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“Design shouldn’t be taken so seriously,” says Kirsten McKay, “and it doesn’t have to be expensive, either.” Kirsten co-owns Brick Monkey, a home interiors store she and her two partners opened under these guiding principles. We challenged her to set a harvest table that wasn’t just another cliché—something fresh, affordable and easy to interpret. Eager and excited, she delivered above and beyond our expectations—a flexible fall table that will carry through the Christmas holidays with only a few sparkly changes.