--- title: "Sensible Home Design — Building Designers and Drafters | Houzz" canonical_html_url: https://www.houzz.com/professionals/building-designers-and-drafters/sensible-home-design-pfvwus-pf~1258421466 markdown_url: https://www.houzz.com/md/professionals/pf~1258421466.md entity_type: LocalBusiness business_name: "Sensible Home Design" category: ["Building Designers and Drafters"] image: https://st.hzcdn.com/fimgs/1123a6740eca84f5_4689-w400-h400-b0-p0--.jpg address: "2925 Cincinnati Dayton Rd, Middletown, Ohio 45044, United States" latitude: 39.4182 longitude: -84.4245 phone: "(513) 520-4060" website: http://www.sensiblehd.com rating: 4.6 review_count: 11 best_of_houzz_awards: 11 followers: 138 last_updated: 2026-08-14 --- # Sensible Home Design Original Houzz profile: [Sensible Home Design](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/building-designers-and-drafters/sensible-home-design-pfvwus-pf~1258421466) ## Professional summary - **Primary category:** Building Designers and Drafters - **Location:** Middletown, OH - **Serves:** Cincinnati, Dayton, Hamilton, Middletown, West Chester, Fairfield, Liberty Township, Mason, Forest Park, Springboro, Monroe, Loveland, Trenton, Franklin, Springdale, Montgomery, Beckett Ridge, Landen, Pleasant Run, Hunter, New Miami, Maineville, Loveland Park, Kings Mills, Highpoint, Wetherington, Brecon, Seven Mile, South Middletown, Olde West Chester, Jacksonburg, Butler County, Cleremont County, Collinsville, Green County, Hamilton County, Indian Hill, Overpeck, Warren County - **Houzz rating:** 4.6 out of 5 (11 reviews) - **Best of Houzz:** 11 awards (2013–2025), for Design, Service. ## About ### Houzz Badges - Houzz Influencer - Recommended on Houzz - 50,000 Ideabook Saves Award winning Home designer,Ron Globke, has been working in the building industry since 1985, He started out as a carpenter in the early years and built many homes with his hands. After a short stint in the Army(4 years), he put his knowledge of building to work with Fullerton Building Systems in Worthington, Minnesota. At Fullerton Building Systems, he was part of the design team that designed and built fast food restaurants (Taco Bell, Wendys, Burger King, and Steak and Shake) and hotels (Fairfield Inn, Days Inn, Comfort Suites) accross the country. After moving to Cincinnati with his family in 1996, Ron worked in a Truss Manufacturing Facility(Western Building Products). His experience in roof design is far greater then most in the home design industry. Having to design roof truss systems on up to 300 projects a year allows Ron to virtually see in his mind what a house is going to look like while he draws the floor plan. In 1999 Ron decided to help out builders and home owners whom were working with less than desirable plans by starting a design firm part time. After a few short years of trying to do both the truss design and Home design, Ron started Sensible Home Design full time and has operated the company since then. With more than 500 homes designed, Ron has a vast knowledge of what it takes to design a home with all the charm and functionality that is required. ### Services Provided - 3D Home Design - 3D Rendering - Architectural Design - Architectural Drawings - Barn Design & Construction - Building Design - Custom Home - Drafting - Energy-Efficient Homes - Floor Plans - Guesthouse Design & Construction - Handicap-Accessible Design - Home Additions - Home Extensions - Home Gym Design & Construction - Home Remodeling - House Plans - Multigenerational Homes - New Home Construction - Pool House Design & Construction - Project Management - Remodeling - Site Planning - Staircase Design - Universal Design ### Areas Served - Cincinnati - Dayton - Hamilton - Middletown - West Chester - Fairfield - Liberty Township - Mason - Forest Park - Springboro - Monroe - Loveland - Trenton - Franklin - Springdale - Montgomery - Beckett Ridge - Landen - Pleasant Run - Hunter - New Miami - Maineville - Loveland Park - Kings Mills - Highpoint - Wetherington - Brecon - Seven Mile - South Middletown - Olde West Chester - Jacksonburg - Butler County - Cleremont County - Collinsville - Green County - Hamilton County - Indian Hill - Overpeck - Warren County ### Typical Job Cost $3,000 - 30,000 Costs depend on Size and Complexity of the design. ## Business Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Business Name | Sensible Home Design | | Address | 2925 Cincinnati Dayton Rd, Middletown, Ohio 45044, United States | | Phone | (513) 520-4060 | | Website | http://www.sensiblehd.com | | Followers on Houzz | 138 | **Social profiles:** - Facebook — www.facebook.com/sensiblehd - Blog — sensiblehd.com ## Contact - **Houzz profile:** [Sensible Home