Leanne Ford’s 123-Year-Old Pennsylvania Home Offers a Breath of Fresh Air
A state-of-the-art HVAC system quietly modernizes the lovingly restored, century-old house.
When you know, you know. And when interior designer Leanne Ford and her husband Erik Allen Ford found a circa-1900 house right outside of Pittsburgh, they couldn’t ignore that age-old adage (or their gut). "It sat empty for years. I truly felt like it was waiting for us," Leanne says.
The couple moved from Los Angeles in 2020—with their then-baby daughter Ever—to embark on their journey to transform the rustic-elegant space into their family’s forever home. Now, nearly three years later, the Fords have created a beautiful, healthy home environment that is perfect for hosting and nesting alike.
The Fords wanted to wholeheartedly embrace the Pennsylvanian home’s traditional charm with their redesign, keeping original details from the 1900s —like gorgeous molding, well-preserved floors, a wood-clad library, and even some tiles and wallpapers—in the revamp. "It has been creatively fulfilling as a designer, mixing the ‘fancy’ and rather traditional style that we inherited from the original architecture with our love for a laid-back and undone casual style," she says. "In many of the rooms, all I did was add our modern furniture and art—it just needed a little funk."
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