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he BEST of Fall Central Ohio Home & Garden Show is just a couple of weeks away. There will be something for everyone at the three-day show. Entertaining, cooking, decorating and landscaping ideas will abound — along with plenty of guest celebrities, including HGTV’s Vern Yip, sharing their home-improvement expertise. The show also will feature Michael Boudreault, a talented muralist based in Columbus, who graciously let us conduct a Q&A for this issue of the magazine (see page 53). I also want to bring to your attention ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, which was in town recently to build a new home for a deserving Columbus family. In August, the cast and crew of the show, along with P&D Builders Inc. and thousands of volunteers, built a new home for the Rhodes family. The show is scheduled to air sometime around the holidays. In the February issue of Central Ohio Home & Garden, we will feature a rare behind-the scenes story on what it takes to construct a home — in just one week, nonetheless. Locally based P&D Builders is going to give the magazine a sneak peek at what goes into this roundthe-clock labor of love. •

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Contents BEST of Fall 2011

ON THE COVER

Cave Dwellings 8 DEPARTMENTS

By Design 14 Great rooms — The heart of the home

Best of Home 22 Informal Dining — No rules

Great Outdoors 49 Michael Leach gets us ready for fall

At Home With 56 Home remodeler Peter A. Robinson

Gourmet Style 60 Kitchen islands — A gathering spot for all occasions

Our Backyard 66 special feature

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Q&A with Michael Boudreault and highlights of the Central Ohio Home & Garden BEST of Fall Show

On the Cover

Cave Dwellings Story by

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JEFF THITOFF

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ong ago, caves provided protection from outside elements and the threat of certain prehistoric creatures. At their best — they were damp, dark and cavernous. Over the years, man and woman have created much more impressive dwellings, featuring modern amenities. The cave as a dwelling seemed to be disappearing. But as time passed, man desired a designated space that was strictly inspired by, and primarily geared toward, the male species — and with that, the “man cave” was born. In the beginning, man caves consisted of mammoth-sized televisions and normally were located at the lowest level of the house — the basement — or along the outer reaches of the garage. The cave was often dark, even on the brightest of days.

‘I’m not a big basement person, and I didn’t want this to look like a basement. Our basement (left is kind of our ski lodge now.’

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— Tracey Wallace

As man and woman evolved, and as technology and architecture advanced, these cave dwellings changed. In 2011, it’s no longer a cave — nor is it something just for men. It’s a family destination that has something for all. “I deal primarily with the wives now, and they have the most input,” says Jon Smith, co-owner of Buckeye Basements. “They want something spectacular for themselves, where they can have parties with their friends and host events like wine tastings.” Smith receives a variety of requests from homeowners wanting to redo their lowerlevel living areas based on their lifestyles. “Some people are just looking for someplace to send the kids, but a lot of people want something that is different than what everybody else has,” Smith says. “We’re putting one in right now that has a wine cellar, a bar and six stone arches.” The Wallace family in Westerville had an unfinished basement where their three boys played hockey and other sports, but decided to change the space for entertaining family and friends. The finished product, handled by Buckeye Basements, included a 100-inch media screen, flanked by a pair of 36-inch plasma televisions, a full kitchen, bathroom and bedroom, a wine room with

The Boyers of Upper Arllington lowered their basement by eight inches.

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a stone arch, fireplace and a pinball machine. The trio of televisions allows the family to view multiple sporting events and makes the Wallace home quite the popular place, where the boys and their friends play video games. Tracey Wallace is pleased with the finished product and says it’s a terrific venue to host parties. “I’m not a big basement person, and I didn’t want this to look like a basement,” she says. “Our basement is kind of our ski lodge now.” Upper Arlington resident Sally Boyer used to call her basement “the cave.” When the Boyer children were younger, they played in the space. But as they got older, a transformation was necessary. “It was not the most inviting area,” says husband Paul Boyer. “Whitewashed limestone walls, cement floor, pipes and ducts and wires visible on the ceiling.” The Boyers took a drastic approach when they renovated the space by lowering the floor eight inches.

