Her emotional performance led to a 2014 Golden Globe nomination, a 2013 Critic’s Choice Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama, and a TCA Award nomination for Individual Achievement in Drama. CLEVELAND, Ohio -- When "Parenthood" actress and Cleveland native Monica Potter opened her home goods store in Garrettsville, there was a two-hour wait for shoppers to get inside. I had no idea I would also become a producer, entrepreneur, funny woman, tear-jerker, host, designer, decorator, builder, creator, cook, homemaker, and my personal favorite—mom. Although the idea seemed rather ambitious and a bit crazy, soon enough each of the women were on board and excited about the project. Touring the home, you'll see those memories and sentimental touches, the old dining room wall paper, torn down but now framed. Potter is ready to get back to filming. When Paul died from cardiovascular disease in 2004, Potter and her sisters were devastated. “This is where my dad did it,” she says. And the girls always had their prized Bee Gees and Rick Springfield records to listen to in the sunroom overlooking the lake. Their youngest sisters, Bridgette and Kerry, were also born here in 1973 and 1978. The sisters worked with a local construction crew to achieve the new goals for their old home. The brand builds on her father’s legacy of hard work and lets Potter join forces with a community of local artisans in a Garrettsville workshop. From executive producers Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Jason Katims and Lawrence Trilling, "Parenthood" is the critically acclaimed one-hour drama inspired by the box office hit of the same name. The family has reunited for the first time since completing the tedious process in August that took the 1,800-square-foot, four-bedroom home from an abandoned space painted barnyard red to a bright white house with a country chic theme. “But the biggest thing was how to treat people.”. Beyond expanding her brand, Potter is looking for ways to develop and improve the city that she loves — even if it’s instructional videos showing her fans how to make a holiday bruschetta. “And now, it’s the best feeling in the world.”. But more than just giving the house a cosmetic makeover, the family has had a chance to reconnect with a piece of their cherished past. “We’re going to eat soon,” Potter assures her guests. In almost every instance during the process, the women felt the emotional ties to those 16 years they spent in the home — each task bringing up memories and flashbacks from a simpler time. But naturally, things can get tense spending day in and day out with family. A few days after gathering her family and friends to watch Welcome Back Potter, she’s at home again. He would think differently.”. The North Collinwood home now boasts a country chic theme and will serve as a gathering place for Potter and her family during the holidays. Cleveland native and actress Monica Potter has a new show on HGTV, "Welcome Back Potter'," which follows her, her mom and her sisters as they buy back and rehab their old Collinwood home. You'll find a lot of local touches too. “It’s about being able to pass it down to our kids,” she says. Take the narrow staircase near the front of the home: As they were painting the hardwood a dark maple brown and adding accents of teal wallpaper to each step, the sisters remembered Christmas and Easter mornings. “And it’s important that we continue.”. They added a location in Cleveland, Ohio, but in July 2017 Monica Potter Home closed their Cleveland location. But she has even bigger plans for her hometown. “When you live so far away, you become more sensitive to that.”. After realizing that area of the city was beginning to bloom, she launched the shop as a pop-up space just in time for the Republican National Convention. “So many things happened during the renovation, and we felt my dad’s presence with us the whole time,” Potter says. Potter splits her time between Cleveland and LA right now. CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - For many people, the house where you grew up has a special place in your heart. Some Monica Potter Home products are available on Amazon. You'll find it online, in the old arcade downtown and in Garrettsville. When Nancy and Paul Brokaw moved into the modest home in 1971, Nancy was just four days away from giving birth to Monica. “He would work for companies where they would have a product and it would be good, but he would make it great. Together with her feisty mother and three outspoken sisters, she's leading a massive renovation of the lake house, bringing back its original glory along with contemporary touches. Cleveland Police are urging the community to help identify the aggravated