Five years into renovating their retirement home in Gloucester, Denise Boyer and her husband Jim Stallings are finally close to the finish line.
When the Gazette-Journal first talked to them in 2021, their project was in the beginning stages, stalled by the pandemic and by renovations they were making to another house they had purchased near Stallings’ workplace in Dahlgren.
But commitment and diligence have paid off, and the couple can now enjoy the dream home they were looking for when they visited Gloucester in late 2020.
The house, located in Pinero on 10 rolling acres with a stream running through it, has a spacious open floor plan. When the couple bought it, the living space was dominated by a huge central kitchen with a large island, but they wanted something different. New kitchen cabinets were installed in one corner, with the space-hogging refrigerator and microwave placed in a large pantry adjacent to the dining area, and a central living area was created where the kitchen w...