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t seems there’s never quite enough time to do all that we want during the holidays. We expend an exasperatingly large amount of energy baking cookies, attending holiday concerts, decorating and shopping, among the many other everyday tasks we put upon ourselves – which sometimes leaves us feeling a bit out of sorts. However, we found some savvy central Ohio homeowners who have created a state of bliss by transforming rooms and areas of their homes into something quite extraordinary. In this issue, homeowners share why these unique spots have special meaning and why they retreat to these areas of their homes when things get a bit hectic – during the holidays and year round. When it comes to holiday decorating, I admit I am a bit challenged. The garland always seems to be a few inches shy of completely covering the mantel, and it’s been years since I updated the look of my tree. The purple and gold bulbs, bows and ting ting – those glittery, spiraled sticks that are supposed to add depth to a Christmas tree – somehow lack the same sparkle they once had two decades ago. Fortunately for readers like myself, our By Design feature includes photos of some spectacularly decorated homes for the holidays that are chock full of inspiration. We also consulted some local decorating pros who gave us their reasons for the season and how they make merry during the holidays. And for those who can’t get enough of football or tailgating in the fall, in Gourmet Style we have expert entertaining advice and simple tips for extending the season right through the college bowl games and Super Bowl by throwing a tasteful gathering at home. Whatever the holidays and winter bring us this year, my hope is that our hearts are merry and light, and that family and friends draw near.
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Contents Holiday 2010
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Bliss Space 12 Homeowners give themselves a treasured gift
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By Design 18 Decorating pros deck the halls
Best of Home 22 A 1940s Cape-Cod kitchen gets a makeover
Great Outdoors 41 Bright spots inside can shatter winter doldrums
Things We Love 44 Highlights from the BEST of Fall Home Show
Gourmet Style 50 Score with these fabulous winter home-tailgating tips
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olidays can be hectic. Somewhere between the glad tidings and joy, busy homeowners often find themselves looking for a “get-outof-jolly-free” card. So when it feels as if the holiday train is moving too fast, take a deep breath and step into bliss. Savvy homeowners have discovered a gift that keeps on giving – no matter the time of year. With their passions as a guide, they have crafted special rooms and spaces within their homes where they can rejuvenate, recharge and renegotiate the hustle and bustle – not just during the holidays but every day. Bliss is different for everyone. From media rooms to meditation retreats to home gyms, a bliss room makes HOLIDAY 2010
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Eat, drink, be married For Joe and Evelyn Casselli, Italy is right down the stairs. “It’s about eating and drinking wine,” Joe Casselli says. The couple’s lower-level tasting room and movie theater allow the two to explore those passions, along with football games and firstrate TV nights. But it’s the 1,500-bottle wine cellar that is the real star of the custom space. “They wanted a space that celebrated wine,” says interior designer Sally McDonald, who created the Cas-
sellis’ “vinocentric” haven. The cellar sits in the middle of a tasting space that features antique furniture and stone walls and floors. A wall of sepia-toned photos displays the couple’s family histories near a custom mural of ancient oak barrels and dusty wine bottles. Next to it, a door leads to an adjoining movie theater where custom portraits of big-screen stars of the past and scenes of spy intrigue line the walls. Further in, comfy green movie chairs await. Married for 50 years, the couple has been in love with wine and food for at least 35 of them. “Having a glass of wine with a woman is a romantic situation,” Joe says. “That never changes.” The Cassellis spend three
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weeks in Italy each year, usually in Tuscany. Large color photographs of Italian grape fields and street scenes are littered throughout the house. But when they can’t be in Tuscany, the two escape downstairs. “We’re enjoying life,” Joe says.
Piano forté Brenda and Jim Castle bought their Tartan Fields HOLIDAY 2010
home in Dublin for the pit. “It’s the focal point of coming into the house,” Brenda says of the recessed circular area in the foyer floor that is home to a baby grand player piano. Brenda finds her tranquility lounging on a chaise next to the piano, listening as it plays anything from Barry Manilow to rock and roll. The piano “room” is one of the couple’s favorite areas
of the house. The instrument’s music has a calming effect, transforming the home into a 6,000-plus-square-foot bliss space. “It has a peaceful effect through(out) the house,” Brenda says. “Regardless of how stressed you may be or how hectic your day might have been, in a short period of time, you’re completely relaxed.”
