Colin Browne had no intention of returning to his hometown in suburban Philadelphia. Thenative and career woodworker had moved to New England with his wife. But when the cost of living pushed them elsewhere, they revisited the area. Then Browne stumbled on the house.
“You can see each addition stepping down the hillside,” Browne said on a recent spring day. “To see that roof is still on the house is crazy to me.” He took down the 1909 paneling and redid the walls. He removed plaster on the ceilings to expose the beams and installed French doors to add light. Browne used the wood from a 200-year-old white ash tree that came down after a storm for the cabinets. Like his other works, he had the tree milled in“That cabinet is made from a tree that stood 40 feet from this kitchen,” he said.
Browne, who does commissions in Philadelphia and New England, studied under an artist who worked with American sculptor and midcentury furniture maker Wharton Esherick. Browne is inspired by organic form.
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