Columbus July 2022

WORTH IT
Kerry admits that the family missed
their kitchen during the renovation,
but the final space makes it all
worth it. “We lived out of the basement
where we have a wet bar,” she
describes. “We still tried to cook in
the microwave, and we used our oven
roaster and hot plate. We invested in a
lot of meal kits.”
“The stairs were the hardest,” Kerry
adds of refinishing the staircase to
match with the modern farmhouse feel
of the renovation. “Our house looked
like a haunted house, or like we’d gone
to the moon. They used a powdercoated
paint, so everything was tarped.
It only took three or four days. I wasn’t
sure I’d go through that part again—
but the results are worth it. I am so
thankful for the crew who came into
our home, especially over the course
of the pandemic. They cared about our
home and our family.”
The coffee station and microwave can be
discreetly hidden behind recessing cabinetry doors.
RESOURCES
Construction The Cleary Company;
Design Katie Florjancic, The Cleary
Company; Cabinetry Shaker door in
Starless sky on island and bar, Snowbound
on perimeter. Bench cabinet in white oak;
Countertops Vadara Quartz Carrara
Nuovo; Backsplash Anticato Cerato
Carrara 4 x 12 honed; Hardware
Channing from Top Knobs; Faucet
Moen; Sink Kohler Ironridge Cast Iron;
Sconces Savoy House Morland; Island
Pendant One Light Pendant, Elegant
Lighting; Dining chandelier Open Frame
Linear, Shades of Light; Fireplace White
oak mantel, Emser Tile White Cube Link
Collection façade, Vadara Quartz Carrara
Nuovo hearth
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