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Photo: Stacy Zarin Goldberg.
From:
HGTV Magazine.
The Home
People usually don’t want drama in their lives — unless their home calls for it. That’s how Sapna Mehta and Andy Grimmig felt about the row house they bought in Washington, D.C. Built in 1911, it had glorious 10-foot-high ceilings, but a lot of the place’s ornate detail had been stripped away. Similarly sad: “Some parts were stuck in the ’70s, like wood-panel walls and linoleum countertops,” says Sapna. Guided by architect Carmel Greer, they reinvented the house, knocking down walls for a better flow and putting in high-impact elements like beaux-arts-style marble mantels, extra-thick crown molding painted glossy black and reclaimed heart pine herringbone floors.