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Light and Space

their newly renovated house, Ligaya Tichy and Russel Simmons found themselves spending a lot more time there than usual. In March, San Francisco’s stay-at-home order transformed it into a combination domicile, workplace, and preschool for the couple and their three-year-old daughter, Skye. It was then that Ligaya and Russel began to truly appreciate the effects of the renovation. Formerly dark and inward looking, the ’60s-era structure is now light, airy, and open. “It’s calming to look

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