Winter 2010
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In Residence: Lauren Sanders
Because Lauren Sanders looks every bit the glamour girl, you envision her in a setting of pastel colors and luxe fabrics. Speak to her for more than five minutes, however, and you quickly discover that the former fashion model and beauty queen is all about her children, her family, and her home. Yes, there are […]
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Pecking Order
When the chickens come home to roost, they just might end up on residential lawns. Thanks to Green Chicken Coop, a Bay City-based company that sells pre-made, eco-friendly poultry pens, locavores hatching a plan to raise their own backyard brood can purchase made-to-order coops. Green Chicken Coop makes a variety of handmade coops, from the […]
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Books: ‘Designs for Small Spaces’
People who reside in small quarters can still live large. Naturally, their design choices have to be well-edited, with a more attuned sense of proportion and scale than those who live in roomier digs. But it can be done, and with flair. Designs for Small Spaces, by Jennifer Hudson (Laurence King Publishing, $30), provides ideas […]
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Books: ‘American Fashion Designers at Home’
Rima Suqi’s book looks at the home décor of famous fashion designers.
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House Rules
Home theaters often showcase the latest in audio-visual innovation, but there’s nothing innovative about how many people decorate these rooms. The same hackneyed movie posters of a sneering Marlon Brando perched on his motorcycle in The Wild One, a suggestive Marilyn Monroe, her white dress billowing over a subway grate in The Seven Year Itch, […]
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Going Wild
This season, creative types are wild about animal prints. The trend was on display at Michigan Design Center’s Celebrations event in September. “In a complementary color palette, a small amount of unmatched animal print can go a long way,” say designers Kim Abbott and Kristen Catto Armstrong. Adds designer David Mark Weiss: “The trick is […]
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Trend Report: Winter 2010
“A more sustainable environment for sure has been on the rise. [And] very understated sophistication without a lot of color.” — Cheryl Nestro, interior designer, Tutto, Northville “We’re seeing an increase in the expectation of quality. Owners want more from their design professionals.” — Mark Farlow, principal, Victor Saroki & Associates Architects, Birmingham “I’m doing […]
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Suitable for Framing
Album covers — as accessible as the basement vinyl stash or on eBay — make for appealing interior art.
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More Than Machines
The mellow post-vacation feeling from our anniversary trip ended seconds after turning the house key in the front-door lock. Inside, we were immediately assaulted by a smell that had us wondering if a small creature had slipped into the house and died while we were away. A search turned up no culprit until, that is, […]
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Square Meals
1. Black plate, $29, at Scout, Royal Oak; 248-548-1065. 2. Eloquent Ink floral plate, $95, at Neiman Marcus, Somerset Collection South, Troy; 248-643-3300. 3. Hermès plate, $200, at Neiman Marcus, Somerset Collection South, Troy; 248-643-3300.
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The Goods: Winter 2010
1. Divide and conquer with Art Van’s room divider. Nine openings allow for ample storage and display. And its style works in a contemporary or traditional interior. Available in black, brown, and yellow. Check artvan.com for current price. 2. Good ingredients from quality sources play a critical role in food prep. Harvest to Heat: Cooking […]
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Hostess Gifts
Antica Farmacista home fragrance with sticks, $125, A Touch of Lace, Bloomfield Hills; 248-645-5223. Haikubes, $24.95, and Lollia 21 Calm Hyacinth & Honey bubble bath, $40, at V2V, Ann Arbor; 734-665-9110. Bar soap, $17, at A Touch of Lace, Bloomfield Hills; 248-645-5223. Stephanie Johnson makeup bag, $29, Woodward & Maple, Birmingham; 248-258-2848. Sense and Sensibility, […]
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Chilling Out
Holiday music immediately springs to mind when one mentions winter songs, but there are scads of tunes with a wintry theme that have no association with Christmas. Many of the songs in this playlist devoted to winter are romantic, best enjoyed with a hot toddy before a roaring fire. “Our Winter Love,” Bill Pursell // […]
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Buying Bubbly
Champagne is the most alluring of all wines — and the hardest to understand. It has an intimacy all its own, and it creates intimacy between people. But it plays a hide-and-seek game when it comes to figuring it out. To put a finger on what you’re tasting is no easy task. The region that’s […]
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Chocolate
Oil bottom and sides of a 13x9x2 rectangular metal baking pan and dust bottom and sides with some confectioners’ sugar. In the bowl of a standing electric mixer or other large bowl, sprinkle gelatin over 1/2 cup cold water and let stand to soften.
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Midwest Meets Coastal
The best homes reflect their occupants. And when the occupants are a couple who grew up in different parts of the country steeped in disparate regional cultures, marital compromise can create a blended American beauty. In the case of a Birmingham home for a young family, the mingling of childhood settings resulted in a look […]
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The Dean of Mod
Robert Metcalf’s Ann Arbor home meets current LEED green building standards. What’s remarkable about that fact is that he designed and built the house in 1952, decades before the word “green” bore any environmental implication. “I knew what I was doing,” Metcalf, 87, says, smiling. In all, Metcalf personally designed 68 residential mid-century modern jewels […]
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Date Book: Winter 2010-11
Sunday Artisan Market // This open-air market features textiles, paintings, ceramics, photography, glass, and woodworks. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Dec. 5, 12, 19. 315 Detroit St., Ann Arbor (in the Kerrytown District); 734-913-9622, artisanmarket.org. Stroll Through the Conservatory // The Belle Isle Botanical Society presents its annual holiday event featuring holiday décor, live music, cider, and […]
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Lifting the Shroud
Edna liked to watch “her stories,” as she called the CBS soap operas. When I would stop by sometimes, we’d watch together — a college girl and her white-haired grandma in the house with bay windows, African violets, and framed graduation pictures of the grandkids. Once, as a romantic date scene came to a conclusion […]
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The Detroit Home Design Awards Gala
Detroit Home Design Awards 2011 Presentation Be sure to check out the image gallery below!
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