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Before Abode, before the spec homes and design portfolios, there was Bliss Farm and Retreat.
It was my first big leap — a 50-acre dream in Barnardsville that I bought with my late husband in 2016. We put everything we had into that land: time, money, vision, sweat. It was our home, our livelihood, and my first real estate development from the ground up. The property came with a 3,600-square-foot farmhouse, two barns, logging roads, and a beautiful pond. We remodeled the house top to bottom: new tile, all new appliances, a concrete countertop we poured ourselves, refinished wood floors, updated bathrooms, and light fixtures. Every dollar counted. We couldn’t replace every cabinet, so we made strategic decisions — like keeping the good bones and elevating the details. |
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