Few things are more beautiful this time of year than a historic house decked out for the holidays. Hohenadel House's sweeping ceilings and dramatic architectural details are made for garlands, wreaths and twinkling lights. But celebrating the Holidays in a house under construction presents its own special challenges: How to hang stuff without damaging 200-year-0ld molding? Where do stockings go, when fireplaces are kinda being used for storage...
So, I commuted for work from Oklahoma City to Philly for a year while working for BuLogics. One morning a week I would drive around Philadelphia and look for the neighborhood that would become home to my family (husband, three home-schooled kids and two dogs). I looked in every single neighborhood, regardless of demographic, statistic, etc. I knew I'd know "home" when I found it, and once I saw East Falls I was done. I love everything about...
Let's get this straight right off the bat: no, Sean and Felicite are not trust fund babies. They are neither independently wealthy nor sponsored by royalty (as far as we know). They've renovated old houses before, and saw Hohenadel House as an exciting challenge, their biggest home project yet. That's what they liked about the house: the challenge. The history. The satisfaction of restoring a faded architectural beauty -- giving it new life as a...