SEE THIS HOME IN THE WOODS ON PAGE XX // PHOTO BY MACONOCHIE PHOTOGRAPHY
editor’s note
Home, Sweet Home I am sure that our readers share my intense feel-
Until then, join me in being so grateful for the
ings about the importance of home—and staying in it
homes that we have—whether they are in the woods,
until this pandemic ends. That sentiment was certainly
on the water, in a suburb or city. Our staff at
expressed by the two sets of homeowners I interviewed
MyNorth (Traverse Magazine, Northern Home & Cottage,
for the home stories in this issue. I had such a lovely
MyNorth.com among our many products) has heard
time on the phone with each of these folks as we chat-
from so many of you this month, telling us about how
ted from our respective home offices. We were all so
important our publications are to your connection with
happy to talk about something that brings joy and we all
Northern Michigan. Despite the fact that by virtue of the
expressed gratitude for the shelter of our homes.
circumstances we are more isolated from any of you
I expect that when this is finally over, residential architecture will never be the same again. There will
than we could ever imagine, in our hearts, we feel closer than ever.
be more emphasis than ever on passive homes—solar
Stay safe, stay well, and settle into this issue to
power, wind power and drum-tight insulation. The
celebrate homes of the present—and take a moment
concept of passive homes, in fact, dates to the 1970s
to dream of all the good things to come.
and another crisis: the oil embargo/energy crisis. I also envision a slew of other concepts that make households more self-sufficient becoming standard home-construction practices: smart home offices for parents and smart learning stations for children, as well as rooftop gardens, greenhouses, aquaponics, even chicken coops. It will be
Elizabeth Edwards is managing editor of Northern Home & Cottage. lissa@traversemagazine.com
an exciting, revolutionary time in residential architecture, and we welcome the opportunity to cover innovative solutions in Northern Home & Cottage.
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