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Marit Hanson had lived in the Clintonville area for some time before deciding she was ready to buy a house. She decided to buy a 960 square foot, two bedroom, one bath ranch home on the northern end of Clintonville to live in with her Boston Terrier Pete. Her adorable dog has definitely inspired much of the artwork she has in her home! She liked that the northern end of Clintonville was populated with lots of younger couples and older people who have lived in the neighborhood forever. She was only the second owner of the home. The first owners were a family of three that made sure that closets and storage was a priority. There are lots of little nooks for storage that Marit really likes. It makes the house feel bigger when there is space to put away your things. There were many things about her home though that she has changed – the biggest projects were completely redoing the kitchen and the bathroom.
Marit’s home was built in 1939 and has all of the original woodwork and other distinguishing features such as arched doorways and built-in displays in the hallways. Some of Marit’s favorite stores to find things for her home include Crate & Barrel, World Market, West Elm, Pier 1, Ikea and thrift stores. The lighting fixture was originally part of a bigger piece and came from a friend’s home. Her home is decorated in a contemporary style with vintage accents.
Marit completely remodeled her bathroom with a budget of less than $2000. Jim Schoolcraft did the design for both her bathroom and her kitchen. The wall color in the bathroom is Benjamin Moore’s Robin’s Egg Blue.
The inspiration for her kitchen is based on Martha Stewart colors. Marit loves baking and frequently uses her KitchenAid mixer her mother passed on to her. She found the tile at the bargains area of the Great Indoors. She and Jim worked together to make a pattern that used all of the tile and looks fantastic. It creates the waterfall back splash under the range hood and then follows around the rest of the kitchen. One of the challenges she faced with the kitchen remodel was that the room was originally two different spaces – a galley kitchen with a breakfast nook. With the dining room directly outside of the kitchen, Marit decided the breakfast nook had to go. While the nook was being demolished, they discovered the ceilings between the two rooms were actually different heights, so the entire ceiling had to be ripped down and redone. She finished the room with bamboo floors and cabinets and a range hood from the old CounterCulture which was in the Short North.
To accommodate her growing home business, Marit Hanson Weddings, Marit refinished half of the basement into a workspace. The other half is one of the final projects of her home – it is a basement bar/hangout area. She plans to keep the bar with its vintage feel and give the rest of the room some newer updates.
Photography by Anne Evans and Marit Hanson.
The outside does not do this house justice…great job inside
I was going to say the same exact thing. Why was all the money put into the inside of the home, while the outside looks pretty crappy? Great inside though, but maybe it was a little over done for this home in particular?
Agreed–the outside needs major work. That’s my focus for this year. There is a set of stairs hidden under that front slope that I’m going to uncover to make an inviting path to the front door.
Since I have to live on the inside and see it every day, I wanted that done first. ;)
The inside looks great! I agree that the inside is more important than the outside, especially if you spend more time in your living room rather than your front yard. ;) Nice work!
I bet the outside will look better with no snow and some plants and flowers. And a jug of vodka lemonade on the porch!
Love the bathroom tiling. Love how modest the exterior is too.
@tolemac Vodka lemonade sounds excellent! And you are so right, snow only makes things worse!
You should show off that sexy back porch…seriously :)
Love all the color!! These “at homes” make me want to live in Clintonville :)
I think the outside is cute. Snow makes everything look bland.
Marit, Pete looks like a great dog! Happy to see that he has a great place in the home…
@sabele I hope that’s not a euphemism for anything else! haha!
Marit has fabulous style, no surprise to see her house has so much personality. I love the kitchen.
I bought a house in North Clintonville last fall and, like Marit, love the neighborhood and the homes, people (and dogs) in it. Great balance of modern and vintage style/pieces! Especially love the bathroom (and the Hippie sign).
LOVE the back porch…who did the work…I am looking at adding someting this summer
Snow doesn’t do any picture justice! Very nice place!
Great Place Marit! Many buyers have solid intentions of doing something exactly like your kitchen rehab–especially in Clintonville where the idea of taking over a breakfast nook makes good sense with an adjacent dining room. Kudos to you for following through.
I bet many CU readers would love to hear more about that rehab project. Certainly the outcome via these pictures should be some great motivation for some and help others realize it’d be more than possible.
Excellent job. I’m up in Clintonville too and have been in many similar homes. None have been redone as nice as this.
I have been over to Marit’s and that place is awesome! One of my favorite homes in that area. I do have to say the best room was left out.
@JoePeffer Thanks! It was a must to get rid of the nook. It made the kitchen big enough for a dishwasher and more cabinets! I wouldn’t have done it if the dining room wasn’t connected to the living room, which makes it a very usable space.
Before, the kitchen had about 2 feet of counter, no dishwasher and only 3 cabinets. The stove sat on a wall by itself. There was carpet on the floor…yuck! It’s a huge improvement, and while it was a huge pain to live without a kitchen during the remodel–it was TOTALLY worth it.
Thanks @naladahc! It has only taken SIX YEARS. :)
@Diehl Are you talking about the “panic” room?