“We knew this project would provide some unexpected challenges,” Sally Boyer says. Renovators Inc. was up to the task and gutted the old floor and transformed the cave into something more appealing and useful. The finished product included a beautifully designed living area, kitchen and full bathroom, a new laundry room and the infusion of natural light by installing several deep well windows. “Today, our basement is part of our daily living space,” Sally Boyer says. “Several nights a week there are anywhere from four to 10 kids downs there watching a movie, playing a video game, enjoying a Bible study, playing cards or ping pong.” While the Wallace and Boyer families were renovating their caves, the Robinson family was moving into a new house that was part of this year’s BIA Parade of Homes at Olentangy Falls. Weaver Custom Homes built the house. The basement has a factory-like,

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industrial look with an open ceiling and modern feel throughout. “The industrial part of it was the idea of our president, and it looks great with the 10-foot ceiling,” says design coordinator Daisy Shamp. The space is almost 2,000 square feet. There’s a bar, full kitchen, television area and pool table in the main space. In addition, there’s a wine cellar, a playroom, bedroom, bathroom and exercise room. Shamp says the industrial look is “unexpected” when you see it for the first time. “We heard some people saying the design might not fly in this area, but it came out very nicely,” she says. After the Parade, the Robinsons had the option of changing the design elements. However, they left it as is. “Everything they did down there looks great — from the metal around the posts on the bar, the light fixtures, the handrail coming down the steps — it all comes together really well,” Anna Robinson says. • Photos by

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Great expectations Great Rooms — The Heart of the Home Story by

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abeling rooms can be tricky. Some spaces, like the dining room or bedroom, have obvious reasons for their monikers. Others aren’t quite so clear, like the attic or the den. But what about the great room? The name provides an expectation that is difficult to meet. What is so great about the room that makes it worthy of such a name? The exact birth date of the first great room is unknown, but its popularity began

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to soar in the 1990s. “When I was growing up, mom and dad had a formal living room and there was a formal dining room and a family room,” says Bob Yoakam, president of Rockford Homes. “That formal living room has almost gone away and people have taken some of that space and incorporated it into the family room and made it larger to make it the great room.” As new homes were being built, consumers took a hard look at what really was

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functional in the homes, and where they would spend the majority of their time. “We didn’t use the formal living room when I was growing up,” Yoakam says. “It was where all the pretty furniture was and no one went in there unless there was a big party or something. The great room is one place they can use all the time.” Great rooms almost always featured two stories, but now people are going with nine- and 10-foot ceilings, Yoakam says. “The added ceiling height does a lot to the volume of space,” Yoakam says. “Sometimes that added space opens to a loft on the second floor for the kids to use while mom and dad are with the guests downstairs.” Lisa Theado, who handles sales and marketing for The Tuckerman Home Group, says certain design elements are standard in great rooms that make them warm and inviting. “The concept is to open the floor plan, so the rooms are one cohesive unit,” she says. “Even if you aren’t in the same room, the openness makes you seem like you are all together.” And that, perhaps, is the biggest difference between great rooms and living rooms or family rooms. Great rooms typically are open from the kitchen so it’s more of a gathering spot. Most have a fireplace

‘You can date yourself out of a kitchen in 12 months, but the great room designs last much longer.’ — Lisa Theado and a bank of windows along the back of the house, according to Theado. “Trying to bring in outdoor living space has become very popular,” she says. “Even if it’s snowing outside, you’re sitting by the fire and you can see the snow falling and not feel like you are trapped inside.” When deciding on a design for the great room, there aren’t too many hard-and-fast rules — other than the room has to be great, of course. Michelle Ethridge-Craycraft of InStyle Interiors has designed a number of great

By Design

The Reis home in Muirfield presented a unique challenge because the layout was longer and narrower than many great rooms.

rooms. “The top three focal points are usually the fireplace, television and the wall of windows,” Ethridge-Craycraft says. “Those are critical.” Ethridge-Craycraft says it’s important not to ignore the fireplace. Its location typically dictates the placement of the TV. “You usually don’t want the TV to go in a spot opposite of the fireplace, because then you would have your back to the fireplace,” she says. “And then you have to make sure the windows don’t conflict with the television and bring in a glare.” Sometimes, Ethridge-Craycraft has to contend with a smaller area or a more narrow design. The great room in the Reis home in Muirfield presented a unique challenge because the layout was longer and narrower than most.