Design](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/building-designers-and-drafters/sensible-home-design-pfvwus-pf~1258421466) - **Website:** http://www.sensiblehd.com - **Phone:** (513) 520-4060 ## Credentials - **Best of Houzz:** 11 awards (2013–2025), for Design, Service. **Affiliations** - [AIBD - American Institute of Building Design](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/schools-and-organizations/aibd-american-institute-of-building-design-pfvwus-pf~1544540709) ## Reviews **Overall rating: 4.6 out of 5 — 11 reviews** *Aspect averages:* - Work Quality: 50.0 - Communication: 50.0 - Value: 50.0 ### All 11 reviews **★★★★★ — Susan Bavis, July 2025** > Ron designed our beautiful new home, and it's amazing! When people come into our home, they all tell me it's their dream home, yet it didn't cost as much to build as their more expensive homes. Ron listened to our unique circumstances with my special-needs son, and he designed a very practical house that is both beautiful and functional. We've been living in it for 2 years now, and we love it more each day. Ron was very responsive to every request, and he gave his professional opinion when we needed his guidance. Our biggest problem now is that everyone wants to move in with us. **★ — Derrick Burchett, Oct. 2021** > Not sure what happened, paid the deposit to get in line in spring of ‘21 checked in with him after a few months to see where he was at for our project. Checked in a few months later, we are roughly 6 months now after deposit to see if he was able to work out a problem and just asked for a simple update, I was told he would call me back which I have not heard from him and I have rechecked in after a week of waiting and now it appears he has ghosted. I requested to cancel with him since he wouldn’t answer a simple question of the status of my project, he actually did respond and said he would send a refund which it has now been a few more weeks with no refund and no answer as to how he would send it as I have asked about. As of right now it looks like I am out the deposit and back to square one. **Comment from Sensible Home Design:** > Derrick, I appreciate your constructive criticism. I will use these comments to try and improve my business in ways that didn't work well for you. I have been in this business for 35 years, and every once in a while a project is just not a fit for both the homeowner and the building designer. It deeply saddens me that I couldn't get your project done for you in the time that you wished it would be done. I hope that you can find a designer that will work for you. I just want to clear up the review so anyone that is interested in SHD can know how the situation has been resolved. > 1\. The full deposit has been Refunded. We use Paypal for payments. All disputes are handled by the Paypal app and in this case as soon as you requested the return the money was put into escrow by Paypal. I approved the refund and to the best of my knowledge, it has been returned to you by Paypal. > 2\. As soon as the refund was requested, I moved on to other projects. I didn't realize that I still had to communicate with you after the refund. This is why the ghosting occurred. I guess. > Again, this is definitely not what I wanted to happen. I wish you the best of luck in the future. **★★★★★ — Erik Shaw, Nov. 2020** > My wife and I absolutely love the house that Ron designed for us. He did a phenomenal job melding our ideas, conveyed in one initial meeting, into preliminary plans that hit all the marks. In two efficient meetings after, he had finalized our dream home, incorporating our minor tweaks to take the design to completion. Ron was great at explaining his reasoning, any trade-offs we faced, and leveraging his adjacent knowledge to provide guidance to aid us with our decisions. This includes him providing significant input regarding cost and highlighting potential suppliers with a good quality product at reasonable price points. Also, from the start up to the present, I have always felt like I've been working with a long-standing friend in all of my interactions with him. He is always willing to do anything he can to aid the project come to a happy outcome. Summing it up, Ron is gifted, a true master of his craft - and I am very thankful that my wife and I were pointed in his direction. **★★★★★ — Heather Stewart, Sept. 2020** > Where to start!? The process from start to finish was absolutely perfect. Ron and Jake kept the project moving forward and went over every aspect of the home with us as we were designing our forever home. They hit the nail on the head and made it even better than we had envisioned. I highly recommend Ron and Jake at Sensible Home Design. As excited as I am to have the finished project