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Northshore October 2025
Homeowners Dan and Lindsey Bello are no strangers to renovations: They had previously refreshed a circa 1890 home in Reading and know full well the process’s challenges and rewards.  When they purchased another property—also in Reading, close to their children’s schools, with a generous yard plus poolscape—they knew the 1946 garrison Colonial needed a lot of work.  “The interior was dated with a lot of dark wood paneling, wallpaper, and drop ceilings. There was also an awkward boxed-in spiral stair taking up a lot of the footprint and making furniture placement difficult,” recalls Dan of the initial aesthetic. The
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