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...
by Lissa Edwards | Feb 4, 2021 | Counties, Live Here, Towns
With 2020 in the rearview mirror, trends for home colors in 2021 are turning toward the light, with strength and hope. The pigment gurus at Pantone have come out with their colors of the year (two this year for only the second time ever): Ultimate Gray and...
by Cara McDonald and MyNorth Custom Studios for Sidock Group | Jan 11, 2021 | Counties, Live Here, Towns
PAID CONTENT How one design expert intuitively channels client dreams into reality. When Bradley J. Butcher, AIA, Senior Project Manager of Sidock Group, sits down with a potential client, there’s no book of plans or past projects to flip through, no computer...
by Carly Simpson | Dec 16, 2020 | Counties, Live Here, Towns
Dense foliage, rich colors and ornate patterns greet visitors as they walk through the door at Darling Botanical. The flourishing jungle-like shop in Traverse City’s Warehouse MRKT teems with plants—towering fiddle leaf figs, wispy ferns, spiky cacti. Owner and...
by Lissa Edwards | Dec 10, 2020 | Counties, Live Here, Towns
Today’s home bars are drastically different from your grandfather’s cabinet in the den, which might have held a few bottles of spirits and a lone jar of maraschino cherries. These days, home bars combine beauty with functionality. For proof, look no...
by Lissa Edwards | Oct 22, 2020 | Live Here
Three-season rooms, also known as sunrooms, take summer from three months to nine months. Northern Michigan builders and architects share four beautiful takes on this classic Up North space. Featured in the October 2020 issue of Northern Home & Cottage. Read the...
by Lissa Edwards | Aug 2, 2020 | Counties, Towns
Whether it’s as simple as sitting on logs pulled up to an old-fashioned fire ring or as elevated as sinking into Adirondacks in front of an outdoor hearth, the act of gathering around a fire under the wide-open sky nurtures us in a basic, primeval way. Let these...
by Gail Snable and Lissa Edwards | Jun 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
Even folks lacking a green thumb can fill their homes with these funky, fun, plump plants that come in countless shapes, sizes and textures. You have to love a plant that thrives on neglect. “They are forgiving as long as you don’t over-water them,”...
by Lissa Edwards | Jun 5, 2020 | Live Here
Living in Northern Michigan means having guests—little ones included. Whether the kids are siblings, cousins or just friends, bunking them together creates special Up North memories for them and saves space for you. Check out these custom bunk beds by...