Expanding a farmhouse in Pennsylvania

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Architects succeeded in expanding a mid-19th century farmhouse in Pennsylvania, while retaining its original facade. Two wings were added at the back of the Georgian-style farmhouse, as well as a paneled library with a fireplace for the owners' collection of fine books and manuscripts.

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Mural master's home

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Muralist Thomas L. Rose turned the farmhouse he bought in Hadlyme, CN, into a display of his artistry by painting its walls. Two of the subjects that Rose used on his wall paintings are Chinese pottery-making and a scenery showing the Connecticut River.

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Murals drawn from the past

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Painting murals on walls of private dwellings is Thomas L. Rose's forte as an artist. Rose usually adopts the grisaille technique in painting which relies on the use of beige, gray and cream hues to create illusions of depth and space.

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