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Wheeling preserves post WWII housing tradition

WHEELING -- Although many of Wheeling's real estate trends have come and gone over the years, one short-lived style of the early post-WWII era lingers in the city today. While Americans celebrated a victory in Europe, the country's housing markets came up short, with returning GIs in need of homes. Manufactured in Columbus, Ohio, from 1948-50, Lustron homes were crafted of porcelain-enameled steel and designed for low-maintenance buyers. Fashioned by a Chicago businessman, Carl Strandlund, inspired by wartime and airplane technology, the peculiar tiled exteriors included baked-in color ...

Living in Historic Homes a Labor of Love

WHEELING -- Living in one of the historic homes in the area isn't an easy task, but it is one that those who do say is well worth it. "It's a lot of work and love, but you end up falling in love with these old houses," said Flora Droze, who lives in North Wheeling. "It's not everyone's house you can walk into and see workmanship like this, the artistry of the house pulls you in." Droze has been a Wheeling resident for most of her life but now lives in a house near the North Wheeling Historic District, built in the 1920s in the modern style but with many marks of historic ...

BETHESDA -- From time-share condominiums to quaint park cottages and seasonal lakeside camping, local residents enjoy a wide variety of options when seeking a home away from home. A Bethesda resident, who was once an owner and subsequently a renter at the Carolina Winds Resort in Myrtle Beach, S.C., cites friends made there and the many activities they enjoy together as the reason she has been spending time there since 1998. "Snowbirds" as the mostly northern-based residents are affectionately called, enjoy game nights, discounted theater tickets, craft workshops and wine and cheese ...

Minimalist style gaining popularity

ST. CLAIRSVILLE - "The life we all wish we were living" is Kelly Cappelletti's description of the minimalist lifestyle. Cappelletti is owner and principal designer at Kelly's Suite II. Her staff includes: main designer Darek Wilson, design assistant Erica DeFilippo, and office manager Courtney Colaw. This easy living is expressed in home design by clean, neutral colors such as white, gray and pink. Simple furniture utilizing materials including reclaimed lumber and personalized touches all reflect minimalist style, according to Cappelletti. An iconic characteristic of ...

Tiny houses available locally

BARNESVILLE -- Perhaps it was the Great Recession or maybe people were just getting tired of all the stuff in their "big" homes, but a few years ago the "tiny house" craze struck the nation. To help make ends meet, people began downsizing into smaller existing homes on the market. And to ...

Raven Rocks community cooperates

BEALLSVILLE ­ - Raven Rocks is an ecological-minded cooperative community on 1,268 acres of wooded farmland near the village of Beallsville, started by 19 people in 1970. It began as a way to preserve some of the rolling hills in Appalachian Ohio, and as a testing ground for ideas of human ...

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