Cincinnati February/March 2024
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KEEPING IN<br />
character<br />
Extensive remodel stays true to home’s heritage<br />
BY KAREN BRADNER | PHOTOS BY NEW HORIZON<br />
It’s understandable why anyone considering a major home<br />
renovation would take a step back before making the commitment<br />
to ask themselves if this is the right decision for their<br />
needs.<br />
“That was the big debate—stay or move,” says Brian O’Mara<br />
who lives with his wife Carrie in a 120-year-old home in the<br />
Columbus neighborhood of Marble Cliff.<br />
The couple questioned whether they wanted to “deal with<br />
all the time and destruction while being displaced,” he says.<br />
“We could make a clean break and move to something newer<br />
that didn’t need as much work.”<br />
In the end, as with most decisions of this type, it came down<br />
to location. “We like our community, neighbors, sidewalks,<br />
streetlights and golf carts,” Brian says. Plus, he’s a fan of the<br />
area’s pace: “No speed limit is higher than 25 mph.” ➻<br />
42 housetrends.com
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