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Remodeling with Reverence and Respect The old dame was showing her age. Peeling paint, some rotten wood here and there, but her bones were strong. It would need some work. The Ehingers were daunted at first with their new purchase, and then humbled to have the responsibility of caretaking such a piece of history. With great respect for this architectural gem, the Ehinger’s set about the renovation. The center part of the house was a series of small rooms with an awkward side entrance that was unheated. The couple decided to gut the entire section
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and make a great room. Bold pillars and arches were added to emulate the porch detail outside. The kitchen was opened up as well, allowing the sight lines to extend all the way to the floor-to-ceiling front windows – which now bathe the interior with light. The biggest task that Tamie took was the restoring the walnut stairwell and banisters. Someone in the past actually decided to paint it. The painstaking job of scraping all the paneling, the lathe-turned balusters, the fluting …took months. But Tamie’s hard work and dedication revealed the beauty that lay underneath.
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