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A TALE OF TWO HOMES Moving into a condo and upgrading its decor proved to be challenging during the 2020 virus lockdown BY STEPHANIE WHITTAKER PHOTOGRAPH: DREW HADLEY STYLING: JEAN MONET Floral arrangements: Le Marché aux Fleurs du Village
IT WAS THE BEST OF TIMES, it was the worst of timing. Joanne and Howard Nemeroff were downsizing. They’d sold the home they’d owned for 35 years and had bought the perfect condo in downtown Montreal. That was the best of times. The plan was to move in on May 1, 2020. That was the worst of timing. The COVID-19 pandemic had paralyzed Montreal. There were restrictions on who would be permitted to enter the building that housed the couple’s new 2,150-square-foot condo. “We had to be out of our house by April 30,” Joanne recalls. “But in order to move into our new place, we needed to meet a specific COVID protocol. That included the fact that we couldn’t even have anyone in to measure the windows for blinds. We couldn’t have chosen a stranger time to move.” –>
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