{"id":51953,"date":"2025-12-04T11:04:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T11:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/51953\/"},"modified":"2025-12-04T11:04:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T11:04:06","slug":"this-bryn-mawr-couple-gave-their-old-fashioned-home-a-makeover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/51953\/","title":{"rendered":"This Bryn Mawr couple gave their old-fashioned home a makeover"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi, Lower Merion<\/a>! \ud83d\udc4b<\/p>\n

A couple recently overhauled their \u201c1980-esque\u201d Bryn Mawr home to better suit their tastes. We take a look inside<\/a>. Also this week, a Gladwyne native channels his passion for robots into his art<\/a>, we look back on how a Bala Cynwyd woman unintentionally ended up in an exclusive Flyers club<\/a>, plus popular Chinatown eatery EMei is gearing up for its expansion into Ardmore<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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After a couple purchased a \u201c1980-esque\u201d Bryn Mawr home over two years ago that he loved but she thought felt dated, they landed on a compromise: remodeling it to suit both their tastes. <\/p>\n

That meant out with the yellow exterior and in with a brownish gray one, and swapping a more formal interior for a \u201cnatural, laid-back feel.\u201d <\/p>\n

The result, which took four months to create, is a cozy, updated English Country style home with custom bookshelves, extended ceiling beams, and a new look for the fireplace mantel. <\/p>\n

Outside is equally cozy, thanks to a pool, hot tub, and fire pit. <\/p>\n

Take a peek inside at the other changes they made<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\ud83d\udca1 Community News<\/p>\n

Montgomery County\u2019s former chief information officer has made several accusations against his former employer. In a lawsuit, Anthony Olivieri says he was fired<\/a> earlier this year because he requested accommodations for his mental health, but also went on to say that officials had engaged in instances of \u201cfraud, waste, [and] wrongdoing\u201d since 2017, including by the county\u2019s CFO. <\/p>\n

The community is mourning the loss of two former residents, each that led distinguished careers in the medical field. Last month, world-renowned scientist and Lower Merion native Mark Hallett died of glioblastoma. A Harriton High alum, Hallett was a pioneering expert in movement, brain physiology, and human motor control<\/a>. And writer, pioneering medical journal editor, award-winning historian, and Bryn Mawr resident Kathleen A. Case died<\/a> in mid-November from heart failure. She spent 24 years as a top editor for the Annals of Internal Medicine and as vice president for publishing at the American College of Physicians. <\/p>\n

In 1989, a Bala Cynwyd woman and Flyers fan earned her way into a club she never sought out. During a playoff game at the Spectrum, Nancy Fineberg was hit in the chin with an errant puck, but she refused to leave until after the game. Soon after, she received a package welcoming her to the \u201cLoyal Order of the Unducked Puck.\u201d The Inquirer\u2019s Matt Breen recently revisited the club\u2019s roots, which date back to the 1970s and were an effort by the team to turn a negative into a positive<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Artist and Gladwyne native Jake Weinstein\u2019s first solo exhibit is on display at Works on Paper Gallery in Center City. \u201cClankers,\u201d which runs through the end of the month, showcases Weinstein\u2019s longtime interest in robots, designed on paper and in sculpture. Weinstein\u2019s passion for robots was driven in part by his and his father\u2019s love of sci-fi<\/a>, and his dad\u2019s pioneering work in robotic surgery. <\/p>\n

Philadelphia Jewish Exponent recently interviewed<\/a> Rabbi Matthew Abelson, a Lower Merion resident who joined Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy in Bryn Mawr at the start of the school year as a Jewish studies teacher. The New York transplant, who is a member of Sha\u2019arei Orah Congregation in Bala Cynwyd, shared what inspired him to get into the field. <\/p>\n

\ud83c\udfeb Schools Briefing<\/p>\n

Today is the end of the first trimester for all elementary schools. There are winter chorus and orchestra concerts tonight and throughout next week, and tomorrow night is the talent show at Penn Wynne Elementary. See the district\u2019s full calendar here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udf7d\ufe0f On our Plate<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udfb3 Things to Do<\/p>\n

\ud83e\udd8c Rankin\/Bass Holiday Specials<\/a>: Catch screenings of favorite animated holiday classics The Year Without a Santa Claus, Frosty\u2019s Winter Wonderland, and \u2019Twas the Night Before Christmas during a matinee showing. \u23f0 Saturday, Dec. 6, 11 a.m. \ud83d\udcb5 $6.75-$7.75 \ud83d\udccdBryn Mawr Film Institute <\/p>\n

\ud83c\udf84 Ardmore Holiday Market<\/a>: Over 20 vendors will be selling handcrafted goods at this inaugural event. \u23f0 Saturdays, Dec. 6, and 13, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. \ud83d\udcb5 Pay as you go \ud83d\udccdSchauffele Plaza <\/p>\n

\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 Narberth Dickens Festival<\/a>: Wander around Narberth as it\u2019s transformed into an 1840s, Charles Dickens-themed London, complete with characters from A Christmas Carol. Period vendors, carolers, crafts, food, drinks, and a scavenger hunt round out the event. \u23f0 Sunday, Dec. 7, noon-4 p.m. \ud83d\udcb5 Pay as you go \ud83d\udccd Downtown Narberth<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udfe1 On the Market<\/p>\n

A completely updated four-bedroom Bala Cynwyd home<\/a><\/p>\n

This 1945 Bala Cynwyd home has been fully renovated, giving it a modern interior while retaining the charm of its mid-20th century roots. The first floor now has an open-concept layout with a family room, an eat-in kitchen with two-toned cabinetry topped with Edison quartz, and a dining room with a butler\u2019s pantry. There are three bedrooms upstairs, with a fourth in the finished basement. The home also has a new Belgard paver patio. There are open houses today from 4 to 6 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 3 p.m.<\/p>\n

See more photos of the home here<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Price: $1.095M | Size: 2,495 SF | Acreage: 0.23<\/p>\n

\ud83d\uddde\ufe0f What other Lower Merion residents are reading this week:<\/p>\n

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