Detroit Design

Some people can spot potential, even if it involves a Bay Harbor cottage with ornate windows that block the highly sought-after views of Little Traverse Bay and Lake Michigan, and with an outdated, Victorian style.

Bloomfield Hills residents Kristen and David DeMuth love the outdoors. So when a three-acre property located just behind their home came on the market in 2012, they decided to purchase it.

They wanted a house where everyone could feel at home. A place where their expanding family would always want to gather for birthdays, baby showers, holidays, and any kind of celebration.

People tease Bloomfield Hills architect Lou DesRosiers of DesRosiers Architects that his palatial residential designs, with their walls of windows and grand entryways, remind them of hotels or museums.

Happy hues define this high-energy home on Walloon Lake

A dated Midwest contemporary is transformed into an East Coast Shingle-style dream house

They had been happily living in their Rochester home on the Paint Creek Trail for several years, but as their three daughters grew up, married, and moved to homes near Birmingham, this couple thought it would be a good time to purchase property closer to their children.

Unexpected leaks require a change of plans; the result is an inviting home with natural appeal