Homeless Chicago mother gets new start with TV-style home makeover
As Sheronna Ragin-Winters stood against the wall outside the door of her South Side apartment, she stopped to catch her breath. There was still so much to process: Just three weeks before, she and her teenage son had been homeless. Just that morning, in fact, their new apartment had been almost empty.
When their front door swung open to reveal a transformed living room, the multicolored "Welcome Home" banner slung across it took on new meaning.
Across from the entry point was the centerpiece of the room: a velvet, slate gray couch, covered by a faux fur blanket, and purple and canary yellow pillows. A custom canvas painting and coordinating floor-length drapes accented the room, with a bold black-and-white striped rug completing the chic aesthetic. Photographs, coasters,