robbers who kidnapped and assaulted a female on Oct. 12 by getting in her car, putting a gun to her head, and forcing her to drive to a bank to take out a large sum of money. Her cheeks are rosy as she reminisces about the Christmases she’s spent in this very room, opening gifts and writing letters to Santa. Actress Monica Potter has returned to Cleveland, Ohio to buy and restore her childhood home, which has remained unchanged for three decades. Copyright 2016 WOIO. A Gray Media Group, Inc. Station - © 2002-2020 Gray Television, Inc. Cleveland native and actress Monica Potter on her big homecoming. A lot of the decor around the house is from the Cleveland Flea. But Potter didn’t approach her sisters with her big idea until 2012. "We sold the home in 1987 and for the last five years, it had been abandoned," she said.Now airing on HGTV, Monica says "Welcome Back Potter" is about the heart of the home. She is the Principal owner of Monica Potter Home, upscale home goods, natural skincare, and home decor business in Cleveland, Ohio. Potter spent time brainstorming and testing inventions with her father after school and during weekends. Although Potter lives in Los Angeles, she knew she would put down roots here again. Instead of looking elsewhere, Potter saw it as an opportunity to connect with and restore the community — much like she decided to do with her North Collinwood home. “I believe in the people here who are master artisans and skilled at what they do, and I wanted to help.”. In 1987, Paul took a job at Ryder in product development and the family relocated to Alabama. This was the same wood table where they ate Thanksgiving turkey or a Christmas roast. They're gritty, they're tenacious, they're spicy. Monica Potter Home opened in 2015 in Garrettsville, Ohio. "We loved each other. She recently bought back and rehabbed her old Collinwood home with her mom and her sisters as part of a new HGTV series called "Welcome Back Potter." But it is now there to stay. "That grit, that tenacity is perhaps the driving force behind Potter's latest project. “That’s where I learned my skills for florals and home decor,” she says. A year before she opened her retail operation in Garrettsville, the downtown area suffered a fire that damaged several buildings and destroyed mainstay storefronts. Although Potter lives in Los Angeles, she knew she would put down roots here again. “It was a spiritual, mental, physical and emotional journey.”. It was also where Paul found inspiration. 147 talking about this. Inside, the sisters’ goal of creating an open, spacious feel was accomplished by using pastel colors and installing several large windows and French doors throughout. “I’m trying to be here more,” she says. Monica Potter sexy pictures. Its history is rooted deep in the long-lasting foundation. “Our other sisters were like, What are you? “And it was nostalgic for me — I remember going there as a kid.”. Monica Potter Home specializes in natural skincare, home decor, home fragrance and textiles. With its red and navy accents, the house has a patriotic flair. "We got into big fights every day," she said. There are shadow boxes on the porch holding flowers, but they're made of old window sills. She says it's more than just the 'how to' and the 'fix it. "I'm going to be here a lot more filming, doing different things," she said. But that tiny house in Collinwood was filled with so many memories that it held a special place in Potter’s heart. "I feel like Cleveland people are just the salt of the earth. “We didn’t have a lot growing up, but other people had less, so we would invite them over,” explains Potter. This reimagined and updated Universal Television/Imagine Entertainment production follows the trials and tribulations of the very large, colorful and imperfect Braverman family. '"What we can't learn a lot of the time is how to reconnect with your family and sometimes in order to move forward, you have to go back," she said. The girls used the fundamental skills they had learned from him growing up — like how to use a hammer and a drill — to restore their family home. With the start of Monica Potter Home in 2012, the actress created a shabby-chic line of skin care, essential oils, room sprays, hand-poured candles, rustic decor and more sold online. “It’s so nice to meet you,” she says to guests with a light nod and soft handshake. But the home wasn’t just where the family lived and gathered for meals each night. I moved from Cleveland to Hollywood for one reason: to become an actress. Tucked along the shores of Lake Erie, the two-story colonial has stood up to 92 bruising Cleveland winters and endured the ever-changing Collinwood neighborhood that once bustled with Irish, Italian and Slovenian immigrants.