Sunday, March 4, 2012

Classy redesign; Home remodel a work of love for owners, homework for students.(Life-Spaces)

Byline: JENNIFER GISH - STAFF WRITER

Rebecca Taft fell in love with the 1921-built, foursquare-style home the day she and her husband walked through the door with the real estate agent.

A home improvement lover who had been yearning for the first home that would serve as her first big project, Taft easily overlooked the Albany home's quirks the dated carpet, the wallpaper wrapping every room, and even the kitchen, so problematic it would require a major overhaul.

But she never figured that after she moved into her dream home last August, her challenging kitchen would become a lesson in floor plans for some Columbia High School interior design students.

Taft had posted photos of her kitchen and a description of the redesign challenges a radiator under the sink prohibiting installation of a dishwasher and a rather …

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