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28 | March/April 2015 its own set of challenges. First, there was the matter of furniture. "Once I realized we could move before the house sold, it was easy. We could see what fit and what we really wanted in the new space," Diane said. Next, came the task of sorting through everything else. "I remember thinking I had most of the important things, and all we had le was the cabinets and closets," Hank said. "I was wrong. Ninety percent of the work was going through those cabinets and closets." He sites the old adage—if you haven't used it in a year, you don't need it. at line of thinking didn't hold up against all of the photos and mementos they'd collected while creating their lives and raising children. Instead, he developed a new litmus test: if the house was on fire, would you run back for it? Taking their artwork into consideration, Lindstrom's design included plenty of wall space throughout the lo, including a long hallway running through the dining room to the master bedroom. From nautical scenes to mixed media abstracts, local art fills the common spaces. "When you're an art dealer, everything is for sale," Diane said. Following the downtown candlelight lo tour this past December, a man came into the gallery and asked about a piece he had seen. Parfitt agreed to sell it to him straight off her wall. Although they loved their home on Great Oaks, no tears were shed for the house— or the things in it. "You get to a place where you realize it's just stuff, and you don't want to be tied to stuff," Diane said. So what was worthy of saving from a fire? e drop-leaf table resting on the landing was their first dining room table, bought for $32 in Charlottesville, Virginia. Photos depicting the history of the building are displayed above a small reminder of the Parfitt's own story—a cupboard designed to hold sheet music that the couple repurposed into a liquor cabinet two years into their marriage. Diane's only regret was getting rid of a small tea cart that would have been useful to carry items up to the rooop deck via the small elevator beside their kitchen. Settling In For the Parfitts, convenience is the biggest luxury of their downtown digs. "We leave our house at 6:55 p.m. to make a 7 o'clock show at the Cameo," Hank said. LIVE ON POST. GOLF FOR FREE! For a limited-time, move into select Company Grade & Field Grade Officer home types and receive one month's rent Free and an MWR golf membership.* Come live and play near two of the Sandhills' finest courses, including a Donald Ross design. Don't wait. Apply today! * For a Limited-Time Only. Offer subject to change without notice based on housing availability. 426 Souter Place Fort Bragg, NC 28307 (910) 495-0878 Bragg.CorviasMilitaryLiving.com NOW WELCOMING Active-Duty, Retired Military, DoD Employees & Guard/Reservists. A loft with a view

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