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HOME & GARDEN
Colonial Revival Redux
A reimagined design breathes new life into a Chester County classic.
By Eileen Smith-Dallabrida | Photos by Jeffrey Totaro
From the outside, the home still possessed the considerable charm of an iconic southeastern Pennsylvania farmhouse—this one designed in 1931 by R. Brognard Okie, an architect celebrated for his meticulously detailed Colonial Revival style. Inside, views of the Chester County countryside were obscured by an awkward addition. The kitchen was cramped and isolated in the interior of the home. And the
only way to get from one side of the house to the other was a circuitous path through the butler’s pantry and formal dining room.
The owners were looking for a design that would create a foundation for the next chapter of their lives. Recent empty nesters, they wanted to be prepared to welcome back adult children and their expanding families with a more functional and comfortable layout. “They also
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