Call it kismet. Call it a pipe dream come true. Matthew and Bobbie Fisher fell in love with a renovated midcentury modern house designed by architect Irwin Stein. But it was so out of their price range that they stayed put and kept house hunting. A year later Craig Wakefield, the Realtor who’d shown them the Stein-designed home, sent the Fishers an email letting them know that the house was still on the market — at a drastically reduced price. The Fishers landed their dream home, which turned out to be in nearly pristine condition. Perhaps that's because the previous owners were dentists who had operated a practice out of the house. They had built a wing that included a waiting room, exam rooms, a reception area and a parking lot. The Fishers turned the latter into a sprawling meditative lawn, while the rooms became extra living spaces and storage. For the rest, all they had to do was fill it “with things we love,” Bobbie says. Houzz at a Glance Who lives here: Matthew Fisher and Bobbie Ann Tilkens-Fisher, and their cats, Lucha and Lincoln Location: Wallingford, Pennsylvania Size: 2,600 square feet, plus a 600-square-foot attached former dentist office; 4 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, 2 half bathrooms That's interesting: The house was originally designed for a young dentist and his wife, and included space for a fully operating dental practice.

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