Home Cooking
THIS LOVE STORY STARTS IN THE KITCHEN
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l Striplen was remodeling his Carmichael home in 2008 when he met his future wife Connie. While getting to know each other, Al invited Connie over for a visit. She walked in, saw how the work was progressing, and said, “You have my dream kitchen!” The couple married a decade ago. Since then, they created a very interesting, very personal home that reflects their heritage, interests and travels. The ranch home was built in the 1960s, similar to others in the neighborhood. Al purchased the property in 1979. “It was rather inexpensively built and very plain vanilla to the core,” says Al
CH By Cecily Hastings Photography by Aniko Kiezel Open House
Al and Connie Striplen
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