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Bedroom furniture becomes personality-packed cabinetry in this clever kitchen remodel that’s also a budget coup.
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BHG | February 2016
ART SHOW A pair of candelabra sconces and assorted art from thrift stores and Etsy, above, give Lora Lindberg’s kitchen unexpected living room style. The wall is faced with $50 worth of ¼-inch plywood cut into planks to look like shiplap paneling. “It’s a super economical backsplash,” Lora says.
BY BECK Y MOLLENK AMP
BE FORE
PHOTOS JOHN GR ANEN
STYLING: LINDA HUMPHREY
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