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Budget Breakdown: With $312K, They Made a Worn-Down Midcentury “Feel Like a Tree House”
After renting for years, a born-and-raised Los Angeles couple enlist Cover Architecture to revitalize a 1962 home with verdant views, matching millwork, and an acupuncture room.
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Landing a place to call their own was a long time coming for L.A. locals James and Andrea. They met close to two decades ago on the east side, and spent years sharing spaces with roommates as their twenty-something savings grew to the point where they could begin looking for real estate.
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Kelly Dawson
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Kelly Dawson is a writer in Los Angeles who has been contributing to Dwell's print and online publications since 2015. Follow her on Instagram @kellydawsonwrites.