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Aaron's Supply
LIGHTING AND BATH SHOWROOM
RAEFORD, NC ยท 910.904.2766
wanted to be done with it."
e Smiths hired Ben Stout
Construction and the overhaul of the
first floor began. e living room and
dining room were gutted and the wall
between them removed, as was much of
the wall that had separated those rooms
from the front hallway. Wiring was
updated and rerouted, and the hookups
for the stackable washer and dryer were
moved from a narrow area between the
kitchen and the family room to a nook
off the rear of the main hallway where
their noise would be muffled.
Workers then began remaking the
space.
Dave and Amy kept living in the
house through it all, along with their
dog Coco and cats Cowboy and Chap.
Mostly, they kept to the upstairs area.
"Looking back on it, we probably
should have done a lot more before we
moved in," he said.
Instead, they lived with some
part of the house or another under
construction by either themselves or
professionals for about a year.
Finally, it was done. And the Smiths?
"We love it," Amy said.
e house looks the same as ever on
the outside. But on the inside, it is now
bright, airy and modern, with cheerful
painted walls and plenty of light and
artful touches.
e front hallway, dining room
and kitchen, once partitioned from
each other, are now a single open and
inviting space, with oak flooring, sky
blue walls with white trim and lots
of light from the windows, recessed
ceiling lights and pendant lights with
vintage Edison bulbs in both the
dining area and the kitchen.
Light also pours onto the speckled
gray granite countertops from beneath
sleek white cabinets and from the glass-
fronted upper sections of those cabinets,
where sparkling glassware and china are
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