Design
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Reality Show on Food Network Overhauls Exton’s Ship Inn from Stem to Stern
The Ship Inn in Exton was featured on a July episode of the Food Network’s “Restaurant: Impossible,” where it was treated to a multifaceted overhaul, writes Ed Williams for Main Line Today. During the episode, owners Michael Person and his wife, Gertie, openly discussed the business’s issues: mounting debt, an uninspired menu, and a micromanagement…
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Wall Street Journal: Conshohocken’s David’s Bridal Offers Employees a ‘Beyoncé Moment’ to Recruit Staff
After the usual methods of raising wages and offering cash bonuses failed, Conshohocken-based David’s Bridal found a unique way to retain and recruit employees in a tight labor market: the company is offering its workers the chance to model in its advertising, write Suzanne Kapner and Chip Cutter for The Wall Street Journal. The idea…
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Better Homes & Gardens Spotlights Fort Washington Midcentury-Modern Home
Looking as stylish today as when it was built nearly six decades ago, a 1963 midcentury-modern home in Fort Washington perfectly combines the best the past has to offer with nature’s fresh appeal, write Kathryn O’Shea-Evans and Eddie Ross for the Better Homes & Gardens. Better Homes & Gardens, one of the nation’s bestselling magazines,…
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Wyncote Couple Co-funds Sustainable, Mission-driven Handbag Line ShanPaulo
Wyncote residents Shannon and Paulo DeOliveira, Wyncote got the idea for their new business during a 2019 trip to Brazil, writes Lisa Dukart for The Business Journals. The couple was visiting Paulo’s hometown of Fortaleza when they noticed local artisans selling handcrafted bags. Unlike most bags they had seen before, these were made using reclaimed…
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New Lantern Maker Lights Up This Year’s Lantern Night at Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr College continued its tradition of Lantern Night on October 24, but this year the lanterns were created by a new maker for the first time in decades, writes the Bryn Mawr College News. Lantern Night is a ceremony held on an evening in late October where first-year students gather and sophomores present lanterns…
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Local Man Starts Successful Streetwear Clothing Line, Ready to Branch Out from Willow Grove to New York
Self-made local clothier Isaiah Thomas already has two storefronts in Willow Grove and Moorestown for his successful streetwear clothing brand with a message behind it – and now he plans to add a third one in New York, writes Vittoria Woodill for CBS3 Philly. Thomas is the first recipient of the Small Wins Grant Program…
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Bala Cynwyd Interior Designer Makes Homes Safe For Those Who Do Not Want to Move as They Age
Arlene Bobb, a Bala Cynwyd interior designer, always makes sure that a home reflects the owner’s personality, but that does not mean she does not encourage her clients to take risks with design, writes Tamala Edwards for 6abc. Her goal is to show her clients things they have not thought of while also fulfilling their…
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Couple Turns 1950s Colonial in Bryn Mawr Into Their Dream Home
Carrie and Derick Kauffman knew that the circa-1950s Colonial home in Bryn Mawr they toured ten years ago had potential from the moment they saw it, writes Terri Akman for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The home was in move-in condition and the couple could see themselves and their then-four-year-old twins living there. They wanted to renovate…
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Bernardon Appoints Six Staff Members to Associates, Continues to Cultivate Its Talented Team of Design Pros
Bernardon — a full-service architecture, interior design, and landscape architecture firm that operates offices in West Chester, Philadelphia, and Wilmington — has appointed six staff members to the position of Associate. New Associates include Diana Gonzalez, Tim Kiser, Derek Perini, David Schlecht, Robin Tait, and Daniel Wrightson. This advancement opportunity recognizes their growth within Bernardon…
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Interior Designer Uses Art Deco as Inspiration for Her Bala Cynwyd Apartment
When Arlene Bobb and Steve Lipschutz moved into their Bala Cynwyd condominium 15 years ago, Bobb, an interior designer, knew immediately that she would not go for any of the usual decorating styles, writes Sally A. Downey for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Instead, she used Art Deco as inspiration, creating an atmosphere that to this day…
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Abington-based Wallpaper Whiz Offers Tips on How to Make it Pop
Abington’s Randy Bardol knows a few things about how to make wallpaper pop—he is a fourth-generation paper hanger who has been honing his trade his entire life, writes Taylor Carson for Philadelphia Magazine. He believes that wallpaper makes a home truly yours. “It’s a reflection of your personality and sense of identity,” he said. However,…
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Principal of West Chester’s Bernardon Architecture Firm Receives Presidential Nomination
William Holloway, AIA, LEED AP, Vice President and Principal of Bernardon, an award-winning firm that provides architecture, interior design, and landscape architecture services, has been nominated to the Board of Directors of the National Institute of Building Sciences by President Joe Biden. The National Institute of Building Sciences is a non-governmental nonprofit that supports advances…
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Wallpaper, Once the Old Fogey of Interior Design, is Back en Vogue, Says Local Studio
Wallpaper: It’s not the tea-rose pattern you remember from gramma’s bedroom. Meadowbank Designs, an interior design studio in Wayne, is seeing a rise in its popularity, as it gains traction from homeowners seeking to elevate a particular room, writes Terri Akman for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The spike has highlighted grasscloths and natural fibers, as well…
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Fine Craftsmanship Lives On In Lower Merion Woman’s Sears ‘Kit’ Home
Despite the near disappearance of the once unmatched retail giant, build-it-yourself Sears ‘Kit’ homes are still cherished by their owners, including Judy Lieberman in Lower Merion, writes Kevin Riordan for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Sears used to offer close to 450 models of “kit” homes in its catalogs between 1908 and 1940. The mostly single-family detached…
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Couple Finds Everything They Were Looking for in 1929 Colonial in Jenkintown
Casey and Dylan Ciocca found everything they were looking for in a home where they wanted to start a family in a 1929 Colonial in Jenkintown, writes Terri Akman for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The pair, who used to live in an apartment in South Philadelphia, were hoping to find an older house with a lot…
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New York Times: Wayne’s Jonathan Alderson Landscape Architects Display Do-It-Yourself Rain Gardens
Being stuck at home has provided homeowners with the time to notice things they may otherwise have missed, writes Margaret Roach for The New York Times. These discoveries could include noticing a spot where rainwater runs off the roof too fast and is ending up in the basement or water rushing down the driveway that…
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Gladwyne Native and LA Designer Transforms Underwhelming Bryn Mawr Farmhouse Into Personal Oasis
Brittany Hakimfar, a Gladwyne native and lead designer for AD100 interiors pro Waldo Fernandez, has transformed an underwhelming Bryn Mawr farmhouse into a personal oasis, writes Sarah Zlotnick for Philadelphia Magazine. Hakimfar, whose clients include Kris Jenner and Darren Star, decided to move back East from Los Angeles in 2017 with her husband Benjamin to…
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Conshohocken’s IKEA Teams Up with Pinterest to Help Shoppers Take ‘Renocation’ at Home
IKEA, the Swedish home furnishings giant with its U.S. headquarters in Conshohocken, has teamed up with Pinterest to help shoppers make a “Renocation” for their own home, writes Stacey Leasca for Travel + Leisure. Earlier this month, the two companies launched Renocations, an online tool that helps IKEA customers get ideas for their planned home…
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