It turned out just great. It’s another example of going with the flow. Each room has something that was a mistake that turned out so much better — that gives the house so much character....

When the porch was done, I started looking around for some (lions), but you can’t buy the big ones up here, so I decided to put the baby ones on to see how they looked.

Looking at the staircase, I could just see this lady in this grand dress walking down this staircase. It took my breath away.

You could see what it could be. I could not believe they were going to tear it down, so I bought it not knowing what I was going to do with it.

Everyone wants to stand in the kitchen.