Budget Breakdown: This Edwardian Got An Overhaul—and a Salmon-Pink Addition—for $1M
“Basically everything had asbestos in it,” says architect Aleksandra Popovska—but that was the first of many pricey surprises as she revamped a 1912 home for her growing family.
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In 2017, Aleksandra Popovska and her husband, Daniel Penn, had just wrapped up their third remodel in about as many years: a "Vancouver special" that had been converted into three apartments. They were planning a celebration the night of their move into one of the units. "We were like, ‘We’ll pop a bottle of champagne,’" recalls Daniel—but they wound up celebrating for much different reasons. "We found out we were pregnant," he says.
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Melissa Dalton
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Melissa Dalton is a freelance writer in Portland, Oregon, who has been writing for Dwell since 2017. Read more of her work about design and architecture at melissadalton.net.
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