Couple chose not to sell, but to renovate their dated space Rosemary Gomez hated the kitchen in her Silver Spring home so much that she wanted to sell the house and move. But she and her husband Lewis chose to renovate instead. Now she can’t imagine living without “La Cucina.”

“If it were up to me we would have left a long time ago,” said Gomez. “I hated that kitchen. Hated it! But this is a nice neighborhood. I love my neighbors. Now that I have this beautiful kitchen, where am I moving to?”