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
Kim's creative side immediately went into full operational mode. She'd renovated her California house and started a part-time interior-design business several years earlier. "I saw the working fireplace and the beamed ceiling, and I thought, "How can you go wrong with this?"
Shown: An Italian house-number plaque adds charm to a tiled niche.
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