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about these digs ... who kim, 28, graduate student where tucson, az the pad one-bedroom apartment decorating influences  Kim’s mom is an interior decorator/set decorator in LA, and just every time Kim goes out for a visit she returns with something new and gorgeous for her digs … a pair of pillows Mom’s whipped up, maybe some funky piece of furniture Mom picked up for cheap, fixed-up and thought would be perfect for the apartment. Though their tastes are frequently in sync – “say 60% or so” – Kim says she and her mom have a deal: she has a 100% liberty to say no to anything she doesn’t like, with no worries about hurt feelings at any time. “I have to be a little ruthless sometimes, otherwise it would never work!” biggest decorating challenge “My budget.  Thank goodness for Mom.”