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Home renovation involves maximizing assets and fixing flaws. Join me as I traverse the trials and tribulations of a massive makeover of a Mediterranean mess. The design and building process is frustrating, exhilarating, and gratifying – all of which I hope to convey in upcoming installments.

	Move-In Ready – Prepare to be as blinded as I was by the boundless beauty of the "before".
	First Things First – Two big hazards must be dealt with before anything else gets done.
	Best Laid Plans – The house gets a complete makeover... on paper.