Double Time
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Allison Orr stands in the kitchen; the new half of the house is behind her.Photo by: Jack Thompson -
Blake Trabulsi dressed up the front yard by adding bright colors to the 1930s facade.Photo by: Jack Thompson -
The living room isn’t large, but its high ceiling makes it feel airy, and furniture on slender legs allows light and air to circulate through the space.Photo by: Jack Thompson -
The kitchen links the new and old parts of the house; fittingly, its style is somewhere between traditional and modern. A kitchen wall makes room for a fridge and roll-out shelving.Photo by: Jack Thompson -
The office contains a platform, where Blake practices drums (or naps with daughter Genevieve).Photo by: Jack Thompson -
The office adjoins a light-filled guest bathroom.Photo by: Jack Thompson -
A back patio, designed by Allison’s sister, Jennifer Orr, a landscape architect, opens to the living room and to the office.Photo by: Jack Thompson
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