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Patricia Cove, of Architectural Interiors and Design, joined the Practical Preservation podcast to discuss information about her background in interior design and her company’s specialization in renovation, restoration, and adaptive re-use. We covered a multitude of topics including:
- How she evolved in her career, beginning as an English teacher, and moving on to follow her passion in historic preservation and interior design
- The period-defining elements of historic interiors (and exteriors) that reveal a building’s history
- How adaptive re-use of historic buildings can be completed to meet today’s living needs without sacrificing architectural elements integral to a building’s historic fabric
- Challenges and trends in the industry, including developers’ or “flippers'” tendency to focus on gutting historical interiors assuming potential buyers don’t want historic character on the inside (often resulting in those buildings sitting longer on the market)
- The activist/educational aspects of her work, as she encourages developers and owners to preserve interiors as well as exteriors, given limited protections for interiors of homes
- The qualitative and geographic scope of her business, as well as contact information and offerings (listed below)
Contact/Follow:
Phone – (215) 248-3219
Email – [email protected]
Patricia’s twice-monthly columns on all aspects of interior design in Chestnut Hill Local (here)
Patricia also offers periodic zoom videos via her website, discussing interior design
You can also read our previous interiors blog post (here) referencing one of Patricia’s columns (here)
