Comments on: At Home: Clintonville Craftsman

By: melikecheese

melikecheese — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:54:46 +0000

Great looking place!! I love the balance between the “clutter” (nice decorative items I mean), and the cleanliness.

Matthew – I believe a lot of the houses in some older hoods went up at the same time. The home inspector who came to our place (a 1910 in M.V.) and I mentioned that our house was identical to the 3 next to mine he commented that a large section of my hood went up all within the same year, notice the one you linked to was built in 1925 as well, maybe by the same builder.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:33:52 +0000

The longer I live in these old neighborhoods the more I notice a lot of similar architecture. I have to wonder if some of these types of homes architects copied each others designs, or if they were companies or families that built them. It is fascinating, and there’s very little out there to explain it. Here’s a similar one in Highland West, there happen to be dozens of them that I know of. I wonder if the state library has more info on this stuff. http://www.trulia.com/property/1042335658-294-N-Ogden-Ave-Columbus-OH-43204

Very nice job with the stonework and color scheme. Looks great!

By: Beanbaggie

Beanbaggie — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:20:09 +0000

Wow, that’s gorgeous! The decorating is beautiful; it’s pretty and comfortable-looking. The fireplace and bookshelves are impressive. Those are one of my favorite features of Clintonville houses, and yours is one of the most striking I’ve seen. I love seeing Clintonville houses; they give us inspiration for ours. Nice job!

By: Erin J

Erin J — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:54:15 +0000

Thanks!

Emily: The curtains in the family room are from Pier 1, and yes, I knew they were “the ones” the moment I saw them. Unfortunately I got them over a year ago, and I’m not sure they’re still available.

Marit: The leaves on the wall in the dining room are ceramic – all picked up at my usual treasure hunt places like TJ Maxx, Crate & Barrel, Target, World Market, and small boutiques. The fish in the nursery are ceramic as well. The leaf plates came first, and I used spring plate hangers, but I’ve since discovered adhesive disc plate hangers (Google them – very cool), and used those for the fish, as I like them a lot better.

David: Hardest.Thing.Ever!

By: davidhunegnaw

davidhunegnaw — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:25:34 +0000

wow, well done. especially love the fireplace refacing!

By: marit522

marit522 — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:21:59 +0000

What a cute house! I love the collection of leaves on the wall in the dining room–are those pottery pieces?

By: Emily Garvey

Emily Garvey — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:50:45 +0000

What a lovely home. Really love the curtains in the family room. Am curious if you had those made by someone local or if they were just a great find? Best wishes on the upcoming arrival of your little one.

By: somertimeoh

somertimeoh — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:23:55 +0000

Great house! Love that it’s colorful, but subtle. I struggle with that :)

By: von

von — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:15:55 +0000

Love it!

By: Erin J

Erin J — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:14:45 +0000

Michelle: Yes, pregnant and less mobile, but still training clients! I’ll take a few weeks off once the baby arrives in July, but I’m not going anywhere! I’d love to see you again!

Lisa: Yes, the wall was removed, but by a previous owner. Having the updated and expanded kitchen was one of the biggest selling points for us (the eating nook/half bath used to be a small back porch). Glad we didn’t have to do the work ourselves, but we would have chosen different cabinets and countertops. The layout is perfect though, and the small details can always be changed later. Some day, we’d like to change the cabinet door style, add hardware, and get new countertops… some day!

Thanks, everyone, for the kind comments! I’ll check back later to answer more questions…

By: Anne

Anne — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:43:22 +0000

Yes, there was a wall between the dining room and kitchen that was taken out before they bought the house.

I love the colors and materials in this house too. Everything looks so good together!

By: lisathewaitress

lisathewaitress — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:59:03 +0000

did they take out the wall between their dining room and kitchen! I would be interested in seeing more pix or even a video of the area between the two – we have a 4 square and that’s the one thing I really want to do – combine the dining room and kitchen or at least open them up.

By: Manatee

Manatee — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:49:08 +0000

Absolutely lovely home. One of my favorites I’ve seen so far. Love the relaxed, understated yet attractive colors, lots of plants, looks like a nice place to grow up! ;)

By: SJT

SJT — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:44:49 +0000

Nice! Erin was my personal trainer last year& I was thinking of giving her a call for a spring session but since she is preggers, I don’t know if that’s possible. She is awesome. Glad to see they are doing well& what a beautiful home!