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Brenda’s open office area upstairs is another favored spot as it is located directly above the piano. Jim prefers relaxing in the gym and sauna in the finished lower level or by smoking cigars in his TV room located off the kitchen. The couple chose their interior decorator, Chris King of Manifesto, because he embraced the pit and envisioned the beautiful music that par-
ticular space could make. “Chris just immediately got it when he walked in,” Brenda says. The couple put few boundaries on King’s decorating. The only demand they made for the foyer was that King include a palm tree to pay tribute to their love of all things Florida. “He saw the design and what would work, and it fit
in with the vision we had for the house,” Jim says. Other than that, the couple visited local galleries and shops with King to pick out knickknacks he could use as a jumping off point for their design preferences. The finished home brought Brenda to tears. The couple hasn’t changed a thing. “You come in and you feel comfortable,” Brenda says. “This is home.”
Light barely seeps through the wood shutters in Van Lemmon and Michael Keleher’s Asian-inspired Zen lounge on a recent fall afternoon. The space sits between the Victorian Village home’s formal dining and living rooms. It features deep red walls, Asian antiques and a custom sofa that hugs the geometricshaped wall. An occupational therapist, Lemmon works with children who have learning and developmental disabilities. He uses the meditationlike space to brainstorm ways to help them learn and grow. “This is the place where I try to figure out what may work for that child,” he says. Lemmon uses the quiet room to engage in two things about which he is passionate – inventing learning tools and writing rhyming children’s books. The décor is designed to cultivate creative thinking, and features subtle natural lines. A Persian rug grounds the space. “When we picked out the artwork, I didn’t want anything busy,” Lemmon says. “I’m easily distracted, so I wanted to keep things very simple and understated.” After the two put their 4-year-old son, Carter, to bed, Lemmon often spends downtime in the lounge. “It’s a good place to brainstorm and prioritize what needs to be done,” he says. “I’d rather do that here, in a calm, relaxing room, than do it in my bedroom before I go to bed.” While serving as a motivating place of respite, the room also expresses the couple’s love of travel and sophisticated sense of style. “I think it’s in good balance,” Lemmon says. •
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veryone is a designer come the holidays. Draping their homes in color, glamour and sparkle, even decorating-challenged homeowners love to spread their holiday cheer on walls, mantels and much more. Their motivations and inspirations are as varied as the style of homes in which they live. But what of those who make delightful décor their year-round vocation? How do professional decorators deck their own halls during the holidays? As a special holiday treat, Central Ohio Home & Garden visited a few beautifully decked-out New Albany homes and asked local designers to weigh in on the holiday traditions that make their seasons merry – from table to tinsel to time spent together.
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he holidays usually have Rick Miller seeing red, and the owner of Miller Van Order Interiors couldn’t be happier. Already enamored with HOLIDAY 2010
the fiery color used throughout his own home’s everyday décor, Miller adds layers of sparkly scarlet, crimson and rose during the holidays. “It just makes me feel good,” Miller says. For this interior designer, the holidays are not a time for subtly. “I like it to be over the top,” he says. “I like a lot of glitz at Christmas. If one ornament is good, 15 (are) better.” Miller starts decorating early. A white tree whose ornaments pay homage to interior design always sits in his bedroom. It features Lilliputian French chairs, chandeliers
and his grandmother’s crystal icicles. Hundreds of ornaments fill cherub-topped trees throughout his home. Miller poses the cherubs to look as if they are placing finishing touches of garland. His aunt inspired the idea using elves she handcrafted. “It was just a delight to see,” he remembers. “She was the Martha Stewart of Utica, Ohio.” The designer no longer has family nearby, so he spends the holidays with a tight-knit group of friends. “It’s not Christmas without friends, I think,” he says. Some friends recently hosted a holiday party dur-
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ing which everyone sang carols. “It’s really endearing in a way because you see these people who have major businesses and hectic lives and lots of things going on, but for a fleeting moment, it’s just like it was when you were a little kid,” he remembers. Miller says he also is trying to recapture, in part, that childlike sense of magic in his holiday décor. “You know how you just look at that stuff as a kid, and it’s just beautiful,” he says. “My theory is if you’re only going to do one thing, make it beautiful.”
