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Home Town: A New Beginning and a Classic Mansion Reborn

January 03, 2021

Erin and Ben Napier help a long-time friend with a special personal connection craft the perfect home for her new family and the start of a new life adventure.

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A Project of Particular Purpose

A photographer and close friend of the Napiers is looking for a traditional home with a touch of modern style. After deciding on a classic home — of mansion-like proportions but in need of some substantive updates — the new owners enlist Ben and Erin to make over the tired house to create a stylish, spacious and family-friendly home.

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Shelf Aware

Erin adds some final touches to the remodeled den, including staging some books on decorative ledge shelving.

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Level and Square

As is frequently the case, Ben has some ideas for creative and meaningful custom furnishings that will serve as signature elements in this renovation.

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Branches and Roots

Ben admires the new "family tree" painting that Erin had specially commissioned from a local artist to serve as a focal feature in the remodeled living room.

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