Hope Floats
A self-taught designer embarks upon a solo mission to resuscitate a 19th-century homestead.
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In 2002, when Tom Givone bought a toppling 200-year-old farmhouse peeling with outdated neon blue paint, his new neighbors in upstate New York advised chucking it straight into a pit in the house’s equally rundown backyard. Instead, the experience helped define the homeowner-turned-contractor’s love of the picturesque and channel it into a newfound talent for renovation.
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Kelsey Keith
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Kelsey Keith has written about design, art, and architecture for a variety of print and online publications.
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