Before & After: They Gave Their Dilapidated Washington D.C. Home the Renovation of a Lifetime

“I’m going to die in this house,” says homeowner Ezekiel J. Emanuel, who famously wrote an essay about how he will refuse medical care after the age of 75.

This was a renovation 25 years in the making.

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Jessica Dailey
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Jessica Dailey is a Brooklyn-based editor, writer, and content strategist interested in where and how people live. www.jessicadailey.me

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