All is cheery and bright in an illustrator’s Tampa kitchen. It's a work of art!
Every piece of artist Melissa Koby’s bold, colorful work features a sun. “It’s meant to be joyous and empowering,” she says….
Their timing was impeccable. Two months after closing on the 1926 bungalow, Melissa found out she was pregnant with twins. She and Adam quickly hired their friend, designer Ann Cox, to update the space and infuse it with charm. They painted the lower cabinets blue because “I like having fun with color,” says Melissa, and they removed some of the uppers to open up the space. Then they swapped in lighter versions of pretty much everything else. “My art is an ode to hopefulness,” says Melissa. “Why should my home be any different?”