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Photos by Raquel Langworthy "Raquel Langworthy Photography" "Design has an impact on people's lives, and it did on mine when I was being very creative as a young girl," shares Holly Volpe, CEO + Principal of HV Design Group. Growing up with a single parent on a tight budget in Monmouth County, NJ, Holly personally understands the importance of creating a space that's "comfortable and cozy." "I always cherished everything I had," she states, referring to her childhood. "I learned how to mix expensive pieces with inexpensive pieces. I was able to take a mix of materials and create an environment that's comfortable." It's Holly's distinct and innate ability to create "a well designed space that's comfortable and cozy" that sets HV Design Group apart. While always harboring a passion and an instinctual eye for interior design, it was only aer designing her first home, raising her three children, and leading a successful career in telecommunications that Holly decided it was time to embrace her calling. Holly went back to school for design and shortly aer opened HV Design Group, based out of Colts Neck, NJ, in 2010. When asked where she draws her artistic inspiration from, Holly is quick to share that "it doesn't matter my inspiration because it really isn't about me." Instead, she takes a unique approach to envisioning the creative process that lay before her and her clients. "I'll ask them, show me something somewhere in the house that means a lot to you because that will help me draw inspiration around what you like." VUE ON | DESIGN VUENJ.COM 53

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