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into the basement. If a circuit breaker needed flipping, Kate went down with her cellphone while I talked her through it,” he says. “Now I can go down there, flip a switch and take care of problems on my own,” he says.
DESIGN DISCOVERIES
During the renovations, the couple rented
a nearby cottage. Jacob realized he had an affinity for design, plunging into lighting, tiles and paint colors. He and Kate headed
to McGrory stone yard in Kennett Square to pick out slabs of granite and marble. Jacob worked closely with his contractor at Rocky Ridge Construction, a Coatesville barn builder, on value engineering, a process that evaluates materials and processes to determine the lowest cost. That informed his decision to install more expensive windows that include trim. Cheaper windows aren’t trimmed and require more labor. “The whole process was
a pleasure for me. When it was over, I almost went into withdrawal,” recalls Jacob. “I didn’t
have anything to call the builder about.”
On a typical day, Kate reads to Angus while
his baby sister, Maisie, climbs into her father’s lap as he rolls out onto the deck. Instead
of wooden slats or balusters, slender steel cables span the space below the railing. “As a wheelchair user, you can’t see the view because you’re sitting below the railing,” Chalfin says. “You need something you can see through.”
The only space that didn’t change was Jacob’s office, where he spent many hours
in the evenings working on his book. For years, he’s posted inspirational storyboards
at his desk reflecting his aspirations in life, including his success working in sales for a specialty composting company. Long before he met Kate, Jacob added pictures of family life, including a little girl riding a painted pony. There are images of healed spinal cord injuries depicted in brilliant flashes of light, reflecting his work as an advocate for curative treatments. “It’s amazing how much on my storyboards has come true,” he says. TH
The living room fireplace was a recent addition.