Photos courtesy of NJW Construction
For Westerville area residents Laurie and Tom Clements, it wasn’t important that their newly renovated house have a lot of rooms – just that the rooms it did have were spacious.
That philosophy is evident throughout the overhauled space, including the sizable master suite.
The Clementses worked with Carroll-based NJW Construction to make major updates to the house. Work was finished in fall 2014, about a year after the couple and their two dogs moved in.
They had downsized to a house in German Village after moving from their longtime home in New Albany, but found themselves needing more space than German Village could provide.
“I’m an artist; I need to see out,” says Laurie. “The seasonal change is really important to me.”
The two came in with very specific ideas as to what would make them the most comfortable, Laurie says, and spacious rooms were near the top of the list. It didn’t have to be huge, but it had to be spectacular, she says.
The first time Laurie visited the house to check it out – already glad that it was near a golf course for the benefit of Tom, who loves to golf – she walked into the two-story family room and knew it would be her studio. The rest of the plan unfolded from there.
Beyond the completely renovated master suite, the house underwent an exterior facelift, a patio update and several additions. The driveway, the entry area, the courtyard and a hall bathroom were also remodeled.
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The two doors leading into the master bath make up one of Laurie’s favorite features. The doors – which are about 150 years old, and came from France – spent about 10 years at the Collection, a furniture store in Powell. A fire in 2014 destroyed much of the Collection’s collection, but the doors – which Laurie had long had her heart set on – survived.
“Everything was destroyed except these two doors,” she says.
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A window in the walk-in shower overlooks an especially appealing part of the yard.
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All the features in the bathroom are new. Even the space is new; the bathroom part of the master suite was added onto the house as part of the renovation.
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The vaulted roof is a new feature, matching a similar look throughout the rest of the house. It also provides much-needed texture, which was important to the Clementses.
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This laundry space is connected to the bathroom to make getting dressed even more convenient.
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The master suite has an enormous amount of closet space – another of the features the Clementses love.
“You never have to change out your seasonal clothes, because they can all be right there,” Laurie says.
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The bedroom windows open to the courtyard, and the sound of the fountain there is very peaceful at night, Laurie says.
