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It is true. You can turn a sow's ear into a silk purse. Just refinish those oak floors, update the paint, add an enclosed bar, lighten the window treatments and you have a space perfect for entertaining into the wee hours.

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After
We touched up the walls and floor, enclosing a long hall way between the kitchen and the dining room to create a huge walk-in pantry and a custom wood bar area.

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