“Michelle recommended we get an L-shaped sofa with a round table in the middle,” Bridget Reis says. “That and the way she designed the colors in the room made it much warmer.” When designing rooms that aren’t the ideal size or have larger items that might limit space, Ethridge-Craycraft gets creative. “You can put a writing desk behind the sofa, or low book shelves behind the couch to eliminate wall book shelves,” she says. “A lot of time an upholstered ottoman coffee table is nice because you can store toys there if you have young children.” One aspect of the great room that used to require a significant amount of space is the television, but that rarely is the case anymore. “People used to want to hide these big,

ugly televisions inside a large armoire, but TVs now look very cool,” Ethridge-Craycraft says. “With the flat screens, people don’t mind showing them off, they take up less space and are much more attractive.” Theado says one of the biggest changes in great rooms is the addition of more elements being built into the rooms. Bookcases and entertainment centers are being constructed in the walls to maximize space. Other than that, people are sticking with what has worked for years, she says. “You can date yourself out of a kitchen in 12 months, but the great room designs last much longer,” Theado says. Yoakam agrees. “It’s going to continue to be a standard going forward,” he says. “It’s a room you use every day and it’s versatile because you can make it as comfortable and as formal as you’d like it to be.” •

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osati Windows founder Mike Rosati finds that the old adage “doing well by doing good” is the best business maxim. As passionate as Rosati is about serving his customers, he’s even more zealous about serving the entire community. The company gives back a portion of every window that the local manufacturing, installation and service company sells. “A portion of every window we sell goes to help those who need it most in our community,” Rosati says. “I have lived in central Ohio my whole life, so I see the needs of the community.” That commitment led the company founder to establish the Rosati Windows Foundation, designed to support worthy local causes. The foundation helps Buckeye Ranch, Ohio Cancer Research Associates, Nurturing Nursing Professionals Scholarships at The Ohio State University, Franklin Park Conservatory, Justice League of Ohio, Columbus Italian Festival, Columbus Piave Club and Access

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company. We understand clearly that our customers are the lifeblood of our business and that they do us a favor by letting us serve them,” Rosati says. “And we’re proud to let our customers know that we’re as committed to serving the community as we are to serving them.” Rosati Windows’ promise

service permeates the entire company, with customer service at the core of its culture. That obsession with customer service has paid off. Some 40 percent of the company’s business comes via referrals from satisfied customers. “The customer is the most important person in our

to its customers and the community has made it one of the most trusted companies in the home-improvement industry. As a result of that emphasis on integrity, honesty and customer service, Rosati Windows has received the Better Business Bureau’s Business Integrity Award, Columbus Chamber

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Richard and Linda Goldsmith’s informal dining room is perfect for entertaining family and friends. The table comfortably seats 12 people, and they can dress it up or down, depending on the occasion.

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Formal doesn’t have to be a Formality Informal dining rooms change the way people eat and live

or years, certain design elements were considered essential when building a home. Formal dining rooms, for instance, were considered… well, a formality. The purpose of a formal dining room was not for a simple lunch or a quick snack.

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Its reason for being was to host multilayered feasts of epic proportions that featured a large bird, ham or both. The tables were massive and contained enough chairs fit for a king and queen. When the occasion was special, the meal was consumed in the formal dining room. When dormant, BEST OF FALL 2011

the area was almost entombed — sealed and forbidden and always immaculate, as if waiting for someone to host the next big event and bring it back to life. Over time, families became smaller and the space used less often. Even so, dining rooms continued to be built.

That’s no longer the case, however, as people are maximizing the usage of their square footage. Suddenly, the formal dining room was on the chopping block. “For years, people were building these formal dining rooms and they were only using them twice a year —

around the holidays — and then things changed almost overnight,” says Mark Braunsdorf, president of Compass Homes. “It’s probably the fastest change I’ve ever seen in this business.” The decline of the formal dining room has spurred the evolution of the informal dining room and has dramatically altered the way people eat — and live. The morning room, or breakfast room, an eating area within the kitchen, has become more popular for all meals. The space is more open and inviting than a formal dining room. When Compass Homes built a house last year in Dublin for Richard and Linda Goldsmith, she purposefully requested that the formal dining room be omitted. The couple moved from Akron to be closer to their children and grandchildren. “We just didn’t use the dining room much in Akron, but we did have a nice breakfast area,” Linda Goldsmith says. “We had a big kitchen and it just seemed like everyone was in that area all the time.” Goldsmith has an area dedicated just off the kitchen to house her large dining room table and chairs. The open area features plenty of windows and a built-in granite buffet. “There are 12 of us down here, so I have a table to accommodate that many,” Goldsmith says. “We can make it look formal or dressy if we want, but it doesn’t have to be a formal dining room.” “Probably over 50 percent of our customers aren’t building formal dining rooms these days and people are finding new ways to allocate their living space,” Braunsdorf says. “Our standard size for a morning room is 12 by 16 (feet), which is larger than many formal dining rooms.” Restaurants also have contributed to changes in the way people dine at home.

