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Leanne and Steve Ford's Dreamy Lounge Spaces

The Ford siblings have a knack for opening up Pittsburgh's darkest and quirkiest interiors. Take a mental vacation in their airy interpretations of modern ease.

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Gallery Space

This North Side Victorian’s young owners are pop-art-loving minimalists, and Leanne cleared out their Old World interior to let splashy new pieces —and subtle original details—take pride of place. With bright white paint in place of bizarre paper, this room’s walls seem to go on forever.

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Entertaining Area

Leanne and Steve expanded this home’s original kitchen and added windows to release a flood of natural light throughout the first floor.Leanne abandoned her plans for an island in favor of a more versatile piece: A live-edge dining table is now the perfect place for a dinner party.

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Historic Haven

Built by Don Owens—a disciple of Frank Lloyd Wright’s—this high-concept home stood empty for a decade before Leanne and Steve brought it back to life. Leanne chose white textiles, paint and carpeting, black accents and organic materials to highlight original features like the showstopping fireplace.

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Bathroom Island

Leanne didn’t have much luck finding existing examples of this feature when she dove into master-bathroom research, but she (and her clients) were thrilled with the finished product. Could her next-level layout be a Ford original?

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