The highlight of house shopping is spying on the best-staged version of people’s lives. Sofas with karate-chopped pillows, polished kitchens that look lifted out of magazines.   Not this couple’s bungalow-to-be. When Lindsay and Matthew Thornton toured it, it was a dusty shell. “The house was completely empty minus a subfloor and drywall, with a few random rooms containing antiques,” says Lindsay. “There were toilets and vanities and appliances onsite that […]