f central Ohio had an official holiday decorator, it might be David Andrews. The owner of Designs by David dresses some of the area’s most beautiful homes for the holidays. What’s more, after a day of stringing lights, hanging ornaments and coordinating holiday colors, the designer goes home to his own winter wonderland, filled with a half-dozen carefully decorated trees and scads of holiday collections. “I’ve always been a Christmas fanatic,” Andrews says. Usually held at his home, the Andrews family celebration is rooted in his mother’s English heritage and his father’s German and Scottish ancestry. “I think it makes the traditions even more special now that they’re both gone,” Andrews says. “It meant something to them, and now I feel like I carry them on.” As a child, Andrews embraced the holidays. He was known to rearrange decorations on a family
By Design friend’s tree, and his parents often took him to auctions where he would buy boxes of holiday ornaments for a few dollars apiece. As an adult, he ran the tree-trimming department at Lazarus and helped friends decorate their homes. Word got around, and soon Andrews was known as a professional holiday decorator. Even though his busy holiday season means decorating homes from October to December, Andrews and his siblings take time to incorporate their quirky and grand family traditions. From his German roots comes hide the pickle. “You take the pickle ornament and
hide it somewhere in the tree, and the first child to find it gets a prize,” Andrews says. Another tradition takes shape atop guests’ heads –– crowns from Christmas crackers, an English custom that involves giving dinner
guests beautifully wrapped paper containers. With help from the person seated to the right, each guest pulls an end to pop open the cracker and reveal a paper crown, prizes, jokes or a fortune. For the rest of the meal, guests proudly wear their crowns. “My favorite picture that I have of my mother, she’s wearing this Christmas hat,” Andrews says. “Now that my nieces and nephews are starting to have families, they’re doing the same thing,” Andrews says. “I think that’s the point of carrying on the traditions. You have to tell the kids about why you do it. By kids seeing and knowing about it at an early age, it becomes important to them, too.”
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hen it comes to the holidays, Rose Mary and Doug Kohler don’t mess around. “When you talk about people going the whole nine yards, you’re looking at them,” Rose Mary says. The couple owns Findley-Kohler Interiors in Gahanna. Kohler holidays are focused on enjoying family and friends in abundance.
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In total, the couple has six sons, one daughter and eight granddaughters, most of who live close enough to spend the holidays at “Papa Doug and Mimi Rose’s.” Their decorating philosophy is the bigger, the better. The couple despises skinny, little decorations. “Everything gets decorated, inside and out,” Rose Mary says. “You want to make an impact.” And all of their holiday decorations are fresh. “We use a lot of natural things: fruits and nuts and flowers,” says Rose Mary, whose mother also used fresh greenery. “I like the look of real things.” The Kohlers have kept some childhood traditions. However, they have created many more of their own, from hanging overstuffed stockings filled with surprises to trimming a tree with true meaning. “All the ornaments have a history and a story behind them,” Rose Mary says. “So, the tree is indeed very special.” The Kohlers give each of the children and grandchildren a special ornament every Christmas. The tree and ornaments are so important that, one year when the family rented a home in Key West, they shipped a tree from Vermont and brought boxes of family ornaments to decorate it. At every holiday gathering there’s plenty of family activity — whether it’s all-ages family poker or a board-game marathon — and plenty of food. “Dinner is a feast,” Doug says. And then there’s Doug’s Christmas pants. Doug began wearing the patchwork plaid years ago and has since bought versions for his sons and father to don as well. •
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striking, natural pattern. The DeWitts also added a bar area near the side entrance. It features glass-front cabinets and a wine refrigerator. The kitchen’s side entry now accompanies two additional rear entries, which improved the traffic flow. The “big, ugly” fluorescents that once dominated the kitchen’s natural light are gone — replaced by recessed lighting. And the granite-topped island DeWitt desired now sits in the middle of the generously sized space. A gas stovetop and a convection oven-microwave combo face the island. Unlike the bulk of her previous countertop space, which sat far from the sink and refrigerator, DeWitt’s new cooking and prep areas are right within reach. “Now I have a great workstation,” she says. The aesthetic of the kitchen is warm and fresh. Buttery beige and cream tones are welcoming and calming. All of the kitchen’s colors are repeated in the custom-colored backsplash tile from Pratt & Larson. Almost unbelievably, after Miller and DeWitt picked out the backsplash tile, DeWitt discovered a set of family canisters she had put away and forgotten about that were a near-perfect match for the pattern. A comfortable, Amishmade dining table, chairs and oversized barstools round out the new family hangout. Beneath them rest thick and wooly area rugs. Above hang Tiffanystyle pendant lights with a relaxed-yet-polished craftsman vibe. Not surprisingly, DeWitt enlisted family for decorating help. “It was a lot of fun doing this,” she says. •
