Greg and Liz Dutton Restore an Old Cottage Next to His Parents’ Farm

Architect Greg Dutton got here to our consideration a number of years in the past, when he designed and constructed a 600-square-foot Scandi-Impressed Off-the-Grid Hut on his dad and mom’ sprawling cattle farm in japanese Ohio. Not too long ago, we found he’s helped them add one other 600-square-feet guesthouse on their property. This one, whereas radically completely different, shares the identical elegant, simple-is-best spirit.

Although it wasn’t way back that his household bought this cottage, they’ve been desirous about it since Greg was a child rising up on the ranch. “The cottage is straight subsequent to our farm. You’ll be able to see my dad and mom’ home on prime of the hill,” he says. He remembers each time they’d drive by the small dwelling, his mother would make a remark about how it might make an ideal guesthouse for visiting household and associates. So, a long time later, when the property was put up on the market, it felt like kismet.

Greg, because the architect within the household, and his spouse Liz Dutton, an inside designer, had been put answerable for the transform, a difficult undertaking that proved to be extra restoration than renovation, as they strove to spotlight lots of the cottage’s unique charms. It was additionally, it turned out, a bonding expertise along with his dad. “My dad has a love for restoring previous issues, and it was enjoyable to work with him on bringing the home again to life,” he says.

Under, Greg walks us via the household affair.

Images by Erin Kelly, courtesy of Greg Dutton Studio.