SEPTEMBER

The 4,400-square-foot house, with five bedrooms and three and a half bathrooms, is valued at $1.5 million.

Function-Focused Open Space

Open concept plans with lots of living space are an old hat to Old World, but in its Dream Home, the company made efforts to clearly define distinct areas to serve different functions within the house. Old World used a combination of rustic and refined styles to create the “ultimate family home,” says April Small, lead architectural designer for the company’s central Ohio office.

“You don’t have to marry yourself to that modern aesthetic or that farmhouse aesthetic,” Small says.

A lounge space just a step down from the entrance is designed for entertaining, but it’s flexible enough to be easily transformed to fit the needs of the homeowners. It leads into the rest of the open first floor, which is framed by multiple archways fitted with custom drywall.

The first floor is anchored by a centralized open kitchen that connects to the great room and dining room. Highlights of the kitchen space include custom cabinets, a rustic ceiling with stained wooden beams and a fully functional, custom-built wood island topped with Cambria Blackwood quartz. The great room is entirely visible from the kitchen island, framed by one of the arches.

“That view from the kitchen island facing back, to me, is just unbelievable,” says Kevin English, general manager for Old World’s central Ohio office. “That’s my favorite part of the house.”

A back kitchen, with an extra sink and dishwasher, is included to add preparation space and make it easier for people to gather in the main kitchen. That room is also built to accommodate pets.

“Pets are a huge part of most families’ lives, so (the room has) dedicated space for storage of their food (and) their bowls,” Small says. “It’s a really great area to house all those extra, messy functions that families need on a daily basis.”

Also not far from the entrance is what English calls the “Zoom room,” a dedicated office space ideal for taking calls and virtual meetings, with a 7-by7 foot Crystalia glass interior window looking out on the rest of the home.

A custom wood island topped with Cambria Blackwood quartz anchors the open kitchen .

The home’s back kitchen provides a more secluded space for meal prep .

The kids’ study room, situated centrally in the home . It’s private enough to do work, but still connected to the rest of the living area.

Emphasis on Visibility

Seeking to create a workspace for children as well, Old World incorporated a kids’ study room, with a 12-foot table and convenient outlets for devices, into the design. A window makes the study room visible from the kitchen – just in case the kids need the occasional reminder that they’re supposed to be working – but not audible. “The kids can be in there, you can see them, but neither one of you can hear each other enough to be distracting,” English says.

And connecting many of the home’s distinct spaces is a custom white oak stairway, complete with custom-fabricated wrought-iron railings, that stretches from the lower level to the second floor. Like the study room, it’s visible from the kitchen through an interior window.

“It’s very dramatic … if you’re looking from the bottom up or the top down,” English says.

Though the home is engineered to allow connections between rooms, the owner’s retreat is consciously separate. That space is home to a vaulted ceiling with wooden beams; a coffee bar; a walk-in closet with plenty of storage space; high transom windows for natural light; and an open bathroom with floating vanities, a floating soaking tub and a walk-in shower with two shower heads and four sprayers.

Other highlights of the home include:

• A clean-lined fireplace surround with custom millwork in the great room

• A mix of natural slate and engineered hardwood flooring, with the different styles taking advantage of different levels of natural light

• A finished space in the lower level, with low-maintenance polished concrete floors, containing a pub and media room

• A wraparound covered porch and an uncovered raised deck

The “Zoom” room .

With over 20 new home communities throughout the Columbus area!

Offering new homes in Grove City, Hilliard, Delaware, Pickerington, South Bloomfield, Pataskala, and more!

Marysville

33

42

Delaware

315

71

Westerville

Dublin

270

New Albany

161

Hilliard

70

Columbus

270

16

Pataskala

Reynoldsburg

270

Grove City

71

Blacklick

Groveport

70

Pickerington

33

Call or Text 614.610.4201

Or scan the code to discover more!

fischerhomes.com ©2022 Fischer Homes, Inc.

Dream HOME

5565 Evans Farm Dr., Lewis Center, OH 43035

BY GARTH BISHOP

Drawing the Line

Long sight lines showcase 3 Pillar house’s expansive living area and backyard entertainment zone

Parade homes are always loaded with standout features, and 3 Pillar Homes’ Dream Home is no exception. But it’s the carefully planned sight lines that make those standout features, well, stand out. 3 Pillar has three entries in this year’s BIA Parade of Homes, but it’s the one in Evans Farm that’s really the showpiece. The 3,674-square-foot home has four bedrooms and three and a half bathrooms.

