Northern Home & Cottage August/September 2016

AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2016

For the Way You Live Up North

2016

11 Homes from Leelanau to Old Mission

plus Northern Style:

HELLO YELLOW

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When you’re a little kid, you don’t know how the simple act of building sand castles on the beach can have such a dramatic impact on your life. As I sit here gazing at what remains of this summer sunset over the lake, I can smell what must be the first night’s bonfire rising, and nostalgia nearly overwhelms me.

Our family came “up north” in the summer like so many other families. For some of us kids, the water, the waves and the sand left impressions deeply ingrained in our consciousness. Over time, those feelings grew seductive enough to draw us back.

I have never seen myself as the overly nostalgic type.

But as I close my eyes while sitting here on the porch, it all comes racing back to me as an unforeseen gift. All the sights, sounds, and smells of those family vacations long ago swim through the warmth of a magnificent sunset.

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contents For the way you live Up North

COVER: WILLIAMSON PHOTOGRAPHY; TOP: JASON HULET; RIGHT: DAVE WEIDNER

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features

departments

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#1 Handsome in Black

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Editor’s Note Let the Sunshine in!

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#2 Through the Woods 8

Northern Style Hello Yellow

24 #3 Life at the Top of the Kettle 29 #4 Yours, Mine & Ours 35 #5 Rural Modern 41

#6 Good Move

47 #7 Making It Her Own 53 # 8 Beautifully Efficient 58 #9 Classic Coastal 63 #10 Today’s Condo 69 #11 Turnkey on the Bay

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A MyNorth Media Publication PRESIDENT/EDITOR IN CHIEF

Deborah Wyatt Fellows

EDITOR/ VICE PRESIDENT EDITORIAL

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editor’s note

Let the Sunshine in!

When I took the position as managing editor of Northern Home & Cottage 13 years ago, highlighting green building in our region was an important objective of mine.

That was in 2003, and it was an exciting time to watch the home construction industry make environmentally conscious strides. There were Energy Star ratings, LEED ratings, a focus on natural, sustainable materials, and our own Home Builders Association of Grand Traverse Area touted the local green-certified builders.

Then came the recession of 2008, and new construction came to a screeching halt. When it came to life again a couple of years later, we were all, myself included, grateful that builders were finding work again, but also left wondering if the green-building ethos was a victim of the crash.

It turns out, there were visionary builders, designers and homeowners who never gave up. On last year’s Northern Home & Cottage home tour we were able to invite tourgoers into the Depot Neighborhood—one of the first netzero developments in the nation. Basically, net-zero refers to homes hooked into the power grid, but that also produce their own energy. The tightly insulated homes of the Depot Neighborhood produce all the energy they need using solar panels. Still, I wondered if the Depot Neighborhood was a flash-in-the-pan, a noble one-off that only existed through the charity of area nonprofits Habitat for Humanity and HomeStretch … After all, construction of all types has become vastly more energy efficient given energy codes and smarter building materials and appliances, why bother dealing with whatever complexities come with your own personal alternative energy source?

But as our home tour reveals this year, alternative energy sources are steadily making their way into the broader construction market. Two highend, gorgeous homes—both net-zero (or close to it) and both powered by solar panels—presented themselves to our home tour panel, and we accepted them with joy. Read about the homes (#3 and #8) and the builders and designers behind them in our tour guide. And make sure to stop by so you can better understand how completely achievable it is to build a home powered by the sun in Northern Michigan.

The 2016 Northern Home & Cottage Tour promises to be better than ever.

I look forward to seeing you on it!

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Elizabeth Edwards is managing editor of Northern Home & Cottage.

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7. Hand-blown vase, $500: Boyer Glassworks, Harbor Springs, 231.526.6359.

8. Sailboats, 6-by-6-inch oil by Christi Drees, $90: Journey North, Harbor Springs, 231.526.5911.

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Welcome to the

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Annual Northern Home & Cottage Tour

Phase I: Traverse area 2016 Northern Home & Cottage Tour,

Saturday, September 17, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Once again, Northern Home & Cottage

ideas for your own, and as always, water

Established in the 1930s, this organization

walks you through some of the most for-

views that alone make taking this tour

provides crucial services to the children

ward-looking home designs in the region.

worth the drive.

and families of our region.

Your ticket for the Phase I: Traverse Area

This tour is very doable in a day, but it

Tour allows you inside 11 homes located

helps to plan your route ahead of time. As

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in Leelanau and Grand Traverse counties.

always, we’ve kept the ticket prices low so if

Phase II: Petoskey area 2016 Northern

Tour highlights? Everything under the sun,

you can’t make it to all of the homes, you’ll

Home & Cottage Tour, Saturday

including two homes powered by solar

still find full value in your day.