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inter is the perfect season to tackle interior projects. Spring and summer typically are the busy seasons when it comes to new construction and remodeling. But unlike new home building that slows during the winter, remodeling stays steady year round. In fact, for many home remodelers, January is the second busiest month of the year. That’s because many interior remodeling projects, such as kitchens, bathrooms and basement remodels, aren’t subject to the harsh winter conditions. Smaller additions and crawl spaces also can be done in winter with some patience and by weathering in, or enclosing, the area that is being remodeled. Sometimes it is necessary to “tent in” and heat these addition foundations. Having the existing home and utilities makes this task less complicated. If the project involves installing new windows or a new door as part of the remodel, this, too, can be accomplished during winter. The open space is simply weathered in during the short period of time the window or door is out. Weathering in a home can be required when
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all year long it comes to siding, stucco and base coats, which are temperature sensitive. Snow is typically easier for remodelers to work with than rain and mud. Second-story additions, dormers and roofing can often be completed during winter months. It’s much easier to keep out the snow than the rain. Also, contractors typically keep the walks shoveled to keep the snow out of the home, not tracking in mud, which is much more difficult to control. There are some remodel-
ing projects that should be left for warmer months. New basement foundations, for example, are difficult, if not impractical, to install during winter. Exterior painting also should not be tackled during winter months. However, contractors typically preprime and first coat the wood siding and trim in a heated shop, or in the addition itself, so the wood is protected from environmental elements and can be installed. Remodeling typically takes place in occupied homes. As
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such, clients do not want to deal with remodeling during the holidays. This is a great time for planning, which allows remodeling to start in early January. If you have put off your remodeling project and think it may be too late in the year, you may want to rethink your timing. It’s never too late to start planning. Contact your local NARI office, which can recommend a remodeling professional to discuss your project with you. By NARI member Todd Schmidt, CR, Renovations Unlimited renovationsunlimited.com
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ore than two centuries ago, Paul Revere rode from Boston to Lexington crying out in an effort to warn colonists of imminent attack, “The British are coming! The British are coming!” Colonists took up arms to defend their families, freedom, and quality of life, and the British were defeated. Fast forward to the 1990s, when a similar cry was heard: “The boomers are coming! The boomers are coming!” The population estimates for aging baby boomers were staggering. The U.S. was to have more than 40 million boomers by 2010. A revolution of a new kind was taking shape as retirement homes and assistedliving companies partnered
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with investors to construct thousands of buildings across the country anticipating the rush of baby boomers who would soon seek their services. However, a significant segment of this boomer population didn’t want to abandon their homes for these amenity-rich, retirement-home communities. As such, the remodeling industry across the nation is seeing a tremendous increase in business to meet the needs of this generation. The boomer population is well educated and resourceful, and they wisely saved for retirement. They recognize family memories, personal possessions and relationships
with neighbors as important values that could remain intact, and even grow, if they remained at home. The challenge then becomes finding and providing the right resources and tools to allow those boomers who want to stay at home to live comfortably and safely throughout the rest of their lives. That’s where a trained remodeling professional comes in. Remodeling professionals who understand the desires of this generation, as well as the natural progression of aging, are focusing on designing space that accommodates this clientele and satisfies their desire to remain in their homes.
A growing awareness of universal design also has helped homeowners understand the importance of designing space and purchasing products that allow their families to evolve comfortably within their home throughout their lifetime. Universal design is about accessibility and everyday living and applies to people of all ages. As people grow older, their physical needs might change. For example, one person might need simple changes, such as switching out doorknobs, while another might need his or her bathroom remodeled to accommodate a walk-in bathtub.
The challenge is finding the right resources and tools to help boomers stay in their homes throughout their lifetime.
