Dayton September 2023
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Comfortably<br />
CONTEMPORARY<br />
Minimalist interior and inviting<br />
outdoors support relaxed lifestyle<br />
BY KAREN BRADNER | PHOTOS BY GREG GRUPENHOF<br />
Five years ago, Jen met Bob and the two started dating.<br />
One year later they decided to tie the knot—despite<br />
a slight incompatibility. When it comes to decorating<br />
styles, Jen came to the relationship with a penchant for<br />
“minimalistic, streamlined and functional” design while<br />
Bob’s house was filled with “puffy, oversized, brown<br />
leather.”<br />
“I needed help,” says Bob. “I was in crisis.”<br />
Although Jen admits she is not without issues of her<br />
own. “I get a little OCD with some stuff, she says. “I<br />
don’t like to see plugs and cords and all that.”<br />
The two have learned to compromise, and as often<br />
happens in happy marriages—the final result skews<br />
heavily toward the wife’s tastes. But Bob is okay with<br />
that. “I got straightened out,” he says. ➻<br />
18 housetrends.com
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