October 15, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

panels. You’ll also see a modern farmhouse

We are so grateful to the homeown-

with one of the most distinctive floors

ers who have so generously opened their

November issue of Northern Home &

we’ve ever seen, several fabulous redos,

homes for this tour that benefits Child &

Cottage or on MyNorth.com.

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Find information in your October/

Tickets (along with the tour map and driving directions) are $15 in advance, $20 day of. To purchase tickets please go to MyNorthTickets.com or stop by the box office at 125 Park St., Traverse City. For more information: 800.836.0717.

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a hilltop lot on Wayne Street, close enough to downtown to bike there, but with the peace of the rolling hills and trails of Hickory Hills Ski Area behind. The bonus: The partial summer view of Grand Traverse Bay opens up wide when the leaves come off the trees.

For the most part, the couple has leaned toward a Craftsman style in the homes they have built. And while this new home has the custom woodwork and detail of a contemporary Craftsman, Molly stepped out with bold finish choices that give the home a sophisticated urban-modern look. The boldest is her use of black—black doors, black cabinetry and black railing on the open upstairs loft-hallway. That black is contrasted and complemented by glossy white woodwork and walnut floors. A bank of floor-to-ceiling white-trimmed windows and double doors flood the great room with natural light and views of the woods behind the home.

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Text by Elizabeth Edwards | Photos by Dave Speckman

5651 Ravens Roost Lane, Traverse City Scott Norris Construction, Traverse City, 231.218.6849

When Bill and Rosanne Holmes learned that their

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Rosanne says. Soon after their daughter and her husband purchased a home in the quiet, wooded Cedar Valley Ridge subdivision west of Traverse City, Grandma and Grandpa Holmes made their move around the corner and through the woods from their daughter’s home.

The Holmeses’ original plan was to build a timber frame house, and so they brought their ideas to a company that specializes in timber frame construction—only to come away disappointed at the cost. That’s when they turned to builder Scott Norris, who told them that a hybrid timber frame would give them the Northwoods look they were dreaming of but be within their budget. Norris could even provide the timber trusses from his company Grand Traverse Timber Frame. The couple was game for the idea, and Scott and his team went to work.

In the finished home, a pine-paneled vaulted ceiling spanned by twin 20-foot arched white pine beams rises over the foyer and living room, creating a grand rustic statement. A stacked stone fireplace that meets the ceiling puts an exclamation point on the style. While traditional ceilings are used in the rest of the home, pine trim and mountain ash flooring echo the living room’s rustic style. The Holmeses are fond of pointing out their handcrafted knottypine heat vents are courtesy of Scott’s ace carpenter, DJ Schaub, who told them: “You don’t want pieces of painted metal on the wall.”

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rustic-style statements are the generous views of the Northern Michigan forest that surround the home—views that are magnified in the four-season sunroom off the kitchen and living area.

While maintaining a cozy feeling, the home is outfitted with five bedrooms and three baths—a master suite and bedroom on the main floor, and three bedrooms and two baths on the lower level. That’s plenty of room for the couple to easily welcome a steady flow of old friends from Howell as well as their son and his family who live downstate. Bill and Rosanne pretty much feel like they have it all. And with their daughter expecting a third baby boy, well, life in their rustic dream home promises to be even more happily full.

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Text by Elizabeth Edwards | Photos by Dave Speckman

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Cedar Valley Ridge subdivision, west of Traverse City, is no ordinary subdivision.

Cedar Valley, each with a varying degree of efficiency.

Over a decade ago, developer Dan Paulson

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serene, artful, solar-powered home—cour-

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tesy of 42 solar panels tucked inconspicu-

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ously on the backside of the roof. The home

have been 56 home sites. Simultaneously,

is net zero—meaning that while it is on the

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company creating an electricity credit for

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the design of their home, the Wesleys worked with Scott’s son, Caleb Norris, who is as dedicated to green building as is his father.

The home sits on the rim of a deep glacial kettle—so that the view out the generous windows is of the tree canopy where songbirds, raptors and ravens flit, dip and glide. Down below, in the kettle’s grassy bowl, deer browse, turkeys strut, and one day several weeks ago, a coyote trotted by.

