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Northshore October 2025
When Jennifer Brennan’s family bought their fixer-upper 1875 Victorian in Melrose, in December 2014, they could tell right away the kitchen would be a puzzle to renovate. The room, done up in dark cabinetry, was tucked into a 9-foot by 10-foot space that may well have originally been a butler’s pantry. The larger adjoining space of 10 feet by 11.5 feet—a natural for extra kitchen space—was given over entirely to a breakfast table, despite there being a full dining room right next door. The Brennans set out to renovate the entire house, and their contractor Tom Moylan suggested they look to the specialists at Hear
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