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Tom Palmer transforms home with salvaged decor ideas
Tom and Joan Palmer remodel their house over two years creating an Early American interior. The couple repurposed materials from local sources including jail stair bannisters, parsonage knobs, and sheriff's office pieces. Tom, a deaf mute, learned woodworking at the Iowa School for the Deaf. they shop for antiques and plan more projects to enhance livability.
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Palmers
Tom
Washington County
East Pleasant Plain
Joan Palmer
Iowa School For the Deaf
Council Bluffs
Journal
Joan