This 1950s home sat empty for years—until a new owner with an eye for cost-conscious design revived it with a welcoming open plan and a warm, rustic look
But the wheels of fate were turning. For two years, Kim Kelly took note of the house each time she went by. "It was hard not to notice it," she says, "because of the color, of course, but also because the place seemed so sad." She also observed something else: a weathered, handwritten For Sale by Owner sign.
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