“There’s a difference between a house and a home – and more often than not, that difference lives in the details.”

Perched on a gentle hillside above the quiet farmlands of Waverly, Pennsylvania, a newly constructed residence stands apart from the surrounding landscape — not because it shouts for attention, but because it whispers something timeless. The home, designed by Jordan Schehr of Jordan Schehr Design, commands its setting with the kind of quiet authority that only comes from thoughtful craftsmanship.

Waverly sits in the heart of Lackawanna County, where rolling agricultural fields and dense woodland give way to modest country roads and small-town character. It is the kind of place where a well-built home is expected to belong — to feel rooted in its soil, continuous with its history. Schehr took that responsibility seriously from the very first sketch.

Elevating Beyond the Typical Builder-Grade Details

The challenge facing Schehr was one familiar to any designer working on new residential construction: how do you encourage clients to move beyond a standard starting point and create a home with genuine character? How do you take this newly built home and imbue it with warmth, character and a sense of permanenct? In today’s market, production homes are everywhere, and it’s easy for homeowners to feel like speed, efficiency, and familiarity are the only practical path forward. But with thoughtful attention to proportion, detail, and materials, even a new home can feel timeless, personal, and distinctly its own — rather than simply functional. Luckily, Schehr not only found that client willing to have that conversation, but also a builder, Florey Homes who was willing to jump in and execute those details.

Watch: In conversation with Jordan Schehr

Jordan Schehr discusses the classical moulding selection process, the dentil cornice design, and working with the Kuiken Brothers team.

In the video above, Schehr walks through his experience sourcing the Classical Moulding profiles from Kuiken Brothers — from the initial conversation with the team about profiles and proportions, to the ease of working with an in-stock collection that eliminated the lead times and uncertainties of custom millwork.

“What impressed me most,” Schehr notes, “was that the knowledge was right there. I wasn’t talking to a salesperson — I was talking to people who understand architecture, who understand why these profiles are the way they are. That made all the difference.”

“When you look at historic homes — the ones that have endured — they share a common grammar. Profiles, shadow lines, layered trim. That’s exactly what Kuiken Brothers’ Classical Moulding collection gives you access to.”
— Jordan Schehr, Jordan Schehr Design —

While new construction offers the rare advantage of a true blank canvas and strong architectural bones, it is often through thoughtful layering, materiality, and carefully considered detailing that a house begins to feel deeply personal, distinctive, and fully realized. Rather than accepting the flat, featureless rooms that typify most new construction, Schehr specified a six-piece cornice assembly — a crowning composition of stacked moulding profiles that creates rich shadow, visual weight, and architectural legitimacy at the ceiling. Each profile was sourced directly from Kuiken Brothers’ Classical Moulding inventory, available off the shelf and ready to work.

The Six-Piece Cornice — A Study in Proportion

• Bed moulding anchoring the soffit transition
• Frieze board establishing the primary fascia plane
• Dentil block course — a historically grounded, rhythmic detail
• Crown moulding bridging fascia to ceiling

Schehr’s answer was to turn to the vocabulary of classical architecture — a language spoken fluently for centuries, and one that Kuiken Brothers has long championed through its in-stock Classical Moulding collection.

The Kuiken Brothers Difference

For Schehr, what set Kuiken Brothers apart was not only the quality and range of the Classical Moulding collection, but the culture of expertise surrounding it. In an industry increasingly dominated by commodity lumber yards and big-box convenience, Kuiken Brothers represents something different — a team that cares about architectural outcomes, not just order fulfillment.

The in-stock nature of the Classical Moulding collection meant that the project could move at the pace of construction, without waiting on special orders or absorbing the cost premiums of custom millwork. Every profile Schehr needed — from the delicate cove of the bed moulding to the bold projection of the crown — was on hand, correctly sized, and most importantly, ready to ship direct to the jobsite.

About Jordan Schehr, Principal Designer · Jordan Schehr Design

Jordan Schehr brings a rigorous appreciation for classical proportion and architectural history to residential design. His work spans renovations of historic properties and new construction, with a consistent emphasis on detail, material authenticity, and timeless character. This Waverly residence is among his most complete expressions of classical moulding in a contemporary new-build context. Learn more about Jordan Schehr Design,

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Photo Gallery

A gentle disclaimer: the furnishings shown are serving as temporary stand-ins while the final Schehr-designed selections make their way home.