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A neighborhood church’s copper steeple inspired Susan’s vision for the home’s front exterior. She refinished the original metal awning with copper paint treated with a chemical overlay to create the green patina. She applied the same process to the decorative window boxes.
St. Louis transplants Aaron and Susan Perlut spent their first 16 years here living in a stately old home in Clayton, where they raised their two sons, Jackson and Trey, in the sought-after Clayton School District. With both boys now in college, the Perluts were ready for a change.
“We always wanted to leave Clayton after the kids were done, but we didn’t know what we were going to do,” Susan says.
The couple had purchased an 1899-built home in Dogtown about five years ago as one of several rental properties they owned around the area. They were also in the process of building a new duplex-style home nearby. Once they put their Clayton house on the market, it sold fast, and they decided to move into the Dogtown house and renovate it while the other home was being built. That was January 2023.
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Susan’s vision for the kitchen, achieved in a month, included upcycling the original oak cabinetry with white paint and new hardware, replacing upper cabinets with modern open shelves, adding new granite countertops and covering the walls in a colorful mural of Van Gogh’s “Almond Blossom.”
Fast-forward a year and a half, and they have no intention of leaving. The Perluts immediately fell in love with the neighborhood and their neighbors, as well as the laid-back lifestyle of the cozy home where they live with their two dogs.
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“This neighborhood is really artistic and creative and connected. We don’t need the space we used to have, so it’s just a perfect place for us at this juncture of our life,” Aaron says.
The house has come a long way since the Perluts purchased it, and they did most of the work themselves, inside and out.
“There wasn’t any aspect of the house that went untouched,” Aaron says of the gut remodel. While he did much of the heavy lifting, he credits his wife’s creativity with the end result.
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A central sitting room leads into the colorful kitchen. The Perluts knocked out walls and widened the doorways to create a more open flow. New distressed hickory floors lead the eye toward the back of the house.
“Susan had this whole vision for it. She came in here and saw what it could be,” he says.
Originally built as a one-story home, a dormer-style second story was added later. The shotgun-style main floor consisted of three small rooms, connected only by narrow doorways, including a small kitchen at the back of the house. The Perluts knocked the walls down and created wide doorways that distinguish the rooms while creating one flowing and open space.
The kitchen was cramped and dark with dated oak cabinetry. Rather than a costly replacement, the Perluts upcycled the lower cabinets with a fresh coat of white paint and new hardware and removed the upper cabinets, replacing them with modern open shelves. New granite countertops and a wallpaper mural of Van Gogh’s “Almond Blossom” completed the look. A high-top wood slab table with tuck-under stools scored on Facebook Marketplace provides seating and extra workspace.
Aaron ripped out floating floors throughout the main level and replaced them with distressed hickory hardwood that brightened and modernized the space. Susan insisted that the floors be installed with the length of the house to draw the eyes back to the kitchen and up to the colorful wallpaper mural.
Ever resourceful, Susan scored more furniture for the living room off Facebook Marketplace, including a set of four leather swivel chairs, faced around a table for conversation. She installed a sleek, wall-mounted fireplace next to the chairs, a favorite spot to hang out in winter.
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Susan found furnishings for the bright and cozy living room on Facebook Marketplace, including this set of four leather swivel chairs, and a mirrored wood hall tree. A colorful painting of Malcolm X by Colorado-based artist Thomas “Detour” Evans hangs above a wall-mounted fireplace. Susan did the sunflower painting herself.
The Perluts reconfigured the second floor, which had an awkward layout, to create a center office space with a small primary bedroom off it, a second bedroom for their younger son, Trey, when he’s home from college, and a shared bathroom.
The Dogtown area was once a coal and clay mining community. Like similar homes in the neighborhood, the original basement consisted of an exterior door leading to a single room outfitted with only a showerhead and toilet, where the resident miner would enter from work, disrobe and wash off the filth before heading upstairs.
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The basement consisted of only a showerhead and a toilet. The Perluts finished it to create a bedroom and a full bath for their son, Jackson, when home from college.
Aaron and Susan finished the basement and added a full bath to create a cool and comfy bedroom for their older son, Jackson, when home from college, as well as future houseguests — adding an additional 600 square feet of usable space to the house.
Most recently, the couple tackled the home’s backyard and front exterior. The yard was just grass with a dilapidated wooden deck. The Perluts shortened and refinished the deck, then added a patio made from salvaged St. Louis bricks. They put up a privacy fence as well to create a cozy outdoor relaxing and entertaining space.