Evans Farm is designed in the New Urbanism style, which means the neighborhood is big on walkability, accessibility of public spaces, diversity of living options and proximity to community amenities. Garages front on alleys, minimizing traffic on main streets and encouraging resident interaction.

Designing a house there is a wholly different experience for the architect. So it helps that 3 Pillar Director of Design and Architecture Adam Rainwater, who designed the house, is an Evans Farm resident himself.

“Evans Farm is really big into front porch living … but this house actually has some pretty special backyard living as well,” Rainwater says.

The garage is offset to accommodate extra space for entertaining in the backyard, and it has doors that open up to add even more space for entertainment. The backyard’s highlights include a covered porch and a 30-footwide pool with a tanning ledge, constructed so the centers of the porch and pool are aligned. Additional yard space beyond that allows for cascading layers of space all the way to the alley, Rainwater says: covered porch, porch, pool, yard.

The front of the house, designed in a traditional American four-square style, features multiple sets of French doors on the front porch to make the house look even more inviting. Different materials – including brick under the porch, lap siding above it, large overhangs with elaborate trim work and shutters for texture – add character to the front elevation.

There’s a straight line of sight through the home’s front double doors to the rear double doors, which lead right to the covered porch and the pool beyond.

“It creates an instant connection from the inside of the house to the backyard entertainment space,” Rainwater says.

Open sight lines and great views are an important part of the interior as well. Just through the foyer, which is flanked by a study and a guest suite, are the kitchen, great room and morning room – all in a long line, with stained beams running along the ceiling to break up the space.

“While you’re in the main space, it’s wide open from one side to the other,” says Rainwater.

The kitchen is arranged so the refrigerator is tucked into its own area, ensuring it doesn’t need to take up any of the cabinet space and keeping it out of sight from the main living space.

“The fridge is still very accessible, but the kitchen itself was designed to keep that line of sight in the axis,” Rainwater says. “The range is in the middle, flanked by cabinets.”

FOR THOSE 62 OR BETTER

You can purchase a home like this for a one-time payment and no monthly mortgage payments1 with the Lifestyle Home Loan.

For illustrative purposes only. ceiling, with large towering cabinets on either side. Windows frame the large 48-inch range. The kitchen island has cabinets of its own, as well as two dishwashers. A small bar off to the side is easily accessible from both the backyard and the main living space.

Off the kitchen is a supplementary kitchen area with another refrigerator, microwave and dedicated wine area.

The master suite offers another set of impressive sight lines, with the bathroom, bedroom and closet all in a row.

“When you walk into the space, it opens up and feels very wide, even though it’s a bunch of smaller spaces in one,” Rainwater says.

Because it’s directly above the main living area, which has a higher ceiling, the master suite is a step up from the rest of the second floor. The bathroom features a large walk-in shower, symmetrical vanities and a make-up vanity, while the closet opposite the bathroom is outfitted with built-in closet trim.

Other highlights of the house include:

• An open staircase directly off the main living space

• A secondary pocket office near the mudroom to complement the main office and offer a second space for remote work

• A large private master suite and two additional bedrooms upstairs

• Trim panels on the walls to add visual interest to every space

• White paint to bring light to most spaces, with the exceptions of iron ore in the study and charcoal in the powder room

Mutual of Omaha Mortgage introduces an age-based FHA-insured mortgage program known as the Lifestyle Home Loan.

Program Specifics: •Available to those 62 and better •No monthly mortgage payment1 •Minimal income and credit requirements •FHA-Insured •Homeowner remains solely on title

Contact Us Today!

Phone: (614) 339-0432 | Email: Team@HECMProgram.com

Learn how you can qualify for a loan with one of the nation’s largest lenders

1Borrower must occupy home as primary residence and remain current on property taxes, homeowner’s insurance, the costs of home maintenance, and any HOA fees. 2Right to remain in home is contingent on compliance with loan terms. Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc. dba Mutual of Omaha Reverse Mortgage, NMLS ID 1025894. AL Consumer Credit License 22123. AR Combination Mortgage Banker/Broker/Servicer License 109250. FL Mortgage Lender Servicer License MLD1827. IN-DFI Mortgage Lending License 43321. KS Mortgage Company License MC.0025612. KY Mortgage Company License MC707287. MI 1st Mortgage Broker/Lender/Servicer Registrant FR0022702. MN Residential Mortgage Originator Exemption MN-OX-1025894. MO Mortgage Company License 21-2472. ND Money Broker License MB103387. OH Residential Mortgage Lending Act Certificate of Registration RM.804535.000. OK Mortgage Lender License ML012498. PA Mortgage Lender License 72932. SC BFI Mortgage Lender/Servicer License MLS-1025894. TN Mortgage License 190182. These materials are not from HUD or FHA and the document was not approved by HUD, FHA or any Government Agency. Subject to Credit Approval. For licensing information, go to: www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org #883833023

