AS A DESIGNER WORKING mostly in New England, Abby Yozell invariably leans toward the colonial character of many of the region’s homes for inspiration in the interiors she develops for clients. “I let the original architecture guide me, and since so many of the houses here are historic, most of my work is traditional,” says Yozell.
So, when she and her husband, John Yozell, purchased an early 20th-century Italian Revival home for themselves and their daughter in the historic village of Dedham, Massachusetts,
