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house tours

Meet the owners Katie and Jeff bullard own avenue b development, an austin, TX, firm that buys, renovates, and sells properties. He’s the contractor, she’s the designer, and together they’ve rehabbed 53 Texas homes. after purchasing their 1,200-square-foot bungalow in 2013, they embarked on a gut reno, nearly doubling the home’s size with a second-story addition.

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take a risk in a hallway Katie crafted the paneled wall using leftover pine flooring nailed in place. Most of the strips are painted shades of gray, blue, and white, but she left a few untouched.

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112 HGTV Magazine pHoToGrapHs by kim cornelison  WriTTen by kathleen renda produced by jennifer berno sTyled by kate jordan tips FROM expeRt RenOvatORs Katie and Jeff Bullard, who revamp homes for a living, are pros at maxing out potential. Here’s how they rejuvenated their own house.

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salvaged floors Mean Mega charM The couple replaced the worn-out oak floors with 100-year-old heart pine boards, buffed with wax only. The look is similar to what the 1927 austin home would have originally had when it was built.

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From our issue to your home

Thanks to the Bullards for all the creative ideas in their home [June’s “22 Tips From Expert Renovators”]. I loved their wood-paneled wall so much that my husband and I re- created it above our kitchen island using paint and strips of poplar. It was such a great project!

—JACKIE TAMTE, BONITA SPRINGS, FL

It’s fun knowing your magazine is

headed my way because you always put together stylish, attainable spaces. I’m not crafty, yet I find it easy to pull off the ideas you feature.

—Denise Dykstra, Martin, MI

We just bought our first house,

and I’m fully prepared to start painting and decorating, thanks to all the tips I’ve learned from your magazine. I’m glad I can put the issues I’ve saved to good use.

—Jennifer Kallin, Sanford, FL

The HGTV Urban Oasis 2015 house

[September’s “Win This House!”] is totally my style. The kitchen is so bright and cheery, I can picture myself making coffee there every morning. That’d be a dream!

—Victoria Thompson, Cincinnati, OH

I’m moving to the Gulf Coast, and I

found the perfect inspiration for my new place in your July/August issue. I wish I had a magic wand to duplicate the coral-themed bedroom in “Shop Like You Have a Beach House.”

—Kathy Enders, New York, NY

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