces for every project. Side by side her clients every step of the way, it is Kate’s goal to serve as the ultimate collaborative partner and guide in a process that delivers a bespoke design aligned with the client’s goals and personal style. 

Kate Daskalakis

Merinda brings managerial strength to KSD with over 18 years of experience across the publishing, media and communications world. She has a bachelor’s degree in Graphic Communications and was the Production Director at the Improper Bostonian Magazine for 15 years coordinating editorial, design and advertising for the bi-weekly publication.  

With a passion for design and a keen attention to detail, she thrives behind the scenes making sure every project runs as smooth and seamless as possible. Born and raised in Andover, Massachusetts, she’s lived in Boston, San Francisco and Los Angeles. She now calls Newburyport home, where she lives with her husband and two (very) energetic boys. A lover of all things epicurean and a talented sourdough baker, Merinda helps to keep a rhythm in the studio that is impervious to the inevitable ups and down of a project. 

Merinda Salsky

Tiffany received her design education from Parsons School of Design and for the last 15 years has been working with clients across the country designing spaces full of character and functionality. She loves to design a floor plan that is seamlessly functional to the personal needs of each client and then filling it with the character and details that make it truly feel like home.

Historic interior architecture is her passion and it is fueled by her extensive travels throughout the world; whether it’s the cottages of the Cotswolds, the Medici gardens and palaces of Florence, or the brownstones of Boston’s Back Bay. The details she sees in her travels very often inspire the character that she weaves into clients spaces.

Tiffany Larsen

Interior Designer

Founder and Principal Designer

Project and Procurement Manager

Art Consultant