by Patty Lanoue Stearns | Aug 15, 2022 | Counties, Towns
Building your dream Northern Michigan home and making the land better for it? This couple shows us how it’s done with the help of a star-studded conservation crew + prestigious building resources. This article first appeared in Traverse, Northern Michigan's...
by Lissa Edwards | Dec 9, 2021 | Counties, Towns
This Elk Lake cabin had an exquisite setting, boatloads of character—and outdated style. With a talented designer, the devoted owners transformed this Northern Michigan home and made it their own. Busy chicagoans Tim and Liz had their hearts set on finding a vintage...
by Erin Lutke | Sep 7, 2021 | Counties, Events, Towns
The 2021 Northern Home & Cottage Tour will be hosted virtually again this year. Don’t miss out on viewing some of Northern Michigan’s most beautiful and unique homes when you purchase your tickets here. Starting now, tickets are officially on sale for...
by Kathy Belden | Aug 26, 2021 | Counties, History, People, Towns
Just a few miles from Elk Rapids on Elk Lake, this storied family cottage has been holding onto memories of the past century. Featuring a dramatic fieldstone fireplace that spans two floors, original iron beds and claw-footed tubs, not much has changed about this...
by Lissa Edwards | Jun 11, 2021 | Counties, Live Here, Towns
Three local Northern Michigan designers demonstrate that how you look out on the world can shape your frame of mind. From industrial to mid-century modern, explore these window vignettes on homes in Glen Lake, Torch Lake and Walloon Lake to reimagine your windows. A...
by Lissa Edwards | Apr 6, 2021 | Counties, Live Here, Towns
Architect Ken Richmond designed a home that captures the Caribbean colors of Elk Lake while feeling completely organic to the Northwoods. Learn how he transformed this home into a lakeside oasis. Featured in the April 2021 issue of Northern Home & Cottage. In...
by Cara McDonald and MyNorth Custom Studios for Sidock Group | Apr 1, 2021 | Live Here, Towns
PAID CONTENT When designing your dream Northern Michigan home, starting with the sun can change the entire way you build and live. When architect Brad Butcher and his wife recently downsized, they left their sunny hilltop home with acreage for a charming house in the...
by MyNorth Custom Studios for Infusion by ETNA and Cara McDonald | Mar 1, 2021 | Counties, Towns
PAID CONTENT How to create a bathroom you love—that also loves you back. With our homes as sanctuaries more than ever, it can still be a tough decision to leap into a bathroom remodel. “If there’s one thing we always reassure clients, it’s that it’s okay to make the...
by Lissa Edwards | Feb 10, 2021 | Counties, Live Here, Towns
Discover how a few key design elements can turn this diminutive room into a big style statement in this display of Northern Michigan powder rooms. Gracious Gray Design // Gemma Parker DesignLocation // Harbor SpringsPhoto by Werner Straube “The goal for this powder...
