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Leann Ford

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While updating the aesthetic, it was also important to Leanne to modernize the mechanicals of the home to work for her family. “Those needed to be done and done right before we ‘closed up’ the walls and finished the visual aspect,” she says. “When starting a new interior design project, cosmetic changes, like picking out paint colors is the fun part. But what's behind the walls—the electrical, plumbing updates, structural check-ins, HVAC upgrades, the not-so-glamorous stuff—those are often not talked about.”
While updating the aesthetic, it was also important to Leanne to modernize the mechanicals of the home to work for her family. “Those needed to be done and done right before we ‘closed up’ the walls and finished the visual aspect,” she says. “When starting a new interior design project, cosmetic changes, like picking out paint colors is the fun part. But what's behind the walls—the electrical, plumbing updates, structural check-ins, HVAC upgrades, the not-so-glamorous stuff—those are often not talked about.”
The Fords are only the third owners in the home’s 123-year-old history. “I like to think about the lives it's led and the parties it's held,” Leanne says. “In fact, the style of this home has influenced my own style and aesthetic in so many of my other projects, it’s now part of my design DNA.” The overall neutral palette of the house is layered with textures from its former lives to bring a casual warmth to the space.
The Fords are only the third owners in the home’s 123-year-old history. “I like to think about the lives it's led and the parties it's held,” Leanne says. “In fact, the style of this home has influenced my own style and aesthetic in so many of my other projects, it’s now part of my design DNA.” The overall neutral palette of the house is layered with textures from its former lives to bring a casual warmth to the space.
One of Leanne’s more pleasant surprises during the remodel was finding hundreds of stunning first-edition and vintage books in the basement, “which have all happily found their way back up stairs to the living room and the library,” she says.
One of Leanne’s more pleasant surprises during the remodel was finding hundreds of stunning first-edition and vintage books in the basement, “which have all happily found their way back up stairs to the living room and the library,” she says.
All of Trane’s products are tested to withstand the harshest conditions (even Pennsylvania winters) to ensure that they’re ready to run through anything. Because of this, it has been named America’s Most Trusted¼ HVAC system for nine years running.
All of Trane’s products are tested to withstand the harshest conditions (even Pennsylvania winters) to ensure that they’re ready to run through anything. Because of this, it has been named America’s Most Trusted¼ HVAC system for nine years running.
The renovated basement studio is full of a beautiful mix of vintage treasures and modern pieces. “My goal was to create a casual warmth throughout the home that would live happily with the ‘fancy’ we inherited,” explains Leanne.
The renovated basement studio is full of a beautiful mix of vintage treasures and modern pieces. “My goal was to create a casual warmth throughout the home that would live happily with the ‘fancy’ we inherited,” explains Leanne.