This Old House

Just Right

It’s not a big-deal house, and renovating it was no big deal either—most homeowners would be happy to post a few “afters” on Instagram and enjoy the applause. But Joan Osofsky, who bought the place the minute she first saw it, then poured her heart and three years into making it her own, is quick to share credit for what turns out to be a deceptively simple-looking whole-house transformation.

Joan tips her hat to her carpenter-contractor, a jack-of-all-trades who goes with the flow. And to the interior stylist who weighed in on which furnishings and paint colors to use, and where. Then there), and a homeowner with five whole-house remodels under her belt.

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