JUNE 2009 BETTER HOME AND GARDEI

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LIFE AT H O M E

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r in C u r c i is th e c o n s u m m a te

b e a c h c o m b e r —w h e th e r s h e h a s

s a n d b e tw e e n h e r to e s o r h e r

fin g e rs w r a p p e d a ro u n d th e

s te e rin g w h e e l o f h e r car.

“S e a r c h in g fo r tre a s u re s is

w h a t I lo v e d o in g ,” s a y s E r in ,

w h o s e o u td o o rs y fin d s , s u c h as d riftw o o d u s e d fo r

ta b le to p d is p la y s a n d ra t ta n d in in g c h a ir s fr o m a

c o n s ig n m e n t sh o p , k e e p h e r N e w p o r t B e a c h ,

C a lif o r n ia , h o m e as c a re fre e as th e b e a c h s h e lo v e s.

E r in ’s

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h o u se m a y b e h e r b e st tre a su re o f a ll.

A lt h o u g h it w a s c o n s id e re d a te a rd o w n , she a n d h e r

h u sb a n d , A n th o n y , re w o rk e d th e sca n t

1,100

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feet in to a liv a b le f a m ily h o m e . “W e ju s t h a d to be

cre a tiv e w it h th e sp a ce w e had,” she says. T h e y gave u p

a storage ro o m fo r a la rg e r k itc h e n , w h e re E r in

sq u e e ze d a n is la n d in to th e s t ill-s m a ll space. “I w a n te d

a h a n g o u t k itc h e n ,” she says. E ls e w h e re , b u ilt -in s m a k e

FAMILY TIM E Anthony C urci and daughter Eva get com fy on

the new front patio,

top.

LIGHTHEARTED KITCHEN A star chandelier and cabinets

with cane inserts and big knobs relax the kitchen,

above left.

The vintage range cam e with the house. "It works fabulously,"

Erin says. Another fun feature is the old window and a

countertop that runs indoors and out,

left.

The stainless

steel stands up to spills and the elements.