RENEW HOME SHOWCASE: Sydney Smith & David Campbell
BEFORE 5Wood grain cabinets and a cramped layout were two of the things that the new homeowners knew they had to change.
AFTER
3The new sleek, modern kitchen has plenty of storage and space for food preparation.
‘The Heartbeat Of Our Home’
ReNew in Ocala is the place to go to fix outdated floors, bathrooms, and kitchens on a budget. Satisfied clients Sydney Smith and David Campbell love their beautifully updated Ocala home.
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ydney Smith and David Campbell love their tranquil home of almost six months. When David retired, they decided they wanted to have more land for horses and to enjoy a quieter lifestyle. They looked around Central Florida, fell in love with a home on acreage in Meadow Wood Farms, and moved to Ocala last Sydney & David February.
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“We love the quiet, private setting with horses and all sorts of wildlife all around us,” says Sydney. “And the neighbors are fantastic! We were welcomed from the start, and we feel quite at home already. There are so many opportunities to interact with people, and everyone has been helpful with all of our ‘new-horse-owner’ questions.” Wanting a more friendly and inviting space to host those neighbors, the couple knew the kitchen would need to be revamped in order to be the center of their new social life. This meant some much-needed upgrades to the contractor-grade countertops, a more open plan, and a spacious island in the middle of the action. The wood-grain
OCALA’S GOOD LIFE retirement redefined
cabinets were also anchoring the space to the late-‘90s. “We looked at this home a few times before deciding to make an offer,” Sydney recalls. “The kitchen was one thing that we didn’t love and we knew when we bought the house that a kitchen makeover was needed.” So, the couple wasted no time tackling that kitchen project. They called several companies and received varying offers and costs. “Jim LaValle with ReNew was very personable, had great pictures of work that he had done previously, and was able to start pretty quickly,” she says. “His design process was also really easy and helped us select materials and then