it makes me a little sad that this part of the design process has come to an end! **★★★★★ — Andrew Mueller, Aug. 2019** > Ron did a tremendous job designing my house. We first talked general ideas on what my family wanted/needed, and then met up multiple times to work out the finer details. He was patient and explained many home building aspects to me and brought tons of knowledge to the table to enable me to make decisions. I could not be happier with the final result. He was thorough and responsive throughout the process in addition to being very talented in the design process. I would highly recommend Sensible Home Design to all of my friends and family for the design of their new home. A great company and Ron is fantastic to work with. **★★★★★ — HU-601531583, Aug. 2019** > Outstanding service! Super friendly. Listened to us and got the blueprint right on the first rendering. Very professional. Would definately recommend! **★★★★★ — Dave Sander, Feb. 2017** > We started our house design project with Ron back in early 2014. It is now 2017 and we are finally having the house built. Through out that 3 year span, Ron worked with us as details changed and costs were reduced thru design to help meet our budget. I especially like the fact, in this day and age, that he uses 3D design software to design his homes which not only helps with the construction it also helps with us the consumers to see a 3D image of what our home will look like. **★★★★★ — llindavance59, Nov. 2016** > We needed an architect to draw us a bedroom and basement addition, we were very lucky to be refered to Ron....he made our plans exactly as we specified.....awesome company to work with would definitely use again....plans done in a fast timely manner.....very professional. **★★★★★ — frickcontracting, July 2016** > We choose Ron due to his relationships designing multi-million dollar homes for the big name builders. Ron created our dream home taking into account what we wanted. Sharing basic ideas with Ron, he designed a one of a kind home unlike anything we have seen. Ron will keep in contact with you throughout the design process (emails, phone, site visits). We are very pleased and thankful for Ron and the time he gave to us. > > Nick & Jennifer **★★★★★ — Steve Cole, June 2016** > Ron with Sensible Home Design has been able to take my ideas and make them come to life through high quality building renderings and job ready construction blueprints on several jobs (porch additions, garage additions, full house prints, new construction and remodeling). I come to Ron with some sketches and ideas and he is able to get the necessary information quickly and efficiently and turn around high quality renderings that I use to sell jobs to my customers. The renderings not only look good, but his background in construction helps him make usable effective designs that save time and money on my projects. I will continue to use Ron on future projects and can't recommend him highly enough. **★★★★★ — HU-652390, June 2016** > He is very easy going and great to work with. I've lived in my new construction home for 1 year and I absolutely love it! ## Selected projects - [Misc projects](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/misc-projects-pj-vj~6607372) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 11 - [Homearama 2018 "The Light House"](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/homearama-2018-the-light-house-pj-vj~4126918) - Location: Lebanon, OH - Photos: 2 - [Homerama 2017 - The Farrington Res.](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/homerama-2017-the-farrington-res-pj-vj~2587732) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 18 - [Rotello Residence](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/rotello-residence-pj-vj~23184) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 2 - [Viox Residence](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/viox-residence-pj-vj~29162) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 7 - [The Testerman Residence](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/the-testerman-residence-pj-vj~1788233) - Location: South Lebanon, OH - Photos: 41 - [Kitchen](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/kitchen-pj-vj~442340) - Location: Not specified - [Misc pictures of projects](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/misc-pictures-of-projects-pj-vj~30348) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 22 - [Modern Farmhouse-Design by Sensible Home Design](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/modern-farmhouse-design-by-sensible-home-design-pj-vj~1512538) - Location: Mason, OH - Photos: 18 - Description: Modern Farmhouse - Built by High Pointe Custom Homes, LLC - [High