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Friends By Design

By Sally Schultheiss
O, The Oprah Magazine | From the Summer 2008 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine

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Actress Jennifer Carpenter knew nothing about interiors when she bought her first house. She called her college buddy, decorator Ariel Ashe, and together they gave the boho bungalow a modern makeover.

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