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Hospital to Southern Home

See inside this North Carolina renovation
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The facade.

Photo: Patricia Lyons

The original ambulance entrance.

Photo: Patricia Lyons

The red entry hall, a tribute to the designer Albert Hadley.

Photo: Patricia Lyons

The Colleris in their third-floor studio.

Photo: Patricia Lyons

Extra-long purple taper candles were chosen for the antique sconces.

Photo: Patricia Lyons

The Colliers used aubergine marine paint on the study walls.

Photo: Patricia Lyons

Beth Collier in her studio.

Photo: Patricia Lyons

The original elevator.

Photo: Patricia Lyons

A vignette of personal artifacts.

Photo: Patricia Lyons

The fire escape opens off to a bathroom.

Photo: Patricia Lyons