Living · Bucks County, PA

Bucks County Historic Living Room

A dated, carpeted Bucks County living room transformed into a richly layered, Architectural Digest–featured library — anchored by a restored stone fireplace, custom cherry built-ins, and a glowing antique pressed-tin ceiling.

Restored Bucks County historic living room with an antique pressed-copper tin ceiling, custom cherry built-in bookcases flanking a stone fireplace, a leather club chair, and an oriental rug on wide-plank wood floors
The Story

The challenge

A historic Bucks County stone home had a living room that hid its character. Wall-to-wall carpet covered the original wide-plank floors, the handsome stone fireplace was soot-stained and dim, builder-grade painted built-ins overflowed with clutter, and a flat ceiling and beige walls left the room feeling dated and dark rather than rich and historic.

The vision

We turned the room into a warm, collected library worthy of the house. An antique-style pressed-copper tin ceiling crowns the space; custom cherry bookcases with cabinet bases frame a carefully restored stone fireplace; the wide-plank floors were brought back and layered with antique Persian rugs. Deep gray grasscloth, tailored window treatments, leather club chairs, a linen sectional, and a curated mix of fine art, antiques, and minerals complete a room that feels both serious and inviting.

The result

A handsome, livable library that honors its 18th-century stone bones while feeling fully alive today — ultimately featured in Architectural Digest as a study in layered, history-respecting design.

Before & After

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Bucks County living room before renovation, with wall-to-wall carpet, a soot-stained stone fireplace, builder-grade painted built-ins crowded with framed photos, and dated upholstered furnitureBucks County living room after renovation, with a pressed-copper tin ceiling, custom cherry bookcases, a cleaned stone fireplace with an iron screen, a leather club chair, and an oriental rug on wide-plank wood floors

The fireplace wall, head-on — same footprint, elevated with cherry millwork, restored stone, and a copper tin ceiling.

Bucks County living room before renovation, viewed at an angle, with beige walls, carpet, a bulky brown microfiber chair and ottoman, and a brass floor lamp beside the stone fireplaceBucks County living room after renovation, viewed from the doorway, with a white sectional, houndstooth swivel chairs, a leather club chair, a zinc-top coffee table, and the fireplace beneath the tin ceiling

The room from the doorway — reimagined as a layered, art-filled library for living.

Press

As featured in

Architectural Digest magazine cover for the issue featuring the NGD Interiors Bucks County historic living room
Architectural Digest
Throughout the Home

A connected vision

Wide view of the Bucks County living room from the doorway showing a white sectional, houndstooth swivel chairs, a leather club chair, a zinc-top coffee table, and the stone fireplace beneath the copper tin ceiling
White sectional sofa beneath a gallery wall anchored by a large framed ballerina painting, with a zinc-top coffee table and a leather club chair in the Bucks County living room
Gray-walled seating area with a white sectional, layered art collection, antique Persian rug, and the cherry built-ins and stone fireplace in the Bucks County living room
A pair of houndstooth armchairs flanking a carved Victorian parlor table and gilt figural lamp between two windows with floral roman shades in the Bucks County living room
Reading corner with cherry bookcases, the stone fireplace and mounted TV, houndstooth chairs around a round table, and a window seat beneath the pressed-tin ceiling in the Bucks County living room
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