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November 12, 2006

You Did It!Old Victorian living room gets modern makeover

By Candice Olson , Scripps Howard The Eagle Tribune Sun Nov 12, 2006, 11:56 AM EST

THE CHALLENGE

Alison and Chris have moved into their first home together - a beautiful, Victorian structure that has loads of charm. The house desperately needed renovating and the couple decided to do the work themselves, but unfortunately, they bit off a little more than they could chew.Read this article in full with a
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