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Discover CityViewNC.com's fresh updated look! | 21 "He just showed up with the biggest smile on his face," Kellie recalled. "He was so nice and generous. We talked. He showed me the place. He said, 'Kellie, if you take the bottom, you have to take the top.' I said, 'at's just perfect, John. I'll live up there.'" Within seven days, she had signed a lease on the historic building. Aer many coats of Kilz primer, "maybe twenty coats," laughed Kellie, to cover bright red walls in the shop, the boutique moved from Fort Bragg Road into the first floor of the Hay Street building and the family moved from Ellington Street into the apartment on the second floor. "Moving downtown was a big choice for us, but the chance to live upstairs has always been a dream of mine," said Kellie. Luckily, the lo above the shop was move-in ready. While the floor of the shop is a well-preserved terrazzo, the original hardwood upstairs adds a rustic warmth to the living area. Kellie said she loves the flooring, the exposed brick walls and the unpainted trim that come along with living in a building constructed in 1917. e building's many prior tenants have included Edmund Jennings' shoe store, Philip Hoffer jewelry store and McFadyen Music. Kellie said her home is a representation of what she values most – her family. "You'll find a hodgepodge. It's not a fancy house, but it means so much to me," she said. An expert curator of memories, Kellie displays her late father's pharmacy degree from UNC-Chapel Hill and his antique medicine cabinet. He died in 2000. "It's a treasured piece," she said. Her grandmother's secretary holds family pictures and mementos. e hutch houses her parents' fine china. In the spring, Kellie's dining table is set with her grandmother's delicate Tiara CITY VIEW 2018 C V Professional Profiles Call CityView at 910.423.6500 for Advertising Opportunities and Discounts CITY VIEW 2018 C V Professional Profiles AARON'S SUPPLY LIGHTING AND BATH SHOWROOM 910.904.2766

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