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velvet chairs and a black bookcase with outward facing music-focused books, some with rock stars’ faces on the cov ers. “I wanted them to be spaced out so that it looks like art,” Jen says. There is also a lineup of autographed guitars, with signatures such as Steven Tyler, Sammy Hagar and Lenny Kravitz. These kinds of details make the historic barn genuine and personal to the family, and it’s a place they hope to stay forever. They have an elevator to accom modate guests and their future older selves, and they see it as a place that their kids can always return to. This project, a callback to Jen’s first job on a farm when she was a teen, ultimately launched her career in interior design. “It was every thing,” she says. “I really enjoyed it and knew that this is what I wanted to do going forward, instead of just dabbling in it.” Connecting not only historic and modern ele ments, the house also links Jen and Phil’s past and present selves. “I’ve always had an affin ity for farms. So for me, there’s just something that feels like home,” Jen says. “There’s a lot of love here.” “It was kind of a perfect fit,” Phil says, “from where we grew up, as well as where we’re call ing home now.”

In the dining area, there is a walnut-finished Wrensilva M1 record console, mimicking a classic ‘60s stereo, with a vinyl player and record storage under the hood, along with Sonos speakers that play throughout the house and outdoors. Jen Lopez, owner of Jen Lopez Design, has used it to play tunes by Aerosmith and Lenny Kravitz. The wooden console is high lighted by the geometric Phillip Jeffries Fretwork wood pattern wall covering behind it and accompanied by a station for mixing cocktails.

“People can come and put on what albums they want as we're sitting here making a cocktail,” she says.

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