Winter 2011
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A Time to Build
One winter morning, a school day dawned to reveal a large snow bear occupying our front lawn. A late, heavy snow had inspired my parents to get busy building while the kids were asleep. The ursine form was the talk of the block as neighborhood kids trudged to the bus stop. Long after the sculpture […]
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Chairman of the Boards: John Yarema
Catch John Yarema in a chatty mood and his conversation quickly becomes peppered with casual mentions of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Bill Clinton, Chevy Chase, Glenn Close, Dan Aykroyd, Richard Gere, and Kenneth Cole. Such celebrity-studded gab might lead one to assume Yarema is an A-List fashion designer or film producer, or a Beltway insider, […]
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In Residence: Winston Churchill Memorabilia
In assembling his Winston Churchill collection, Dr. Milton Mutchnick has, in the words of his idol, expended plenty of “blood, toil, tears, and sweat.” However, it’s all been worth the effort to Mutchnick, chief of gastroenterology at Wayne State University’s School of Medicine, who calls Churchill, the silver-tongued orator who galvanized the British people in […]
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Comfort Zone: Fireplace Accents
HEARTH: DeSandre Tile, a third-generation business since 1927, working with David A. McGee, senior designer at Pewabic Pottery Design Studio, Detroit, and interior designer Shirley J. Maddalena, created a curved hearth to fit the lines of a custom home in Orchard Lake. Denis DeSandre says the hearth replaced an existing travertine slab. The tiles include […]
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Door Prize: Hostess Gifts
Thinking thematically can make expressing that grateful sentiment a bit easier. Consider your host and hostess, and then hunt for items with a focus — graphic, decadent, natural, or tranquil, for instance. Then present your gift-wrapped token along with your personal contribution of what every house party needs: lively conversation. graphic | 1 […]
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Recipes: Beef Stew, Cheddar & Chive Biscuits, Sweet Potato Corn Bread
Hearty stew served with warm, buttered quick breads is the gastronomic equivalent of woolly mittens.
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Playlist: All Fired Up
Songs to warm your heart beside the hearth.
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Re-user Friendly: Sylvan Lake Bungalow
As a man who wears many creative hats, Ross Yedinak knows a little something about reuse. The 40-year-old Grand Haven native earns his keep by developing recipes for private clients and restaurants, styling food for photo shoots, filming instructional-cooking videos, catering private events, and constructing faux bois-style furniture. And this is Yedinak at his most […]
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All in the Family: Bloomfield Hills
A full house can be livable & sophisticated.
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Cultivated Taste: Indian Village Estate
John Hantz has come home early for the day. Arriving in a suit and tie on a brilliant weekday afternoon, the rangy Jimmy Stewart type walks through his back door and steps from his professional world of finance into a 92-year-old reserve of American art and handcrafted woodwork. No wonder he’s a homebody. The foyer […]
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Warming Trend
1 “An interior needs to have a variety of textures for a feeling of warmth. Too many slick surfaces can make a home feel cold and stark.” — Charles Dunlap, Dunlap Design Group, Birmingham 2 “Most people don’t think that contemporary design is warm, and it typically isn’t. A lot of contemporary designs include industrial […]
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Date Book: Winter’s Wonders
Dec. 16-17 // Christmas Open House at the historic Ford-MacNichol Home museum, built in 1896, is held in a setting decorated in the traditional décor of the past. 2610 Biddle, Wyandotte, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Fri., 12-4 p.m. Sat.; 734-324-7284, wyandottemuseums.org. No admission charge during event. Through Dec. 22 // Meadow Brook: The Wonders of Winter marks […]
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Walls Talk: Rick Vian’s Trees of Life
Detroit artist Rick Vian takes a leaf from nature in his landscapes.
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