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Christmas is always magical, but there's something extra special about the first big holiday in your first house. For Heather and Joe Kachinske, that milestone came in 2020 with memories they never imagined. The couple, along with their newborn son and 2-year-old daughter, had just moved into their Georgian-style home in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania. The pandemic kept guests away and canceled Santa's annual fire-truck ride with bundled-up kids, a tradition in the village that skirts Philadelphia. With a renovation still under way, the holiday decor was sparse. Heather managed to adorn a tree with a few ornaments from the boutique toy store she was closing. At just 5 feet tall, the tree was dwarfed by the great-room's 28-foot-high ceiling.
"It was a strange year for everyone," Heather says. "But we enjoyed a cozy Christmas with just the four of us."
As odd as the holiday felt, Heather knew many more Christmases were to come in the house as the couple-who are set to welcome their fourth child in the new year-put down roots. "My husband, in particular, never wants to move again," Heather says. "He wanted to buy a house where we would still be happy there in 30 years. We were thinking for the future."
The couple took ownership of the house in March 2020, confident that the leap from a one-bedroom condo in the city to a five-bedroom, nearly 9,000-square-foot house in the suburbs was the right move. "We got lucky," Heather says of the prepandemic timing. "Right after we bought the house, everybody else was trying to make the same move."
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Denne historien er fra Winter 2023-utgaven av Traditional Home.
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![I Am Traditional](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/27498/1686958/R1o78pA7G1714982441347/I-AM-TRADITIONAL.jpg)
I Am Traditional
Leanne Morgan Comedian, actress, and author currently promoting her sold-out stand-up tour Just Getting Started.
![HOME TO STAY](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/27498/1686958/Cc58iowPu1714982015705/HOME-TO-STAY.jpg)
HOME TO STAY
A CALIFORNIA COUPLE MAKE WAVES WITH COASTAL STYLE THAT PUSHES THEM TO STAY PUT
![Island Idyll](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/27498/1686958/nAMIhMq-x1714981590680/ISLAND-IDYLL.jpg)
Island Idyll
A NEW HOME ON THE ATLANTIC COAST PAYS RESPECT TO THE PAST WITH THE PERMANENCE TO CARRY ON
![FUN HOUSE](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/27498/1686958/SHMpeKlKu1714981062334/FUN-HOUSE.jpg)
FUN HOUSE
AN ORLANDO-AREA HOME IS THE HAPPIEST PLACE ON EARTH - AND THERE'S NO ADMISSION FEE
![WHEN SPARKS FLY](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/27498/1686958/PJEhyszGS1714980793693/WHEN-SPARKS-FLY.jpg)
WHEN SPARKS FLY
WEST COAST LIFE IS REKINDLED AS ONE HOME'S ASHES GIVE RISE TO A NEW RESIDENCE WITH SEAMLESS SERENITY
![RED WHITE & VIEW](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/27498/1686958/IdIWDfBNg1714980333208/RED-WHITE-VIEW.jpg)
RED WHITE & VIEW
IT'S A RUSH TO SUMMER FOR ONE COUPLE WHO TURNED TO AN INIMITABLE DESIGN DUO FOR THEIR ALL-AMERICAN SHORELINE SANCTUARY
![FEEDING THE SOUL](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/27498/1686958/mx4g4kcoD1714979864203/FEEDING-THE-SOUL.jpg)
FEEDING THE SOUL
A Minnesota kitchen remodeled to embrace Scandinavian simplicity nourishes a wellness coach and her family
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HOST RELAX INDULGE
THESE APPLIANCES, FIXTURES, AND ACCESSORIES SIMPLIFY ENTERTAINING, INSPIRE UNWINDING, AND OFFER SOMETHING EXTRA
![VIVA LA FIESTA](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/27498/1686958/YDcqcrOFc1714979215730/VIVA-LA-FIESTA.jpg)
VIVA LA FIESTA
Long live the party in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, where the mountains meet the desert, the desert meets the sea, and the fun never ends
![Q&A with Lori Weitzner](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/27498/1686958/3LlVH-_G01714978833853/QA-WITH-LORI-WEITZNER.jpg)
Q&A with Lori Weitzner
This product designer's work with textiles, tile, stone, and tiebacks is technical and tantalizing.