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When Karen and Jim Johnson decided to downsize, what they had in mind was not a smaller version of their large property in Churchill. The couple wanted a complete change, from traditional with antiques to contemporary with all new furnishings. [ngg src=”galleries” ids=”101″ display=”basic_thumbnail” thumbnail_crop=”0″] “We only brought three pieces from our other home – …

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Vintage Fox Chapel

by Marylynn Uricchio

For some, the best thing about the movie “White Christmas” is the Vermont lodge where most of it takes place. Its timeless charm is the essence of classic American style. Though it’s hard to pinpoint what exactly makes it so appealing, the same elements appear again and again in movies made during the 1940s and …

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A house well traveled

by Marylynn Uricchio

“I think I’m an old soul,” laughs the owner of the 1920s brick residence that commands a leafy corner lot in Squirrel Hill. She is one of Pittsburgh’s most stylish women, and those who don’t know her may be surprised that behind her trendy exterior lies an appreciation for all things antique, eccentric and whimsical. …

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In the French manner

by Marylynn Uricchio

Turn onto the discreet drive on a pleasant street in Sewickley and suddenly you feel as if you’re in the French countryside. A long lawn, impeccably maintained and dotted with mature trees, leads to a French manor house that spans nearly the width of the property. It sits regally near the back, surrounded by gardens …

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Captivating collections

by Marylynn Uricchio

There’s a luminescent quality to the face, with its pale, translucent skin and eyes lost in thought and in time. Made of wax and preserved for a century, the doll sits on a shelf surrounded by hundreds of others. Each has a story that began somewhere but continued when Barbara Luderowski found it and added …

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The Treehouse Effect

by Marylynn Uricchio

The woods of Fox Chapel hold many secrets—homes tucked away from view in settings so private they seem to exist as an extension of nature. The best of them take that into account, but none more so than the home purchased in 2009 by a downsizing couple. It sits on level ground in the front, …

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The height of city living

by Marylynn Uricchio

The sleek new Fairmont Pittsburgh is a glamorous addition to the Downtown scene. Movie stars including Tom Cruise and Harrison Ford have made it the go-to hotel for those seeking luxury, privacy and service. But even more exclusive are The Residences located on the top 10 floors of Three PNC Plaza, which adjoins the hotel. …

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Ode to Elegance

by Marylynn Uricchio

In 1872, when the residence of interior designer Louis Talotta was built, it was a grand place on a grand street in Oakland. But by the end of World War II, it had been carved up, much like the map of Europe, into many smaller pieces. The tall ceilings were lowered with acoustic tile so …

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Lofty Aspirations

by Marylynn Uricchio

When you have access to just about everything in the world of style and interior design, falling in love can be difficult. The sheer volume of merchandise, coupled with the insatiable hunger for the newest trends that drives the home furnishings market, could easily overwhelm an ordinary person. But Stacy Weiss is hardly ordinary. As …

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The Smart House

by Marylynn Uricchio

When Peter Karlovich and Steve Herforth were searching for a site on which to build their new home, they could not have known that a decade later much of Pittsburgh would know it as the Smart House. Completed in 2003, the modern residence sits on the edge of Mt. Washington, but on a quiet street …

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Museum Quality

by Marylynn Uricchio

From the outside, the home is striking—a classic Georgian executed in subdued red brick. It looks neither new nor old, with immature landscaping the only hint that the owners have lived in it less than a year. [ngg src=”galleries” ids=”79″ display=”basic_thumbnail” thumbnail_crop=”0″] The pleasantly symmetrical exterior sheathes a most extraordinary interior. More than a labor …

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A Peaceable Kingdom

by Marylynn Uricchio

A flock of picturesque suffolk sheep graze in the verdant pastures, and a bit farther down the long, empty road, a herd of Red Angus cattle stands lazily in the hot sun. Miles of split-rail fencing continues once you turn onto a drive that meanders uphill. Here there are horses, as if placed by a …

