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that photo of Capitol Theatre reminds me... does anybody else hate the awnings that are on that building? Didn't that building get a big rennovation just a few years ago? Whose idea was it to put red, blue and green awnings all over it? Can they be taken down, please?

If you're willing to walk a few blocks, there are plenty of restaurants in Detroit Shoreway. These dozen places all serve food.. Lattitude 41 (how did everyone forget this one??) Rincon Criollo (Cuban/Puerto Rican) Minh Anh (Vietnamese) Parkview Night Club Stone Mad Big Egg Gypsy Bean La Boca (Argentinian, South American) Luxe City Grill Reddstone Happy Dog Plus, there's Subway, Burger King, etc. :P On another note, The Plain Dealer had a cool video of the renovated Capitol Theater today: http://videos.cleveland.com/plain-dealer/2009/09/more_to_the_story_33.html

Photo update:

I like it unpainted. Or perhaps shellac could be added to an oil-based stain? Keeping a wood color distinguishes it from the rest of the house, IMHO. I think his whole idea was to build a mask for the rain barrel. Therefore, he WANTS it blend with the house. But, I agree that he did such a nice job on that box that he could just leave it as a focal point. It's pretty!

It's on Lorain Ave, in Ohio City... some were in the W. 40s. I just bought a bunch of spindles there to replace missing ones on my porch. I don't remember the name of the place, but if you go into any antique shop on Lorain they will point to the right place. It's the only antique shop that has an adjoining warehouse full of that kind of stuff.

We didn't have a lot of options on the front windows. There was this itty bitty bedroom (like 9' by 8' or something) that we wanted to expand. To do that we ended up tearing down one wall and then putting up a new one between the two windows you see in the front. We are working on the landscaping now.. Rockers would be nice, but the tenants can pay for those!

Here's another rehab to look at. Unfortunately I didn't take before pictures before we started working on it. (Stupid, I know!). I took this exterior shot from Google: And here's the after: New roof, new gutters, new paint. New windows to accommodate interior remodeling. New mailbox. We kept the same siding, though, obviously. On the interior.. I don't even have proper after shots. I just have some mid-way through pics. Because I'm renting the place and forgot to take pics between when it was done and when the renters moved in! Doh!

No offense taken! Where is the post/pics about your house? I want to see the resemblance!

Restoration Consultant -- Those are all styles I have read about and couldn't choose one that I thought this house fit into the best. The house seems to have victorian elements -- the porch as well as the floors just seem too ornate to be craftsman. The only thing that seems craftsman about it is the general shape of the house. (It doesn't have the other tell tale elements like the stone/brick front porch or the visable rafters.) "Shingle style" could be the case as it does have cedar shingles on the top half. I'll have to look into that more! I remember seeing that in one of those books and thinking it could be a possibility. What do you mean by "free classic"/colonial detailing? What would be an example of that? 3231 --- That would make sense since my house is in between Lakewood and Ohio City! I didn't know Lakewood had it's own style, though. JRC -- Yes, we completly sanded and refinished the floors. There were actually pieces of the floor missing so we had to have matching floor milled and installed. The guy did an awesome job replicating the inlays, you really can't tell where the replacements are, except for the wood grain being a bit different. There was one section of floor missing that was about 4 feet by 7 feet or so that it appears there was a staircase that was removed! We can also tell because there is replacement trim on the stairs. It's hard to explain but it seems very apparent that there used to be a staircase there. I can't believe someone would do that... it seems like they removed it so that they could have another room instead of a foyer. (It would have been one of those Y-shaped staircases, where there's two different ways you can go up, now there's only one route, and the remaining staircase is very basic.) MyTwoSense --- Silly the "salmon" walls are in the AFTER pictures!! Ouch! In defense of my taste... the saturation in that photo is rather high. It's actually more of a terra cotta color. I love having deep colors on the walls! But to each their own! I'll make sure to paint that room a nice boring tan if I ever sell the house :P

Thanks! You might not have said that a year ago, though! Check out this before pic of the living room:

gah i've never tried posting pics before so i think i messed up. I fixed it...

I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this -- or if there is such an appropriate place on this site -- but I'm trying to find out if my house fits into any obvious architectural style. I got all the books Cleveland Restoration Society recommends from the library and I wasn't able to figure it out... (I have zero architecture background.) So, let me know if you can help! I am slowly trying to restore the place. The exterior has got that cement fiber board siding (we believe ours is the non-asbestos variety, but it looks the same). Right now, due to budget contraints, I am just painting the siding. But I have removed the siding from the porch and balcony so there's now some woodwork visible. Underneath the fiber board is cedar wood shingle on the top half of the house and lap board siding on the bottom half (I assume both are original but I'm not sure.) On the interior it's got your typical two story, four bedroom set up. While it doesn't look like it from the outside, the first and second floor are both about the same size. The only stand out (presumably original) features are hardwood floors with inlays in all the downstairs rooms, and a fancy jade-looking tile fireplace. The house is at least 100 years old. It's in the Edgewater/Cudell neighborhood of Cleveland. (A few blocks from the east end of lakewood.) I know not all houses fit into a clear cut style.. but I was curious and figured it wouldn't hurt to throw it out there! Some photos.. (click on for larger versions): 1. The exterior of the house in its current state, after we tore some siding off and partially painted. (Don't worry.. we're not lazy... we just started painting a couple days ago.) 2. This is our house before we did any renovations to it. 3. This is NOT my house. It's one that I thought looked pretty similar and thought it might help it determining style since its more in tact. This house is in Lakewood, on Clifton Blvd. 4. This is my living room after I restored the floors. I believe the mantel on the fireplace was replaced at some point as it doesn't really match... Also, I should mention that the arched entry way to the right of the fireplace is not original. it was originally pocket doors... why I don't have them now is a long and sad story... 5. A detail of the porch that we uncovered.

Thanks docta.. there are new renderings up there now, too..