Pointe Custom Homes](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/high-pointe-custom-homes-pj-vj~30347) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 8 - [Robinson Residence](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/robinson-residence-pj-vj~23182) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 1 - [Henson Residence](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/henson-residence-pj-vj~23185) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 2 [See all 12 projects](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/building-designers-and-drafters/sensible-home-design-pfvwus-pf~1258421466) ## Ideabooks - [sensible1's exteriors](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/970735/list/sensible1-s-exteriors) — 38 ideas - [sensible1's Pantry](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/970751/list/sensible1-s-pantry) — 7 ideas - [sensible1's Kitchen](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/970658/list/sensible1-s-kitchen) — 69 ideas - [SASI WPLAN EXTERIOR](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/111738778/list/sasi-wplan-exterior) — 2 ideas - [WP LAND EXTERIOR IDEAS](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/95666839/list/wp-land-exterior-ideas) — 4 ideas - [sensible1's Details](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/970682/list/sensible1-s-details) — 29 ideas - [sensible1's Vaulted Beam Ceilings](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/76253389/list/sensible1-s-vaulted-beam-ceilings) — 16 ideas - [sensible1's Mudroom](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/970655/list/sensible1-s-mudroom) — 17 ideas - [sensible1's Planning Desk](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/970676/list/sensible1-s-planning-desk) — 9 ideas - [sensible's stairs](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/6781288/list/sensible-s-stairs) — 3 ideas - [sensible1's Bath](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/970664/list/sensible1-s-bath) — 18 ideas - [Modern Farmhouse](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/30002142/list/modern-farmhouse) — 2 ideas - [Kitchen Booth](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/24531171/list/kitchen-booth) — 19 ideas - [SENSIBLE BEDROOM](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/24296219/list/sensible-bedroom) — 1 idea - [Florence Kitchen](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/18132810/list/florence-kitchen) — 19 ideas - [range hoods](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/19862507/list/range-hoods) — 2 ideas - [Modern](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/19579691/list/modern) — 2 ideas - [SPAHR EXTERIOR](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/19150375/list/spahr-exterior) — 1 idea - [mazuk](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/17098089/list/mazuk) — 2 ideas - [farmhouse tables](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/6776746/list/farmhouse-tables) — 6 ideas [See all 25 ideabooks](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/users/sensible1) ## Community Q&A **Q: Front Door** *(in Photo Questions)* What's the name (brand) of this door? Thanks A: I am not sure of the brand, I do know that it is 42"x96" and it was specially ordered by the supplier. **Q: Can you tell me how tall your ceilings are in this home?** *(in Photo Questions)* A: The Height of the room that you are showing is 12' w/ a dropped soffit around the outside edge at 11'. The rest of the house is 10' on the first floor and 9' on the second floor. I hope that answers your question. **Q: Do you mind sharing the exterior colors for this project? Thanks!!!** *(in Photo Questions)* A: Everything is white except for the front door. It is Sherman Williams Storm Cloud. **Q: Redoing rec room** *(in Photo Questions)* Hello can you please advise me on the colour of the stonework and the flooring? A: I believe the floor is Jacobean from Minwax. The Stone I don't know what the exact color is. It is a adhesive veneer stone that is pretty common to most brands. Check with your stone veneer supplier. They should be able to match. **Q: Chalkboard** *(in Photo Questions)* Where is the chalkboard from? Is it wall paint? A: It is indeed chalkboard wall paint. It can be found in most paint stores. **Q: Siding** *(in Photo Questions)* What type of siding is used? Is it a fiber cement or high end vinyl? A: it is one of my favorites that I have designed over the years. With the modern farmhouse style you don't have to have anything specific. It is almost supposed to look like it is a main house with a few additions on it. good luck. --- *Source: Houzz professional profile. Reflects the profile as of 2026-08-14.*