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Original Photos of Lorna House

Taken before the Kaffer's renovation

Lorna House

Grasscloth and new wave wallpaper! Blue carpet!

Listen in as Desert Living Editor David Tyda takes a walk through the renovated space with Alison King and Shawn Kaffer. [28 min. WAV file]

Discuss Kaffer's project on our forums—in a conversation going on since 2004! Read from the start, or jump right into the new 2008 discussion.

View the home after renovation.

The front of the home had a vestibule bumped out on it some time after the original build.

Lorna House

Gold and red velvet wallpaper. And blue carpet!

Lorna House

Low-relief art deco style mural in silver, gold and blue, custom built for the angled ceiling.

Lorna House

Clever but dated built-ins were removed to open up the space.

Lorna House

The infamous "build-the-addition-around-the-palm" shot.

Stucco covered every inch of the block exterior and was painstakingly chiseled away by Kaffer.

Lorna House Stucco

Matching blue countertops!

Carpet party!

Listen in as Desert Living Editor David Tyda takes a walk through the renovated space with Alison King and Shawn Kaffer. [28 min. WAV file]

Discuss Kaffer's project on our forums—in a conversation going on since 2004! Read from the start, or jump right into the new 2008 discussion.

View the home after renovation.

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