Leanne Fordhas pulled off one of her most impressive renovations yet.
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At her place, Ford restored the front porch to its original glory after a previous owner transformed it into a screened sitting area and uncovered the original Craftsman-style double columns that were hidden behind a wall. A neighbor whose grandmother lived there was able to provide them with all the original wicker furniture for an authentic touch.
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“Opening that up was huge because it’s such a welcoming place to sitandit lets in so much more light,” Ford raved.
The designer had her work cut out for her on the second story, which had to be completely rebuilt with two bedrooms, a play room and two bathrooms, with some help fromWilliamson Construction. “You couldn’t even stand up on the second floor,” she explained.
“I must have spent two weeks trying to figure out how to make the second floor work,” Ford added. “We played with so much of the layout back and forth and around again. Ultimately there was no way around just kind of literally chopping off the top and raising it.”
She also removed a wall separating the kitchen and living room for a more modern open floorplan. In the kitchen, she included theAyatable from her Crate & Barrel line, which is designed to weather beautifully, in addition to two of herEversofas in the living room.
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Ford is now planning to sell the house in all its restored glory.
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source: people.com