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New Country Classic

by Marylynn Uricchio

Half of the charm of a new home in Sarver is getting there—it’s a 25-minute drive north from Fox Chapel, where the owners used to live. [ngg src=”galleries” ids=”67″ display=”basic_thumbnail” thumbnail_crop=”0″] This stretch of Route 28 is downright bucolic, with hilly vistas, pretty pastures and none of the traffic that has given other parts of …

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A Southern Patina

by Marylynn Uricchio

The homes on this leafy street are quintessentially Shadyside, which means an eclectic mix of periods and styles. Though all are grand, one stands apart from the rest with quiet dignity. Painted white from top to bottom, the pristine exterior accentuates the symmetrical lines of its columned entrance, the three sets of French doors, and …

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Painting with Light

by Marylynn Uricchio

What price beauty? When one lives in a house designed by Richard Meier, the costs are as monumental as the Pritzker-Prize-winning architect’s international reputation. [ngg src=”galleries” ids=”68″ display=”basic_thumbnail” thumbnail_crop=”0″] They aren’t measured in terms of dollars, but rather in a commitment to the ideals and vision that have driven Meier to create stark, modern structures …

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City Chic

by Marylynn Uricchio

Like many diamonds, the house that sits discreetly back on one of the most beautiful streets in the city was in the rough when the owner first saw it. [ngg src=”galleries” ids=”57″ display=”basic_thumbnail” thumbnail_crop=”0″] “I walked through the front door and immediately loved the home, but envisioned five or six changes I would make,” she …

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Beachy Keen

by Marylynn Uricchio

Waiting at the drawbridge for the fishing boats to pass, a bag of fresh crabs in the back seat and a lazy Gulf breeze ruffling the palms, it’s easy to see why a family from Pittsburgh would want to linger in Boca Grande. [ngg src=”galleries” ids=”59″ display=”basic_thumbnail” thumbnail_crop=”0″] Located on tiny Gasparilla Island on the …

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La Petite Maison

by Marylynn Uricchio

Unlike most of the homes designed by architect Brandon Smith, the stucco, brick and limestone residence in Squirrel Hill isn’t large or imposing. It was built in 1948 for a retired couple who were downsizing, but who wanted an elegant and formal town house. [ngg src=”galleries” ids=”58″ display=”basic_thumbnail” thumbnail_crop=”0″] The result is something rare—a small …

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The Frank House: A Bauhaus Beauty

by Marylynn Uricchio

At a glance, the buff-colored residence nestled among the more traditional homes on Woodland Road seems an oddity, an almost institutional-looking structure resplendent in its obscurity. [ngg src=”galleries” ids=”61″ display=”basic_thumbnail” thumbnail_crop=”0″] The mature trees that soften its façade testify to the fact that the home has stood on its spot for many years—70, to be …

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Glorious Glendorn

by Marylynn Uricchio

The monogrammed silver vanity set sits, as it has for decades, on the dressing table in Miller’s Cabin. There aren’t many resorts that would leave such a family heirloom lying around, but then again, there aren’t many resorts like The Lodge at Glendorn. [ngg src=”galleries” ids=”48″ display=”basic_thumbnail” thumbnail_crop=”0″] Nestled in the woods of northwestern Pennsylvania, …

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A Comfortable Classic

by Marylynn Uricchio

This is my dream house” says the owner of a classic limestone mansion in Squirrel Hill. “I used to drive by with my agent and say that’s the house I want to buy.” [ngg src=”galleries” ids=”52″ display=”basic_thumbnail” thumbnail_crop=”0″] But it wasn’t on the market, until one day the call came. “We’re listing it tomorrow, but …

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Grand Spaces

by Marylynn Uricchio

From the outside, the Tudor home looks as if it’s always been comfortably nestled on the leafy street in Sewickley. That was important to architect Douglas Devlin, whose challenge was to fit a new residence into an established neighborhood without disturbing the aesthetic. [ngg src=”galleries” ids=”51″ display=”basic_thumbnail” thumbnail_crop=”0″] “We weren’t technically in the historic district, …

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