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    Jersey Ice Cream Co was founded in the summer of 2010. Two kids in love found an old embossing stamp at a flea market, dreamed up a design empire, and then set to work trying to create it. Today Tara Mangini and Percy Bright spend their time moving house to house, job to job, leaving beautiful homes in their wake. They believe in craftsmanship, timelessness, and leaving things better than they found them. They do not make ice cream, but will happily have some if you’re offering.

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OUR AIRBNB IN PHILADELPHIA

August 5, 2016 by Percy Bright 5 Comments

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It took a few months longer than we were hoping, but our Philly Airbnb apartment is now live!

We fell in love with the high ceilings, the old floors and moldings, and the private roof deck instantly. The rest looked like a fancy grandmother’s pied-à-terre. We thought it would take a few weeks–a month, tops–to whip the place into shape and get it up on Airbnb with plenty of time to spare before the summer travel season and DNC kicked off. Instead, the listing went live on July 25th, the first day of the DNC.

What took so long? To start, we had almost no time to be in Philly. But we also ended up tearing out a couple closets, panelling that back wall, spiffing up the roof deck with huge planters and plenty of plants, and having a new wall AC installed. We also refinished the original wood floors and uncovered original hex tile in the bathroom, which all needed to be grinded down to remove a thick layer of who-knows-what that had accumulated over the past century. Once we’d done all that, it seemed a shame not to go all the way and give it our usual treatment of leaving no surface untouched. Five months later, we’re done!

Book a stay right here.

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Comments

  1. CJ says

    August 5, 2016 at 2:13 pm

    May I ask, what is the name and maker of the cream color on the chair rail and below?

    The house is beautiful, as always!

    Reply
    • Percy Bright says

      August 7, 2016 at 11:13 pm

      Thanks CJ! There was existing paint on some of the wood, which we tried to match as best we could. Turned out to be Valspar’s Desert Fortress.

      Reply
  2. Alina says

    August 16, 2016 at 7:07 pm

    Absolutely stunning! I love everything about this space!

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  3. Rhoda says

    September 1, 2016 at 5:23 pm

    Oh my. This is Stunning! Good job guys.

    Reply
  4. Paul says

    September 8, 2016 at 6:42 pm

    Saw this on your Instagram and I love this airbnb. I would totally travel the world designing with you!

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  5. Yasaman says

    February 12, 2017 at 4:29 pm

    This place is so beautiful! Really beautiful work.

    Can you tell me more about the curtain rods? Did you buy them from somewhere or make them from pieces at a hardware store?

    Also, where is that little table and chairs from?

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