I just checked out the blog and this house is incredible.

Drew, your house is jaw-droppingly fantastic! I love that you take full advantage of the height with the huge artwork, and that stove!

Really cool - love the blog, too!

Swanky, and hooray for Norwood from your neighbor in Over-the-Rhine! I love pretty much everything about the space, but your stove is incredible.

Wow, lovely job.

'A brake repair facility'? Was there any threat of contamination on the site/in the building? Just curious. Good job, that before pic illustrates a daunting project to say the least.

Thank god for those ceilings and beams, otherwise from looking at these pictures I would have thought I was in any old mass market loft conversion space. I like the before picture the best. I appreciate that you saved an old building and obviously put a lot of love and thought into your space, but I miss the charm, history, and industrial feel that I see from the original pic.

Yikes, I can't imagine how much your monthly HVAC costs are, not to mention the amount of energy it uses to heat and cool.

Hooray for the vintage metal kitchen cabinets and that groovy crescent-shaped stove!!!

"revel in the conflicts"

I love that.

Awesome! I love the chandelier hanging from the pulley most of all.

@Lobita, they did insulate the roof and replaced all the windows, so their building envelope is probably fairly sound. Plus they've used radiant floor heating, which probably does a lovely job keeping things at floor level comfy without needing to heat all the air in the space first.

I live in the small town of Norwood, and, while I saw the for sale sign come down from this building a few years ago, I never guessed it looked this lovely on the inside. A large part of me wants to nonchalantly knock on his door and beg for a peek at the house. Too rude? :)

Lots to admire; the space I most want to experience firsthand is that tiled shower. I imagine being surrounded by the warm intense color would lift your mood no matter how gray the morning. I think I might look forward to showers more. Hmm...maybe I should paint the wall above the tile that color...Thanks for the look!

My pulse raced when I saw your stove. I've never seen another so cute and full of character.
Great place!

for such a large living space, i'm actually disappointed in the kitchen.

Fortune favours the Brave! Nice job.

Can't understand Oneformybaby's comment. Disappointed in the size of the kitchen, or something else? I for one am sick to death of granite and stainless. This kitchen looks great and is obviously functional for the owners.

THE STOVE!

The whole place is pretty much awesome, but the stove simply made be lose a few beats the moment I saw it....

Yes, THE STOVE!! What's behind those curved doors? Storage? Warming shelves? Something else entirely? I must know!!

Wow, great bright, bold colors. Amazing, that's a lot of work!

Ooh, I need a resource list for everything in the kitchen (but mostly the stove) and in the master bathroom, but mostly the vanity/sink and tub. :O  I wonder if they are looking for another china doll to put under the fourth leg? XD

The patches of penny tile in the floor of the small bathroom is kind of fun; I do like the look of tile at times, but the thought of grout and cleaning it is a major turnoff, so this is an interesting compromise....

So amazing! I dream of doing a project like this!

Another fan of the stove. I also like the red countertops.

Wow! and I love your kitchen. My mother had red formica worktops and all accessories in red in the 1950's.

Thank you everyone for your kind words! It was indeed a lot of work but worth it in the end.

To address a couple of specific questions:

The stove!

Indeed it is a wonderful stove about which I sadly know almost nothing. We found it on Craigslist and picked it up from nearby in Kentucky (it's very heavy). The only clue are the words 'Moore's Vanity' on the front but I haven't been able to dig up any information about it.

The side panels house some shelves on the left and the oven controls on the right. We use it for storage but it does get warm enough that you could use it to warm plates etc.

The broiler has a nifty feature that raises and lowers the tray as you rotate the drawer handle.

The oven is plenty big enough to comfortably cook a turkey and to hold a cookie sheet.

@fruitpunchred We did have extensive environmental tests done prior to closing on the building and everything came up clean!

@lobita Indeed as someone mentioned, the roof and walls are well insulated, we use interior storm windows in the winter and the radiant heat is extremely efficient in this type of building. We use an ultra-efficient boiler and our heating bills are great.

@d.catherine Stop on by, we love visitors! We'll give you the full tour.

@lepidoptery and @hrhprincessfiona A resource list is kinda hard since most things came from Craigslist.

The vanity in the bathroom is a heavily modified Craigslist find with a bowl sink from overstock.com The kitchen cabinets and countertops and the breakfast nook and table all came from a lovely house in Aurora Indiana. We dismantled it, brought it home and reconfigured it (and added the stainless island top). We love that people often say "We had those countertops in my parents house".

Thank you again everyone for your comments!

Honest, I lust after the stove. And the couches.

this is such an informative post! it is so open, and so cozy at the same time. a totally premier example of successful renovation. really blown away by this one.

wow awesome place!! i really love the openness of it. i love the dining area... the chandelier suits perfectly in that space! i love the baby's room too. how adorable a cute baby and a cute cat sleeping side by side!! it makes me smile :)

Want that stove. Better lock your doors 8-)

I really may take you up on that! Thank you for the hospitality!