They’ve fallen through structural beams, they’ve had to call the police to remove a crazy contractor, and they’ve turned four decrepit gun shops into four vibrant private homes -- one of which was for themselves. (Did we mention they had seven kids along the way?) Husband-and-wife team Robert and Cortney Novogratz know renovation (the heartache! the triumph! the blisters!) and have documented it all in a fresh new tome, Downtown Chic: Designing Your Dream Home: From Wreck to Ravishing ($45, Rizzoli).
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