Home remodel takes a complete 180
For 15 years, DeeAnn, her husband, and two young daughters lived in a two-bedroom ranch on a secluded parcel of land off a country road in Grove City. Space was…
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Colorful flower bed ideas
We all want brilliant splashes of color in our flower beds with minimal maintenance. The Browns’ garden features these popular native plants for bursts of seasonal color. The perfect border…
Unique landscape design creates secluded sanctuary
Back in 1988, when Bo and Sukey Brown bought their circa 1942 home in Southwestern Ohio, the back yard was great for the four kids, ages 12, 10, 8, and…
Elegant Mariemont condo
In Kentucky, the first weekend in May is all about watching the horses run…but here in Cincinnati, we like to watch the pigs fly. This year marked the 18th anniversary…
Backyard oasis: Friends welcome here
Step into Barb and Joe Necastro’s Cleveland Heights back yard and you will see green space so expansive, you might forget that you are in the heart of a fairly…
Remodeling ideas prove great minds think alike
As you step through the entry hall and into the spacious kitchen of this Chagrin Falls home, a calming wave of blue rolls over you, lowering your heart rate and…
Landscape design leads to refreshing private paradise
Any parent understands just how much children love to play outside. And a big component of parenthood is to provide a safe environment for children to enjoy the great outdoors.…
Kitchen renovation for the first timers
Sam and Jennifer are engaged to be married. Along with planning a wedding, they took on the challenge of renovating their first home together. Sam and Jennifer lived in their…
Kitchen renovation for the empty nesters
Mike and Nancy lived in their Palm Harbor home with their three children for 28 years. “Once the kids started moving out, we started looking at the lifestyle we really…
Architectural designs are one with nature
Patience is a virtue, a saying that proved true for Sheila Geraci, the proud owner of a Prairie-style home on Lake Ann in Odessa. Sheila drove back a long, winding…
Swimming pool design is straight out of the playbook
Apparently, what works on the playing field, works in pool design as well. Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Doug Martin knew exactly what he wanted when he decided to add…
Home makeover with a mission
As soon as someone tells you they set the alarm before five every morning to work out, you have a pretty good idea that this is someone who is driven…