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Tour a Pennsylvania Home That’s Scandi Meets Farmhouse
When the days get longer and school becomes a somewhat distant memory, the three kids of this Brooklyn family escape to the wide open spaces of Bucks County for summer camp. Set north of Philadelphia and just far enough from New York City to be comfortably removed, the pastoral area invites the kind of fresh-air adventure that’s hard to come by in a crowded borough. The setting was so cherished by the kids, in fact, that their parents decided to create an escape they could enjoy too.“Once the real estate market reopened after lockdown, they began to look for properties outside of New York, and this area is close to some extended family in Philadelphia,” says Megan Prime, principal designer and architect of AD PRO Directory firm JAM. “At first, they liked the idea of renovating a farmhouse. But then they [decided to build] their own idea of a country setting.”Prime recovered a vintage angular sofa in color-block fabric from Serena Dugan, which sits beside a pair of vintage club chairs modernized in Nobilis fabric. The Eric Merthen Amiral chairs opposing the sofa have the original leather and oak frame, and the 1970s coffee table wasn’t changed either. Garrett Leather sheepskins are on the floor. Prime and fellow cofounder of JAM, Joe McGuier, had worked with this couple on more than one occasion, and they had developed their own friendships akin to a summer camp bond. Prime knew that they wanted something different this time around, something that would showcase their budding collection of vintage Scandinavian furniture while cultivating warm memories of their time together. “This is a family that operates as a unit,” Prime says. “If someone wants to watch a movie, then they’re all watching a movie—that sort of thing. They were open-minded, but they asked for a home with a farmhouse vernacular mixed with Scandinavian minimalism, and a place where they could all let loose.”An ​​RH Cassale sofa and lounge chair surround a Clouded square coffee table by Sarah Sherman Samuel for Lulu and Georgia. “We planned it so the living rooms would have the beautiful afternoon light and sunset views, while the bedrooms would get the morning sunrise,” Prime says. “The way light moves around this home is truly beautiful.” Prime and McGuier sourced the vintage sculpted wicker chair and ottoman for the corner of the all-season room, which is clad in pine and can be opened to the outdoors thanks to pocket sliders. A 1970s floor lamp by Mads Caprani in Denmark is from the owners’ budding Scandinavian collection.
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