“If you go to places like Brio or the Columbus Fish Market, it’s a big deal to be able to see the kitchen and how they are preparing the food,” Braunsdorf says. “Cooking is an art now.” Kim Pheiffer of Pheiffer Designs and Associates also has noticed the change in thinking. She works with homeowners in re-allocating their formal dining spaces as well as with new homeowners in designing informal dining areas. “Many people are using these large round tables that seat eight to 10 people that can be made to look formal, but have a more informal look,” Pheiffer says. Pheiffer achieved that objective at this year’s BIA Parade of Homes at Olentangy Falls, where she was the interior designer of the Ambassador Homes house. “We put two tables in the dining area, and one was higher like a pub table, and one was a regular-sized table,” Pheiffer says. “We were trying to show people that this is an area that you could play cards in and have fun and doesn’t have to be something that’s so formal that no one ever sets foot in.” More often these days, homeowners, who at one time thought a formal dining room was essential, are having second thoughts. Linda Simmons, of Medallion West in Westerville, made the switch from a formal room to something more versatile. Like others, after committing to a formal dining room when designing the house in 2003, she found she wasn’t using it very often. “We have a hearth room off our kitchen that can seat 12 to14 people and that’s really where people are more comfortable,” Simmons says. “The formal dining room was tucked away and we didn’t like to entertain there, so we

changed it.” The change included a small sofa, two chairs, a couple of tables and a tall library bookcase — complete with a library ladder. The room, which is around 320 square feet, has plenty of family pictures on display, high ceilings and silk curtains. “Sometimes we sit in there and have cocktails and appetizers before having dinner at home or going out to eat somewhere,” Simmons says.

“I call it my wine room, but we use it for a lot more than that. When my mother comes over, she likes to sit in there and read, and it’s her favorite room.” Simmons says when people see the transformation, they are inspired to do the same in their own homes. “I’ve had several friends who have since done other things with their formal dining rooms, and I actually helped a couple of them,” she says. •

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hile many companies tout their efforts to give back to the community, one local home-improvement firm focuses its support in small doses where the need is greatest. For Granite Transformations, standing behind grassroots projects doesn’t always gain the company lots of PR buzz. But its support can truly transform some of the less well-known but most-needed projects — in much the same way they transform a client’s bath or kitchen. “Our motto since we started the company has been that you

receive very little if your fist is tightly closed,” says Granite Transformations Vice President of marketing and sales John Brooks. “By opening your hand to give back, you receive so much more — not just in profits, but in the way it makes you feel and how it impacts our city.” Brooks adds that the company shares its profits with a number of worthwhile causes, including Athletes in Action, Voice of the Martyrs, St. Jude’s and others. In addition to financial support, Granite Transformations donates in-kind products and services, helping transform smaller churches,

schools and other worthwhile sites in need of a new look and more functional space. “We may hear about a worthy church from a client doing business with us. It makes us feel so good to give back to the community, supporting those who have helped Granite Transformations achieve success,” he says. By maintaining close, one-on-one relationships with clients, Brooks and the Granite Transformations team often hear firsthand where the greatest need is within the community. The company’s philosophy

toward community involvement mirrors its core products, which make a major transformation without messy demolition or huge budgets. Granite Transformations’ unique process uses technology to let homeowners cover old, unattractive or non-functioning surfaces with the most beautiful, durable and popular finishes: granite and real stone, Italian glass mosaic and real wood for a fraction of the cost of total replacement. BEST of Fall Home Show guests can learn about the process by visiting the Granite Transformations booth Sept. 9-11 at the Ohio Expo Center.

