Good Neighbors: In Ohio, an Architect Turns a Cottage Next Door Into the Family Guesthouse
Though it wasn’t long ago that his family purchased this cottage, they’ve been thinking about it since Greg was a kid growing up on the ranch. “The cottage is directly next to our farm. You can see my parents’ house on top of the hill,” he says. He remembers every time they’d drive by the small home, his mom would make a comment about how it would make a great guesthouse for visiting family and friends. So, decades later, when the property was put up for sale, it felt like kismet.
Greg, as the architect in the family, and his wife Liz Dutton, an interior designer, were put in charge of the remodel, a challenging project that proved to be more restoration than renovation, as they strove to highlight many of the cottage’s original charms. It was also, it turned out, a bonding experience with his dad. “My dad has a love for restoring old things, and it was fun to work with him on bringing the house back to life,” he says.
Below, Greg walks us through the family affair.
Photography by Erin Kelly, courtesy of Greg Dutton Studio.
Above: “This was a labor of love,” says Greg. “It would have been easier to build from scratch, but the character and quality of the materials in the existing house were irreplaceable. When you build new, you can’t get the antique heart pine floors, the aged plaster, the single paned bubbled glass windows. And we love the idea of preserving history.”
Above: The home’s pink-kissed palette was inspired by the original pine floors, revealed after removing four layers of linoleum. “To create a moment at the ceiling, we used common red oak paneling to tie into the pink of the existing heart pine floors,” says Greg. Liz chose Sherwin Williams’ Renwick Beige for all the millwork. Both the sconces and the taps are by deVOL.
Above: The pantry, pictured here, is original to the home and inspired the rest of the Amish-built cabinetry in the kitchen. The soapstone was sourced from a stone yard in Columbus.
Above: Square Zellige tiles in Casablanca White, from Zia Tile, make up the backsplash. And just like in the kitchen of Greg and Liz’s Columbus home, an old-fashioned dining table anchors the space. “We found it at The Heart of Ohio antique show in Springfield,” says Greg.
Above: The view from living room into the kitchen.
Above: The original working fireplace. The Napoleon chairs were sourced from Jayson Home.
Above: The vintage hutch was sourced from Garden Style Living. Cafe curtains in the living room provide a bit of privacy. “We didn’t want to obstruct the view to the surrounding farms, but still wanted to keep some privacy from the cars that pass along the road nearby.”
Above: About the Chesterfield sofa: It’s “a well-loved RH sofa that was one of our first adult purchases. It’s moved with us across at least five homes,” says Greg. Walls are painted in JH Wall Paint’s limewash in #101; trim is Benjamin Moore’s Tyler Gray.
Above: A vintage Jenny Lind bed in one of the two bedrooms. A ceiling-height shelf for books is unexpected and delightful. All the vintage rugs in the home were sourced from Swoon Rugs.
Above: “I found the tub sitting in the backyard of an architectural salvage shop in Columbus. The patina accumulated from being left out in the weather,” says Greg. “We loved the weathered look of it so much that we decided not to refinish it. I just used a lot of barkeeper’s friend to clean up the porcelain and we left all the rest just the same as we found it.” The shower curtain is from Parachute. The floor tiles are from the Zio & Sons collection at Clé.
Above: Like the tub, the vintage sink was found at Columbus Architectural Salvage. The sconces and mirror are also vintage.
Above: The sweet re-built front porch. Greg and Liz decided on a muted yellow for the exterior, inspired by the native goldenrod that grows nearby.
For more projects by the couple, see:
* Hygge in Ohio: An Architect’s Scandi-Inspired Off-the-Grid Hut
* Kitchen of the Week: A New Heart of the Home for a Young Family in Columbus, Ohio | BidBuddy.com
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