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Right off the living room is the formal dining room, which has a museum finish on the walls and ceiling. By keeping these the same color, Campbell says the space feels bigger.

bedroom, three-bathroom structure. She also designed a new backyard with a pool and added a new detached garage.

“I also put a sound system throughout the entire house, which I think is pretty neat. a few weeks ago I had a house party with a couple of musicians playing out by the pool, and thanks to that sound system, we could hear them in every room inside.”

Campbell says the 1950s ranch-style of her home lends itself nicely to remodeling — as do most homes in the Disney Streets. In fact, Campbell has remodeled four houses in her neighborhood, all of which have been totally gutted.

“The homes in this neighborhood are great for remodels because you can keep with the traditional look or go for contemporary. Either style works nicely.”

Some homeowners, she says, fail to see the hidden potential in these older homes.

“I remember when I was getting ready to remodel another home in this neighborhood. The couple across the street couldn’t believe I wanted to remodel that place. They didn’t understand why I didn’t want to just tear it down and start over. But once I was done, they came back and ate their words.

“I think a lot of people just get overwhelmed when they think about remodeling their homes. There’s this range of emotions you go through when you’re redoing your house, so I always try to walk my clients through that and tell them what to expect. Remodeling is a bit like therapy. I always tell my clients, ‘You’re going to be happy to see me come, but you’re going to be even happier to see me go.’”

And remodeling a home doesn’t have to be a major renovation, Campbell says.

“You can do small things to modernize these houses, like replacing sliding doors with French doors or putting a museum finish of the same color on the walls and ceiling to add height — and all that is a lot less expensive than tearing down a house and rebuilding a new one.”