In interiors, as in so much else in life, strategy is key. “I think the main mistake people make is not planning enough in advance,” says Geri O’Toole, interior designer and principal of Geri Designs.

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Based at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, the Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science Division, or ARES, ...