Fall 2010
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Spurred to Action
A warm, furry weight just dropped onto my right foot with a thud. Our 15-year-old terrier — perhaps aware that she has been granted a new lease on life — has taken to throwing herself at our feet, where she carries out a vigorous display of snorting and writhing in a show of appreciation. With […]
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Date Book
Sept. 16 // Birmingham House Tour The 23rd annual event features eight homes with distinctive styles, including one designed by architect Minoru Yamasaki. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tickets $30 pre-sale, $35 day of. The Community House, 380 S. Bates St., Birmingham; 248-644-5832, housetour@communityhouse.com. Sept. 18-19 // Art in the Village The 36th annual show features works […]
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New Homes Promise a Green Future
The new Idea Show House in Macomb Township is a breath of fresh air. Dubbed “the home of the future,” this 3,168-square-foot model was built using green technology and based on a study of luxury yachts, which showcased efficient ways to maximize space. Built by Arteva Homes and Dominick Tringali Architects, both in Bloomfield Hills, […]
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Metro Detroiters Turn Tree Trunks Into Totems
Totem poles are one of the most enduring and recognizable legacies of the Pacific Northwest. Native Americans carved looming sculptures from cedars, ornately decorating them with animals to mark a clan’s achievements and symbolize characteristics. Some metro Detroiters have adapted the tradition, turning dead trees into modern-day totems. After a storm killed a tree next […]
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A Q&A With Interior Designer Barry Dixon
To Barry Dixon, the element of surprise is crucial to good design. In modern or traditional rooms, that can mean adding an antique or two. Bridging the past and present is fundamental to Dixon’s design philosophy. A renowned interior designer, Dixon also has his own furniture and rug lines, and recently introduced a new fabric […]
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Detroit Collector Allen Abramson Shows His Worldly Treasures
While most boys his age were collecting baseball cards, Allen Abramson was collecting antiques. At the tender age of 7, Abramson bought a Victorian bronze statue at an auction in his native Akron, Ohio. “I had $3.10 from my allowance,” he recalls. “It cost 10 cents for the bus, $3 for the bronze, and I […]
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Shining Examples
1) Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams Stud Table Lamp with base of leather (black or white available) and polished nickel. $380, Mitchell Gold…
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The Goods: Fall Edition
1) These serve-ware imports, handcrafted from olive wood, are shipped directly from Alessandro Cheli, a family-run mill in the Tuscany region of Italy. Their organic appearance sets a rustic and autumnal mood for entertaining. Bowl set of four, $200; serving set (not pictured), $42, at The Italian Dish, Birmingham; 248-593-8299, theitaliandish.com. 2) The premise of […]
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Small Pies Are Filled With Big Flavor
Cut butter into tiny pieces. Pile loosely on a plate, and place in freezer for about 10 minutes. In a large bowl, whisk together flour and salt. Add firm butter to flour. Using fingertips or a pastry cutter, quickly toss and pinch until mixture resembles coarse meal.
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Playlist: Songs Evoke the Flight of Time
More than any other season, autumn is a sad reminder that time is fleeting. The sun recedes earlier, the leaves turn color, and, despite the fact that we “fall behind” on our clocks, it’s a cruel deception: No one can cheat time. This playlist includes some songs of regret and time lost, but other tunes […]
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An Art Filled Royal Oak Loft
Jim Stout and his partner love to host lavish cocktail parties in their third-floor, loft-style condo in Royal Oak. Among an eclectic mix of guests, Charles and Ray Eames, Andy Warhol, and Warren Platner all make appearances. No, the homeowners don’t have the power to raise the dead (despite what their collection of African folk […]
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Stephen Knollenberg Gives a Fresh Look to a Classic Colonial
Stephen Knollenberg’s interior designs tend to feel as light-filled and airy as a Lake Michigan beach on a blue-sky day. “I gravitate to pale blues and pale greens, not bold colors,” Knollenberg says. The lavish application of white also adds luminosity to many of his interiors. So it comes as a bit of a surprise […]
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Window Boxes for Chilly Months
Freshen up the season with colorful window-box plantings.
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Kitchen & Bath Gallery
Linda Powers Interiors, Bloomfield Hills * 2010 Detroit Home Design Awards winner The renovation of the existing kitchen/butler’s pantry in this 1926 Normandy Tudor included custom lead-and-metal windows to keep with the integrity of the home. Original brick walls were used and extended into the addition. Custom white mosaic marble flooring imported from China was […]
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Bath: Perks for the Privy
Claus Porto guest soap, $20, at A Touch of Lace, Bloomfield Hills; 248-645-5223, atouchoflace.com. Gianna Rose Atlier faux bois soap, $25, at A Touch of Lace, Bloomfield Hills; 248-645-5223, atouchoflace.com.
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Kitchen: Counter-Culture Goods
Joseph Joseph set of mixing bowls, measuring spoons, strainer, and juicer, $55, at Scout, Royal Oak; 248-548-1065. OXO Good Grips Y-Peeler, $7.99, at Kitchen Glamor inside Hawthorne Appliance, Birmingham; 248-644-2200, Rochester; 248-299-4800. Jonathan Adler kitchen towels, $12.50, at Scout, Royal Oak; 248-548-1065. Letterpress coasters, $10, at Bureau of Urban Living, Detroit; 313-833-9336, bureauliving.com. Black Falksalt […]
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Cash & Cari
One man’s trash is another man’s treasure are words to live by for Cari Cucksey. “There are buyers for everything,” she says. Cucksey, 35, has parlayed that adage into a Northville business and, now, a television show: Cash & Cari, which premiered on HGTV in January.
