Today, the stunning space features a mural on the wall and white hardwood floors. Laine and Kevin thought that they'd be able to keep the original floors in the house, but sadly they weren't able to.

"We were so excited we pulled up the carpets and found the original hardwood floors. We thought 'we're going to be able to keep them' but then our workmen kept falling through because of the termite damage," says Laine.

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