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THE
narrow
entryway
was dark
when the
Babkas purchased the
home. Cheek brightened
it — and the living room
— through light wallpa-per
and white paint.
“The house was very
dark and heavy, and very
neutral,” Cheek says.
“The front and the back
porches, as great as they
are, they take away a lot
of natural light. We put
white on the walls and
ceiling to brighten up the
space. Once we created
this clean palette we were
able to see the porches
as a plus. There’s a lot of
greenery in the front and
the back of the house. We
wanted to bring that in.”
The open concept floor
plan was important, with
kitchen, dining and living
being a continuous room.
“I remember our first
homes, kitchens were just
a self-contained room that
the cook was in,” Cindy
says. “Another thing that
drew us to this home was
the open flow. It feels like
a nice, soft wave going
from my bedroom into
my living room into the
dining area and then the
kitchen area. I like having
that flow with just spots
of colors here and there.”
All of the furniture in
the home was made in
North Carolina.
“They’re not from here,
but that was something
Cindy and her husband
really loved,” Cheek says.
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