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This last week of August, we\u2019re revisiting summery stories from the archives, like this one:<\/em><\/p>\n

Architect Greg Dutton came to our attention a few years ago, when he designed and built a 600-square-foot Scandi-Inspired Off-the-Grid Hut on his parents\u2019 sprawling cattle farm in eastern Ohio. Recently, we discovered he\u2019s helped them add another 600-square-feet guesthouse on their property. This one, while radically different, shares the same elegant, simple-is-best spirit.<\/p>\n

Though it wasn\u2019t long ago that his family purchased this cottage, they\u2019ve been thinking about it since Greg was a kid growing up on the ranch. \u201cThe cottage is directly next to our farm. You can see my parents\u2019 house on top of the hill,\u201d he says. He remembers every time they\u2019d 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.<\/p>\n

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\u2019s original charms. It was also, it turned out, a bonding experience with his dad. \u201cMy dad has a love for restoring old things, and it was fun to work with him on bringing the house back to life,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

Below, Greg walks us through the family affair.<\/p>\n

Photography by Erin Kelly, courtesy of Greg Dutton Studio.<\/p>\n


Above: \u201cThis was a labor of love,\u201d says Greg. \u201cIt 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\u2019t get the antique heart pine floors, the aged plaster, the single paned bubbled glass windows.  And we love the idea of preserving history.\u201d
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Above: The home\u2019s pink-kissed palette was inspired by the original pine floors, revealed after removing four layers of linoleum. \u201cTo create a moment at the ceiling, we used common red oak paneling to tie into the pink of the existing heart pine floors,\u201d says Greg. Liz chose Sherwin Williams\u2019 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.
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Above: Square Zellige tiles in Casablanca White, from Zia Tile, make up the backsplash. And just like in the kitchen of Greg and Liz\u2019s Columbus home, an old-fashioned dining table anchors the space. \u201cWe found it at The Heart of Ohio antique show in Springfield,\u201d says Greg.
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Above: The view from living room into the kitchen.
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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. \u201cWe didn\u2019t 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.\u201d
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Above: About the Chesterfield sofa: It\u2019s \u201ca well-loved RH sofa that was one of our first adult purchases.  It\u2019s moved with us across at least five homes,\u201d says Greg. Walls are painted in JH Wall Paint\u2019s limewash in #101; trim is Benjamin Moore\u2019s Tyler Gray.
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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.
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\nfound the tub sitting in the backyard of an architectural salvage shop in Columbus. The patina accumulated from being left out in the weather,\u201d says Greg. \u201cWe loved the weathered look of it so much that we decided not to refinish it. I just used a lot of barkeeper\u2019s friend to clean up the porcelain and we left all the rest just the same as we found it.\u201d The shower curtain is from Parachute. The floor tiles are from the Zio & Sons collection at Cl\u00e9.<\/span>
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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. <\/p>\n

For more projects by the couple, see:<\/p>\n