Country Sampler

Heirlooms IN THE MAKING

Some might consider Deb Eshelman an old soul. A yesteryear purist, she waxes nostalgic about generations past and the impact their contributions have on present-day life, particularly when it comes to embellishing the log home she and her husband, Matt, share with their son, daughter and son-in-law in Willow Street, Pennsylvania. “We love to have things that were already loved by someone else,” Deb remarks. “I love to think that someone else had this chest or cabinet and what they might have used it for.”

With the exception of a few essential contemporary furnishings, like the leather sectional in the great room, Deb prefers antiques and vintage wares as well as

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