When West Chester designer Miggy Mason started working on a grand, circa-1870s mansion, the owners, Patrick and Dava Murray, repeatedly emphasized their need for more cabinets. Why? To accommodate their Costco purchases, writes Michelle Slatalla for The Wall Street Journal.
“Patrick really brought it up several times,” said Mason, founder of interior design company Holley Alley. “At the time, they were storing everything down in the basement or in a small pantry cupboard in the mudroom.”
Mason was hired to reconfigure the layout of the Addison Hutton-designed home. She had a full slate of work in the kitchen, bedrooms, laundry, and baths, but the most significant step was adding $500,000 in new built-in cabinetry.
Five years ago, Mason began work on the home with one clear directive from the owners: preserve its historic character.
To match their vision, she ensured the nearly 160 linear feet of modern storage looked original to the 1870s. She succeeded with help from Bluebell Fine Cabinetry & Design in Wayne.
“They’re the premier cabinet designer and builder in our area, and they built every cabinet in the house with solid wood, thicker-than-standard doors, and special wavy glass panels in the kitchen,” she said.
Read more about West Chester’s Miggy Mason and how she transformed parts of this 19th-century home to suit its owners in The Wall Street Journal.
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