330 Homes Spring 2023

space lift | listings alert | dream house | open air

by LYNNE THOMPSON and photos by ALISSA NEWBERRY and RACHEL GOTTO

LIGHT SOURCE A typical dark living area becomes open and bright.

N icholas and Rachel Gotto knew the 20-year-old ranch needed some work when they bought it a few years ago. The 5,800-square foot secluded New Franklin house was solidly built, but the floor plan com partmentalized the kitchen, dinette, for mal dining room and great room. And the decor was out dated — “a heavy wood-finish feel,” as Nicholas, president of ANR Electric in Akron, describes it. Ron Erks, owner of Crystal Contracting in New Franklin, adds that it lacked custom character building architec tural amenities.

“It was pretty much a plain Jane,” he recalls. Crystal Contracting removed a wall between the kitchen and dining room, which provided square footage to extend the kitchen island,

and remodeled the resulting open floor plan in a neutral palette. Standout features transformed it into a bright contemporary beauty.

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