“I had this image in mind of what my great-

grandmother’s kitchen in rural Georgia would have

looked like,” says Linn. Narrow upper cabinets mimic old

fashioned freestanding cupboards,

left.

The enamel sink

was salvaged from the home’s original kitchen.

Glen installed horizontal planks in a hallway,

right,

in

a nod to shiplap siding that once was on the outside

of the house.

A set of 1960s chrome dining chairs balances the

weightiness of an antique pine table,

below right,

and

connects to the updated retro paisley wallpaper.

The bedroom walls,

below,

were a patchwork of old

plaster and plywood. Tearing it out and starting over

“would have been a nightmare,” Linn says. Instead, the

couple nailed up 2"xi" vertical wood strips spaced 16"

apart to create a board-and-batten effect that adds

character and masks imperfections.