Ohio Mulch: Good and Green

hen Ohio Mulch was looking to give back to the community, the company wanted to keep its green principals in focus. The answer was a natural: Use the company’s 14 central-Ohio locations to help homeowners recycle their food and yard waste and no-longer-used electronics. The company’s convenient locations around the area are becoming repositories for everything from table scraps and tree trimmings to obsolete computers and junked cell phones. “Every month, we recycle more than 25 semis filled with old computers and other electronics,” says Ohio Mulch Director of retail sales Ron

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Frost. “It’s exciting to consider that all of those materials — 25 truck loads — are being reused and thus, won’t end up in our landfills.” Frost adds that food and yard waste recycling creates even more of a natural cycle for customers. “They love it! They can drop off bags of yard and food waste, and then turn around and purchase the nutrient-rich compost right in our stores. We create multiple grades of compost from all the waste our customers bring in to recycle. They can then take it home to feed their own yard and garden in the most natural way. It really is recycling at its finest,” Frost says.

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As a locally owned company, Ohio Mulch can ensure its mulch is made from top-quality materials. In fact, the company often harvests and replants its trees, ensuring that products are cleaner and greener. In addition, mulching around beds, trees and gardens enhances that commitment to the environment, supporting soil moisture retention and reducing water usage. It slows the growth of weeds and feeds soil with nutrients as it breaks down, so home gardeners can use fewer chemicals to weed and feed. Pine mulch also offers acidity, reducing soil Ph, which is ideal for flowers and vegetables. All of Ohio Mulch’s mulch products — even dyed mulch — are non-

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April showers bring flowers and building delays. This year’s drenched spring backlogged projects well into summer, Moulton says. Fall generally is drier making it better for building patios, decks, ponds, walks and other structures. Moulton schedules planting for new projects in autumn to avoid stressing plants with summer heat and drought. Doing a building project now means a one-step operation, not two. You’ll have a finished look that will be even more appealing in spring. •

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Demand was so great to bring back the HGTV star who visited in 2008 that show officials tracked down Vern Yip on the set of his newest hit, Urban Oasis (he’s also a judge on Design Star) and convinced him to come back to Columbus. Guests can hear design tips and ideas from the engaging Yip, who also will sign autographs during two appearances on Sunday, Sept. 11. While here in ’08, Yip met local decorative artist, Michael Boudreault and subsequently featured him on episodes of De-

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serving Design and on the Aug. 27 airing of Urban Oasis. Boudreault also will be at the show on Sept. 11, demonstrating dazzling paint techniques for walls and furniture.

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One of the nation’s most popular cookbook authors, food writers and bloggers, Michael Ruhlman will share his experience and expertise with audiences at the show on Saturday, Sept. 10 at 3 p.m. The Ohio native made a name for himself translating the chef ’s craft for every kitchen, authoring numerous books, articles and cookbooks and appearing on popular food shows such as Iron Chef America and Cooking Under Fire. He’s also been a featured guest on Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations. Ruhlman’s book, Ratio, is seen by many as the bible to good cooking, offering home cooks the secret to unlocking any recipe via the perfect ratio of ingredients.

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Also on Saturday, Sept. 10, burger guru and James Beard Award-winner Josh Ozersky will bring back his incredibly popular cooking demonstration from last spring’s Home & Garden Show. Time magazine food writer and author of The Hamburger: A History, Ozersky will share his lively burgercooking tips with show guests on the Home Idea Center Stage, where he’ll show crowds the secret to his expertly crafted and painstakingly researched hamburger recipe. Plus, he’ll share with the crowd samples of one-of-akind smoked meats from local charcuterie, Thurn’s Specialty Meats.

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Dr. Insecta will appear at the show, introducing guests of all ages to some of the coolest live insects on the planet. Kids and adults will walk away with loads of fun facts about each critter and will have the chance to experience their own close encounters with the insect world’s gentle giants. From hissing Madagascar to hairy arachnids, foot-long millipedes and even an emperor scorpion named Darth Vader, this incredible insect zoo will create a real buzz at the show. •

