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Photo: Laura Good
The Life Changing Magic of Cycling Up
It’s tough to top the thrill of seeing a worn-out piece that’s bound for the scrap yard and realizing, with a MacGyver-like tweak, that it’s perfect for your home. (Home Town's Erin and Ben Napier, seen here dreaming up a second act for gorgeous wood, know it well.) If you’ve ever hummed “The Circle of Life” while wandering through an architectural-salvage yard or paused to admire a beaten-up barn that’s weathered just so, these something-old-is-something-new transformations are for you.