Craftsman Revival

Some projects are defining. This was one of them.

A 1908 bungalow in Worthington, Ohio - a home with more than a century of history embedded in its bones - was ready for its next chapter. Not a refresh. Not a cosmetic update. A full, whole-home renovation and addition, undertaken with the care and intentionality that a home of this significance deserves.

The scope was comprehensive. Once the architect completed the initial structural drawings, Kathleen took ownership of everything that followed: design direction, material selections, hard finishes, cabinet design, furniture layout, and all construction drawings and elevations. Every decision about how this home would look, feel, and function was made through Curate Interiors. For a project of this scale, that kind of singular creative vision is what prevents a renovation from feeling assembled rather than designed.

The challenge with a historic home is always the same - and always different. You are not designing into a blank space. You are in conversation with a structure that has its own opinions, its own proportions, its own character that took a century to develop. The goal is never to erase that history but to honor it while making the home genuinely livable for the people who will spend their lives in it. Every material selection, every cabinet profile, every finish had to earn its place in that conversation.

The result is a home that feels whole - historically grounded and thoroughly current, with the kind of layered quality that only comes from a design process where every detail was considered rather than defaulted.

The client said it best: "Kathleen and Curate Interiors were the key to our success during the whole house renovation of our historic home. She works hard to understand your vision and then brings it to life. She is accountable, trusted, and of course has fantastic taste."

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Project details:

Location: Worthington, Ohio

Scope: Whole-home renovation and addition - design direction, selections, cabinet design, furniture layout, drawings, and elevations

Home: Historic 1908 craftsman bungalow

Service: Full-service interior design - concept through installation

Build: Sullivan Builders

Architect: Brenda Parker

Photography: Kim Webb

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