Your local NARI office can help point you in the right direction. It offers educational and certification programs to remodeling professionals who want to become experts in universal remodeling. 2010 represented the first year on record when home remodeling projects outnumbered new home builds – a clear indication that boomers are staying in their homes. This combination of increased awareness, availability of universally designed products and demand for boomers to remain in their homes is a trend that is likely to continue for generations to come. By NARI member Bryce Jacob, CR, vice president of Dave Fox Design Build Remodelers davefox.com
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Conservatories make a “great gathering room,” says Robert Harmon, of Elite Home Remodeling that handles Four Seasons Sun Rooms, which built DiSabato-Aust’s conservatory. Conservatories appeal to people who love the outside. “We see a lot of executivetype people who spend long days in the office. It’s kind of like being at home on vacation,” Harmon says. Conversely, Debra Knapke dreamed of becoming a world-famous orchid breeder and built a working greenhouse 20 years ago in the back of her northwest Columbus home. The author of several Ohio-specific gardening books, including Best Garden Plants for Ohio, and an instructor at Columbus State Community College, Knapke also finds respite in plants. “In the winter, when I really need a shot in the arm, I go to the greenhouse to putter around,” says Knapke, who along with her husband, built their own greenhouse. Knapke’s orchid dreams eventually gave way to begonias. In time, tender salvias and other flowers succeeded begonias. This fall, Knapke started peas and lettuce. The temperature in the greenhouse hovers around 55 degrees – ideal for springtime staples. Greenhouses are best suited to serious gardeners who start a lot of seeds, cuttings or have specialty plant passions, Knapke says. You have to know why you want it to determine size, temperature range and other parameters, she says. DiSabato-Aust gathered ideas for a year before launching her project. The planning shows. The airy space beckons temptingly
from the living room. The garden atmosphere is enhanced by a custom wrought iron table and chairs on a colorful, tile-paved area where she writes, paints, designs and entertains. DiSabato-Aust says her conservatory affects visitors in a special way. “People respond to this,” she says. “Plants really have healing power.” Once the exclusive province of merchant princes and oil barons, conservatories and greenhouses are becoming more widespread as sophisticated plastics and double-pane, tinted glass makes such spaces pleasant year round without spending bushels of money on utility bills. Kits for small, simple greenhouses can cost a few hundred dollars up to thousands for top-of-the-line Hartley Glasshouses. Conservatories start in the $20,000 range. The investment depends on the homeowner’s goals, says Jim Best, general manager for Rosati Windows, which handles conservatories and more conventional three-and four-season rooms that can be customized with an abundance of windows for a glasshouse effect. While conservatories are drawing interest around town, they aren’t yet quite as trendy as in cold, gray England, Best says. The concept of enclosing space with a conservatory, however, is adaptable. For instance, a New Albany homeowner added a conservatory off the master bath. And a Worthington resident built a free-standing conservatory overlooking a ravine. “Whatever you can imagine, it can be done,” Best says. •
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When organizing a tailgate party, the goal is to keep the host’s job simple without leaving guests in the cold. Smart planning is a must, whether guests will be tailgating in the backyard or from the comfort of the couch, Cecil says. “You have to take into consideration the temperature and possible wind,” Cecil says. “Heartier fare is fun to do, such as soups and stews cooked outside in Dutch ovens or cast iron, which tend to hold their heat longer.” One-dish meals easily can be made in advance and kept warm throughout the game. Hosts can make serving simple and fun by featuring a top-your-own chili bar with extras such as rice, cheeses, hot sauces, vegetables or sour cream. Time-pressed hosts could hold a chili potluck to allow guests to show off their own recipes. Cecil also suggests serving
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THE END ZONE Create beautiful desserts to end any party in style with a few cake-decorating tips from Jones. Her winning cake design featured Brutus Buckeye tailgating atop an SUV decked out in scarlet and gray. Jones’ attention to detail, which included a miniature grill and beverage cooler, set her apart from the competition at the show. “There is no reason you can’t make a cake do or be anything,” she says. Try these cake-decorating tips at home. l Try the paper towel trick. Use a spatula to smooth crustingstyle buttercream icing onto a cake. Allow icing to crust for 20 minutes, then place a plain, smooth paper towel over frosted cake and rub lightly with palm to create a flawless finish. l Buttercream icing can sit out for a few hours at most. Fondant has a longer life. l Put an extra-thick layer of buttercream underneath for flavor if covering a cake in fondant. l Use dabs of icing as glue when adding decorative elements to fondant. l Use wooden dowels and cardboard to create stability in tiered cakes. Use at least one board for every four layers. •
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Home for the holidays: It is less a place reachable by a four-wheeled sleigh than it is a state of mind — and heart. Maybe that’s why we spend so much precious holiday energy decorating our homes to reflect how we feel about the season: happy and bright, whimsical and welcoming. Cloistered cozily inside, we might shy away from gray skies and days that bite, but winter still feels warm and alive. Gilded pinecones, snowflakes adorned with salty crystals and tiny constellations twinkling around trees bring the wonderland to us. Inside our life-sized snow globes, every ordinary thing has magical potential. Dinner becomes feast, friends become family and parents become wish granters. So, as you wrap your banisters with evergreen and your family in winter warmth, take time out from whatever holiday you celebrate to let loved ones — and strangers — know that home for the holidays is always within reach. Merry winter and happy decorating from Central Ohio Home & Garden.
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