The brick exterior had been painted dark red by a previous owner. To brighten it up, Susan painted over the covered grout lines to restore them, and then applied a whitewash over the bricks. Having a smaller home in a more creative community made her feel freer to experiment with ideas and finishes.
“It’s whimsical and fun, easy to maintain and creative,” she says.
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Susan and Aaron Perlut, photographed on Monday, June 10, 2024 in their backyard, renovated a small Dogtown home to perfectly meet their needs to downsize.
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Framed photos of the Perluts’ sons, Jackson and Trey, line the staircase leading to the second floor.
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A recent back yard renovation included shortening and rebuilding an old deck and creating a new patio out of salvaged St. Louis bricks, as well as a new walkway, privacy fence and landscaping.
At home: Susan and Aaron Perlut's Dogtown downsize fits perfectly
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Susan and Aaron Perlut, photographed on Monday, June 10, 2024 in their backyard, renovated a small Dogtown home to perfectly meet their needs to downsize.
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Susan found furnishings for the bright and cozy living room on Facebook Marketplace, including this set of four leather swivel chairs, and a mirrored wood hall tree. A colorful painting of Malcolm X by Colorado-based artist Thomas “Detour” Evans hangs above a wall-mounted fireplace. Susan did the sunflower painting herself.
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Susan and Aaron Perlut, renovated a small Dogtown home, photographed on Monday, June 10, 2024, to perfectly meet their needs to downsize. Pictured is the front first-floor room.
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Susan and Aaron Perlut, renovated a small Dogtown home, photographed on Monday, June 10, 2024, to perfectly meet their needs to downsize. Pictured is the front first-floor room.
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A central sitting room leads into the colorful kitchen. The Perluts knocked out walls and widened the doorways to create a more open flow. New distressed hickory floors lead the eye toward the back of the house.
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Susan and Aaron Perlut, renovated a small Dogtown home, photographed on Monday, June 10, 2024, to perfectly meet their needs to downsize. Pictured is the center first-floor room.
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Susan’s vision for the kitchen, achieved in a month, included upcycling the original oak cabinetry with white paint and new hardware, replacing upper cabinets with modern open shelves, adding new granite countertops and covering the walls in a colorful mural of Van Gogh’s “Almond Blossom.”
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Susan and Aaron Perlut, renovated a small Dogtown home, photographed on Monday, June 10, 2024, to perfectly meet their needs to downsize. Pictured is the kitchen.
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Susan and Aaron Perlut, renovated a small Dogtown home, photographed on Monday, June 10, 2024, to perfectly meet their needs to downsize. Pictured is the kitchen.
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Susan and Aaron Perlut, renovated a small Dogtown home, photographed on Monday, June 10, 2024, to perfectly meet their needs to downsize. Pictured is the second-floor main bedroom.
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Susan and Aaron Perlut, renovated a small Dogtown home, photographed on Monday, June 10, 2024, to perfectly meet their needs to downsize. Pictured is the second-floor main bedroom.
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Susan and Aaron Perlut, renovated a small Dogtown home, photographed on Monday, June 10, 2024, to perfectly meet their needs to downsize. Pictured is the second-floor common room.
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Susan and Aaron Perlut, renovated a small Dogtown home, photographed on Monday, June 10, 2024, to perfectly meet their needs to downsize. Pictured is the second-floor common room.
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Framed photos of the Perluts’ sons, Jackson and Trey, line the staircase leading to the second floor.
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Susan and Aaron Perlut, renovated a small Dogtown home, photographed on Monday, June 10, 2024, to perfectly meet their needs to downsize. Pictured is a basement bedroom.
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The basement consisted of only a showerhead and a toilet. The Perluts finished it to create a bedroom and a full bath for their son, Jackson, when home from college.
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A neighborhood church’s copper steeple inspired Susan’s vision for the home’s front exterior. She refinished the original metal awning with copper paint treated with a chemical overlay to create the green patina. She applied the same process to the decorative window boxes.
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Susan and Aaron Perlut, renovated a small Dogtown home, photographed on Monday, June 10, 2024, to perfectly meet their needs to downsize. Pictured here is the front exterior of the home.
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A recent back yard renovation included shortening and rebuilding an old deck and creating a new patio out of salvaged St. Louis bricks, as well as a new walkway, privacy fence and landscaping.
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Susan and Aaron Perlut, renovated a small Dogtown home, photographed on Monday, June 10, 2024, to perfectly meet their needs to downsize. Pictured is their backyard.