At Home: Falling in love with a neighborhood
May 5, 2013 1:30 pm

It’s pretty wonderful when you find a great home for yourself and even more wonderful when your then girlfriend and now wife, also loves the home. No bachelor pad in this situation! Carl Gillespie looked for a home to invest in in Victorian Village about twelve years ago. “I probably looked at every home that […]
Objects for the Home adding more handmade items to retail mix
March 13, 2013 3:30 pm

Have you been inside Objects for the Home lately? If so, you may have noticed the gorgeous sofa they recently started carrying. They’ve also been busy adding more handmade items to their product mix. The company began three years ago by husband and wife team Kristopher Konieczko and Chelsea Cabot with the purpose of offering […]
Best Home Decor Store of 2012: Grandview Mercantile
December 27, 2012 10:30 am

The options for shopping local for home decor items continued to grow at a rapid pace in 2012. This year saw the opening of Tomorrow’s Antiques, Flora Home & Garden, Keen’s Furniture Loft and Aesthetic, just to name a few. When it comes to picking their favorite place to shop for their homes, our readers […]
At Home: Finding a perfect fit in a Minimal Traditional home
December 2, 2012 1:00 pm

After growing up in Worthington, Robin Oatts was looking for a change. After high school, she was unsure of what she wanted to do, and after taking a couple of classes at Columbus State Community College, she discovered she enjoyed design. That took her to Dayton for a degree in design from the School of […]
At Home: Moving to a gorgeous loft in the Brewery District
November 4, 2012 1:30 pm

When we last spoke with Jen Adrion and Omar Noory, they were enjoying their small place in Grandview and shortly after their story ran, they decided to move over to the Brewery District. What would make them leave the cute area of Grandview? “We were on a month-to-month lease at our old apartment in Grandview,” […]
At Home: Beautiful gardens in Beechwold
October 7, 2012 8:00 am

Michael Hogan has done an amazing job putting style and beauty into his 1200 square foot Cape Cod home in Beechwold. He had been living in German Village when he decided he was ready to buy a home. “I was looking for a bigger house and wanted a yard,” he says. The 3 bedroom and […]
Shop Talk: Keens Furniture Loft
May 17, 2012 8:00 am

A new furniture resale shop has taken up residence in Merion Village. In business since April 14, Keens Furniture Loft occupies the first floor of an 8,500-square-foot former brewery at 1795 S. High St. In addition to gently used furniture, the shop carries antiques and home décor items. “I have been an artist my whole life, […]