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The Big Reveal

“If you’re going to hire somebody, be willing to trust them,” Dionne Banks says. “That’s the whole reason you hired them.”

lthough Dionne and Marcus Banks are HGTV enthusiasts, they never expected a home reveal of their own. But that’s exactly what happened when they fully renovated their three-bedroom, 4,200-squarefoot French-style home in Brendonshire. Throughout the early portion of the 10-week renovation, the couple stopped by and chatted with contractor Miguel Gonzalez

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