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Natural Noel

hen Megan and Davin Brown embarked on building their residence in Advance, North Carolina, in 2016, they were no strangers to the world of home design. Ten years earlier, they had opened Meg Brown Home Furnishings in the area, and Davin had grown up immersed in his family’s business, Hendricks Furniture Group—both of which have influenced nearby High Point’s decades-long standing as the “Home Furnishings Capital of the World.” With passed-down pieces and natural yet practiced eyes

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