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ichael Boudreault specializes in creating life-like and life-size scenes and designs on the walls, ceilings and surfaces of people’s homes. Some have dubbed him a modern-day Michelangelo. Boudreault, who is based in Columbus, has appeared on HGTV’s Deserving Design with Vern Yip. The two hit it off at a 2008 Central Ohio Home & Garden BEST of Fall Show. Since appearing on TV, Boudreault’s clientele base has grown. He has painted the foyer of a NASCAR team owner as well as done projects for numerous other local and national celebrities. Public examples of this gifted man’s work can be seen in schools and hospitals. In no way, however, does Boudreault consider himself above doing smaller jobs. Nor does he seem fazed by his recent rise in popularity. Boudreault was raised in southern Florida and has a degree in art education. He made a life- and career-changing decision — he stopped teaching and decided to pursue painting full time — after a trip with his junior high school students to Italy, where he visited the Sistine Chapel. Boudreault is married to Danielle, who teaches first grade. The couple has two children — Kayla, 14, and Christo, 12. The family moved here from North Carolina in 2006.

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Robinson Remodeling, is a man of many facets. He’s hiked the Appalachian Trail. He used to help his uncle restore circus wagons. He went to college on a football scholarship and he went through a motorcycle phase for about three years. It was on one of these twowheeled jaunts through the countryside when Robinson stumbled upon his true love: the former Kitzmiller family barn in Blacklick. “I wasn’t even looking for a

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house,” Robinson says. “I just fell in love with it without even going inside.” It took nearly two years to restore the old, neglected barn, built circa 1876, to a point where he could live in it year round. “It’s a money pit, but I love the building,” Robinson says. “It’s totally beautiful to me. It’s got exposed beams on the inside. It’s got a lot of history. It used to be a boarding house in the ’30s. It was a raucous party place in the ’40s. It’s had fires

Peter A. Robinson never wants to stop learning. Just take a look at his résumé and hobbies. “I don’t care how old you are, there’s always something new around the corner,” he says. in it.” Robinson saw potential and turned it into a cozy four bedroom, 2 1/2 bath home with a wood-burning fireplace in the living room. He did much of the woodworking himself — the staircase, flooring and bathroom trim — and furnished it mostly with antique pieces passed down from his family. “I like to do woodworking,” Robinson says. “It helps me

relax.” Robinson also finds solace outdoors. “I love yard work and gardening,” he says, noting that his semirural property encompasses roughly 1 1/2 acres. He operates the company in a building situated behind his residence on the property as well. “I love to work outdoors,” Robinson adds. And he loves to play there. “My wife has a place in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan right on the water in the middle of nowhere,” he says. “We go up every year. I love solitude. I love to just go out in the woods and get lost with Cooper, my Bernese Mountain Dog.” Robinson considers himself “old school.” To that end, he has several antique tools proudly displayed on a beam in

is not going to go the way I want and that every person is not going to like me — all the things you don’t want to hear, but you know are true. George was not an educated man, but he had common sense beyond anybody.” One of Robinson’s favorite mantras comes from Frank: “We don’t have excuses. We make choices.” “When you think about that, you can apply that to anything, anytime,” Robinson says. “If you have a meeting and you say you can’t make that meeting, you made a choice to do something else with your time.” In 1972, Robinson, who was the first in his family to graduate from college, made a simple choice — a choice that ultimately plotted the course for a career in home remodel-

‘IT USED TO BE A BOARDING HOUSE IN THE ’30S… A RAUCOUS PARTY HOUSE IN THE ’40S.’ his living room. “It’s just a reminder that things were done with great care and patience and a love for building in the early days,” he explains. “It’s something I don’t want to let people forget.” Robinson’s old-school roots might have been what drew him to George Frank, one of the founders of NARI of Central Ohio, who — despite being nearly 30 years his senior — became one of Robinson’s closest mentors before his death in 2004. “He taught me so much just about life and people and how to deal with people,” Robinson says. “I lost my dad at a very early age, around 20, and that affected me for many, many years. So I kind of adopted George as my father/mentor. He taught me that every job

ing. “We were right in the middle of a war, a big recession was going on, job placement was almost nonexistent,” he recalls. “So here I am with this great college degree, high on the hog and realizing I’m going nowhere fast. I wasn’t going to go hungry, so while I was looking for my permanent job in psychology, I was going to step back, start building small things and just keep busy.” After all, he’d grown up working side-by-side with his father, who managed a lumber company in Connecticut, and his uncle, who was a master carpenter. Building was a logical fallback. “The fact is, I really enjoy what I do — and you have to,” he says. “This isn’t a job to me. It’s a lifestyle.” • BEST OF FALL 2011 Central Ohio Home & Garden

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