The Cottage Journal

French Farmhouse Style

hen Sherrie Friday-Knight and her husband, Jerry Knight, purchased their 1992 ranch home in Central California, they had quite a project ahead of them—removing burgundy-colored carpet throughout, taking down walls to create a more open concept, vaulting the ceilings, gutting the kitchen, and so on. Luckily, with Sherrie, who is a designer, and Jerry, who is a woodworker and furniture builder, the task was in capable hands. “This home was very

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