Columbus March/April 2024

Most of the walls are painted soft neutrals,
to allow the many pieces of artwork to stand out.
The couple’s love of color and pattern is
evident immediately upon entering their home.
Stepping inside
After living in a hi-rise with one operating
window, the couple was drawn
to a corner unit in One Highland
thanks to its abundance of windows
with their appeal of natural light,
the high ceilings—10-feet in most
rooms, 13-feet in the great room—
and the overall airy feeling of the
space.
“I just love opening all these windows,”
the homeowner says. “At our
previous place you could only open
one.”
The 1,800-square-foot floor plan
includes a kitchen, living and dining
areas, two bedrooms, two baths and
a balcony off the great room. Off the
main entry, there’s a laundry room,
furnace room, and hall closet
In addition to the windows, woodwork
in the form of built-in bookcases,
a fireplace mantel, crown molding,
kitchen cabinetry, and wide-plank,
white oak hardwood floors were a
major draw as well. All these features
were in place before the couple made
their selection. Being the third couple
to take up residence in the building,
they had their choice of location,
style, and floor plan. “Some units are
more traditional,” she says. “We liked
the look of this one which is transitional,
if not contemporary.”
Putting their own touch on the
space came in the form of bold artwork
and walls. They have an eyecatching
collection of mostly contemporary
art by local artists including
glass pieces by Springfield, Ohio
artist Doug Frates and paintings by
Cincinnati-based Nelle Ferrara. And
the homeowners don’t shy away from
paint colors.
“We used turquoise, purple and
orange to our advantage,” she says. ➻
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