‘We Didn’t Gut it, We Refined it’ – How One Designer Combined Two Clashing Styles to Transform a Once Builder-Grade Ohio Home

Buying a home sight unseen is always a leap of faith – but for the owners of this Georgian-style property in New Albany, Ohio, it came with one very clear caveat.

While the setting and architecture felt spot on, the interiors told a different story: think gray walls, minimal charm, and all the hallmarks of a builder-grade finish. It wasn’t a question of if they would renovate, but how to turn a characterless shell into something far more considered.

Enter designer Erin Hackett Nordholt of Hackett House Studio, who approached the project with a surprisingly restrained