Just over a year ago, Sally and David Vinson bought a beautiful corner lot home on Douglas Street and since then the home has had a complete facelift inside and out.

“The most noticeable thing is the new stone,” Sally said. “We stoned three sides and painted the brick facing the backyard.”

The outside transformation also included all new landscaping, a new hardwood fence and some extra special touches.

“(In the backyard), I have some wonderful bird sculptures and my mama and baby turtles,” Sally said.

The inside of the home was also redecorated and remodeled a bit, Sally said.

“We shortened the hall bath to make more room in the master bath,” she said. “We also updated the kitchen, did all new doors and trim and new windows to the home.”

The focal point of the living room is now an amazing Fire and Ice fireplace installed by Larry’s Heating & Cooling.

“There was an older rock mantel fireplace here and we replaced it with this great, relaxing feature,” Sally said. “It’s just so nice to sit here and enjoy it.”

The kitchen has been redone and now features all new cabinetry and countertops.

Sally and her husband David previously lived on Riverside Drive with a view of the Missouri River, but she said they are settling into their new neighborhood very well.

“I do miss the eagles out the window, but this house is just so neat and peaceful,” she said.

“And we get to watch parades from our front lawn.”

Sally, half of the realty duo Sally & Terry, is no stranger to remodeling and decorating homes. A room in the basement that once featured a shuffleboard area now is the home to Sally & Terry’s staging inventory.

Sally and David bought their first property in Yankton in 1999, while living in Omaha, where David was a pharmacist.

“He retired and we moved to Yankton permanently in 2006,” Sally said. “My mother was from Olivet and she was able to live in Yankton with us for 3-4 years before she passed. As a child growing up in California my mother used to tell stories about coming to Yankton to Gurney’s to see Lawrence Welk play. It was almost like I knew the town before I moved here, it was ingrained in my memory from my mother’s stories.”

Sally and her daughter, Terry Vinson, were realtors in Omaha, Neb., and they started working in Yankton in 2005.

“We keep my husband busy with our business. He measures houses, plants signs for us and just generally works harder for us now than he did before he retired,” Sally said.

Sally said she loves Yankton and has been pleasantly surprised by the quality of home décor items that can be bought locally.

“Our home is filled with items I’ve collected over the years from all over, but all the furniture was bought locally at either Hatch or Slumberland,” she said.

“Yankton is very lucky to have a variety and quality of items you can buy right here in town.”

One of the unique obsessions found in Sally’s and David’s home is “pretend” food.

“I love pretend food. I use it a lot in staging but also in my own home,” Sally said. I think it adds a personal feeling, like someone was just here baking or drinking a cup of coffee.”

To view more photos on Spotted, please click here.