Summer 2014
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The Tile Shop: Surrounded by Inspiration – Tips & Trends
The Tile Shop is a specialty retailer of manufactured and natural stone tiles, setting and maintenance materials, and related accessories. There are several locations in the metro Detroit area, including Bloomfield Hills, Sterling Heights, Westland, Ann Arbor, and Farmington; a Canton shop will open in August. Nationwide there are 100 stores in 39 states, each […]
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Fling Open Summer’s Door
When a friend told me about the dream home she built along Lake Michigan in the northwest region of the state, she shared details about her landscaping, interior design, etc.
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Bulletin Board – Summer 2014
COLOR DESTINATION: GREEN Regional gardening havens provide a delightfully earthy day trip opportunity When traveling north on Telegraph Road through Bloomfield Hills and up to Pontiac, there’s no shortage of destinations for gardeners and farmers’ market enthusiasts. This section of metro Detroit is quickly becoming a veritable green corridor. “We all try to offer something […]
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Iced Glee
Fresh is Best Iced tea essentials: Michigan mint and Meyer lemons The ideal iced tea requires the essence of homegrown mint and a squeeze of lemon. Here, tips for top-notch tea: • On mint: James E. Crosby founded his Crosby Mint Farm in St. Johns (Clinton County) in 1912; it’s now the oldest continuously operated mint […]
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Welcome to the Neighborhood
Toni and Joe Grinnan had lived in several different types of homes — including a condo and a large, suburban home with a sprawling garden — before moving to their current location.
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Candle Can-Do
While Mother Nature was plotting her record-setting snowfall several months back, the owners of a local candle-making shop were knee-deep in developing new products that would undoubtedly transport users smack-dab into a summer afternoon. As the entrepreneurs sniffed fresh grass, mint, cucumber, cilantro, and other summery enticements in their “scent lab,” outdoors the snow piled […]
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Dip & Dive
South Beach style is right at home in Oakland County.
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Bedtime Stories
SUGAR AND SPICE AND EVERYTHING NICE. That was certainly on the minds of a couple of area designers, who waved their magic wands to create these two girls’ bedrooms. Although both rooms evoke an effervescent quality and reflect several feminine elements, neither strays into precious or princess territory. 1. KRISTIN ROSS WHO: Ross runs […]
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Detroit Home Summer 2014 Digital Edition
Detroit Home – Summer 2014
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Island Living
Last year, just after the renovation team put the finishing touches on the pretty 1888 cottage that sits next to Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, it’s a sure bet that many toasted to the home’s bright future.
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Stuff of Dreams
The sprawling, two-story, 6,000-square-foot manse in Bay Harbor’s Preserve, situated on a wooded lot among dazzling views of turquoise water, was built in 1997 as someone’s dream home on Little Traverse Bay.
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Gardens That Beckon
When her children were young, and she and her husband were living in a home with just enough yard space to play in, one local mother enjoyed touring gardens…
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Sweet Chair-ity
TableTalk with the Designers MIX IT UP: Armina Kasprowicz, of AK Design & Accents, Rochester Hills, wandered “down a garden path” beyond which was a table set with 100-year-old-plus silverware, mixed with cutlery from Pottery Barn. THINK TEXTURE: Kasprowicz tied her silverware with velvet ribbons (linen napkins from Restoration Hardware). SHOP AROUND: Kasprowicz selected […]
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Picturing Lilacs
BRANCHING OUT • See Them: Walt Whitman may have mused about When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d, but we’re loving the churchyard at North Hills Christian Reformed Church. Here, just north of 16 Mile Road on Adams Road in Troy, a large grove, about 150 by 60 feet, once stretched across what is now […]
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Herald Wholesale – Faucets Have Great Features at Herald – Tips & Trends
Under new ownership since 2006, Herald Wholesale operates a 12,000-square-foot showroom in Troy that showcases some of the world’s finest plumbing, lighting, and door hardware. Our sales staff has more than 100 years of combined experience in guiding you through your next project; our expertise is only surpassed by our friendliness and a desire to […]