Before & After: It Cost $180K to Fix Up This Philly Row House—But the “Army of Cats” Was Free
Designer Eric Ashleigh rehabbed the sagging structure from top to bottom to create an urban retreat for himself, his partner, and their newfound feline friends.
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The listing for this 1885 row house in Philadelphia’s Germantown neighborhood consisted of little more than a dozen photos and an entreaty: "Bring this property back to life!" When Eric Ashleigh scrolled through it, he didn’t focus on the moldy carpeting in the bedroom or the kitchen’s peeling vinyl floors. He was struck by an iron ladder leaning up against the detached garage.
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Melissa Dalton
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Melissa Dalton is a freelance writer in Portland, Oregon, who has been writing for Dwell since 2017. Read more of her work about design and architecture at melissadalton.net.
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