Dream HOME

11339 Winterberry Dr., Plain City, OH 43064

BY GARTH BISHOP

Photos courtesy of Prestige Pro Photo

Outside In

Super-sized screened porch connects outdoors to alfresco bar in Bob Webb Dream Home

The minds at Bob Webb Homes know there’s more to luxury home design than mere square footage. So when they built their biggest-ever screened porch for their Dream Home in Eversole Run, they made sure its size was just one of many highlights.

Weighing in at an impressive 6,356- square-feet, the six-bedroom, five-anda-half-bathroom house is one in a long line of ambitious projects for Bob Webb in Jerome Village. Bob Webb homes have been staples of the development, of which Eversole Run is part, since its early days as the site of the 2013 BIA Parade of Homes.

Outdoor living has only become more important to homeowners over those nine years, says Brandon Belli, chief operations officer for Bob Webb. So while bringing the outdoors in was a key component of the company’s 2013 Parade home, this year, Bob Webb went even farther, incorporating an alfresco bar that extends from the dinette into the screened-in porch.

Western bifold windows make the indoor section weatherproof during cold conditions, and the outdoor section is loaded with features for when the weather cooperates, including a fireplace and TV, as well as a beadboard ceiling. When the windows are open and out of the way, they leave room for a passthrough and four barstools.

Also expected to grab Parade visitors’ attention is the lower level, where the bar and entertainment area is so massive

The home offers seamless flow between spaces and plenty of natural light .

The bourbon room offers another space to entertain .

that it had to be divided into different sections. The stairs open directly into a wine bar, which is completely encased in glass, with tables and a considerable amount of space for bottles. This area also hosts a huge TV and speakers with surround sound.

“Across from the bar are four TVs that are wired together,” says Bob Webb Marketing Coordinator Lindsay Barhorst. “It’s one image, or you can separate it and have two different channels on two TVs (each).”

Just off the main bar area is a concept Bob Webb has been incorporating more into its custom houses: a bourbon room. It contains a standing island as well as leather chairs with a table in the middle for relaxation. Lit glass shelves are designed to hold bottles, and a handful of highlighted cabinets – also lit – are for the premium bottles. A built-in TV and mini bourbon barrels are on the back wall with the cabinets.

“It’s a really cool setup and its own little private area,” says Belli.

No Bob Webb home would be complete without the messy kitchen, and the Dream Home’s messy kitchen is the biggest one the company has built since it started incorporating them in 2016. It’s highlighted by Cambria countertops and an entire wall of doorless base cabinets that roll out.

Elsewhere on the first floor is the clubroom, which is intended to be a more casual version of a study. The ceiling has beam detail in an X shape, with wood slatted trim on the ceiling between the

The house was built to be a show home, so Bob Webb has included feature walls in almost every room, accenting them with brick, trim or paint. Every room has a different set of ceiling details, too, which is especially helpful given the open floor plan, Belli says.

“Even though the rooms are open – they’re not separated by walls – you can stand and look at three different ceiling details” to tell them apart, he says.

Nowhere is the ceiling more of a standout than in the master suite.

“The ceiling detail in there might be the best ceiling detail in the entire house,” Belli says.

The master bath contains a black freestanding tub atop a blackand-white diamond-shaped tile floor. A bench with glass above and below it leads into the zero-entry shower with dual shower heads. Also in the master suite are his and hers closets with full-height mirrored doors, and the latter leads directly into the second-floor laundry room.

Other highlights of the home include: • A first-floor in-law suite with built-in Murphy bed • A second-floor nanny suite with a hidden door and floating desk • 12-foot ceilings in the kitchen and great room • A multipurpose gaming and study room

LOOKING TO REMODEL, REFI, BUILD, OR BUY?

Independent Bank makes it fast and easy!

With our quick turn-around times and local decision making, we can streamline the process. We also offer several financing options to fit your building needs.

We would welcome the opportunity to sit down and discuss your options.

Ryan Childress

Vice President Area Sales Manager P: 614.907.7248 C: 614.638.7814 E: RChildress@ibcp.com

Diane L. Cochran

Senior Residential Loan Officer P: 614.907.7249 C: 614.580.6575 E: DCochran@ibcp.com

Ray Conley

Residential Loan Officer P: 614.907.7267 C: 614.309.8500 E: RConley@ibcp.com