The home’s interior perfectly captures that natural spirit. Maple beams (taken from trees on the property), maple trim work and an oiled wide-planked white oak floor are set against white walls for a fresh, modern take on rustic. Pendant lights that feel like hanging sculpture add an unexpected aw-factor. Carefully crafted details are everywhere, from the custom-made craftsman-style bannister to custom-made pocket doors—all designed and made by Scott’s star carpenter, DJ Schaub.

The master suite, an opus to relaxed country living, moves from a three-season room, through the bedroom and into a luxurious bathroom with its soaking tub overlooking the forest below. A custom walk-in closet rounds out the suite.

The open kitchen marries black and white cabinetry with pops of spring green in the backsplash tiles. A black hood and a charcoal-gray textured granite island countertop pull it all together. Expect beautiful art and a careful sense of detail in this lovely, easy-on-the-earth home. Make a special point to check out the handmade, tile backsplash. The tiles are decorated with renderings of ravens. Serendipitously, the Wesleys purchased the tiles on a trip to Argentina years ago, long before they knew they’d build a home on Ravens Roost lane— just one bit of magic in a home that just plain feels magical.

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yours, mine .& ours

Text by Elizabeth Edwards | Photos byJason Hulet

5283 E. Sugar Bush Lane, Leland MAC Custom Homes, Traverse City, 231.935.4609

Ted and Connie Standiford had found the lot of their

Michigan. The problem? They couldn’t settle on a style

dreams: Situated on a Lake Michigan bluff north of

for their new home. Ted and their son, Nick, preferred

Leland, the property came with access to North Lake

the rustic lodge look. Connie wanted a house with an

Leelanau just across the road. To boot, several friends

Up North feel, and their daughter Jess was pushing

from their hometown of Ann Arbor had summer homes

for coastal style. The only Standiford who didn’t have

close by. The couple had even chosen their builder—

a pressing style opinion was the couple’s youngest

MAC Custom Homes, one of the most experienced

daughter, Taylor, who, as her father says, was too busy

high-end building companies working in Northern

at college at the time to be overly concerned. 

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Then one day out boating, the couple saw

trimmed in white to evoke a coastal feel.

fireplace and a lower, more intimate

a home that they knew could kick-start their

Inside, the great room has a decidedly

fir ceiling.

design conversation. They snapped pictures

lodge feel with its Montana stone fireplace

In the upstairs bedrooms, sand-colored

of it from the water, and even walked

that rises to meet the 22-foot ceiling that is

carpet and walls—trimmed in white—play

around to the landside and shot a few.

crossed with fir trusses. Royal mahogany

out a beach theme. From top-to-bottom,

After seeing the photos, Mike Collings

floors lead into an adjoining kitchen that is

this home exudes the careful craftsman-

of MAC Custom Homes, working with

a warm, classic mix of black soapstone and

ship that is a signature of MAC Custom

designer Caleb Norris, helped create a

granite countertops, dove-white cabinetry

Homes. But as all involved in the design

home that would blend the (somewhat)

and a brick-red island. “My favorite part

and construction of this handsome home

contrasting style themes into one cohesive,

of the house is the kitchen,” Connie says.

agree, the real design statements here are

gorgeous home.

“I love the large island and the way the

the spectacular Lake Michigan views from

On the home’s exterior the designers’

kitchen flows into the dining and living

the home’s banks of west-facing windows

vision plays out in a contemporary

areas.” A four-season room sports a more

and bluff-side decks.

Craftsman-look with rustic cedar shingles

relaxed rustic style with a stack stone

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rural modern

Text by Elizabeth Edwards | Photos by Phoenix Photographic

12777 Craker Rd., Omena Bay Cabinetry and Design Studio, Traverse City, 231.946.6882

We last met up with Marek Ulicny and Dan Rice

Back then they kept horses and a flock of sheep

after they’d restored a 1930s Craftsman farmhouse in

and pretty soon it became a lot of work for the couple,

Northport that they called Windy Knob. That story

who are both teachers. A lifestyle change was in order.

appeared in our April 2013 issue of Northern Home

They sold the sheep and considered a move closer to

& Cottage (Search Windy Knob on MyNorth.com).

Traverse City. They put Windy Knob on the market,

Suffice it to say, the couple earned their stripes with

and it sold quickly. But the more they looked at homes

that remodel, painstakingly redoing all of the home’s

closer to the city, the more they knew that life was too

hardwood floors, ripping off vinyl siding and replacing

hustle and bustle for them. When their former neigh-

it with cedar shake and completely remodeling the

bors at Windy Knob offered to sell them a beautiful

kitchen and bathrooms. When they were finished their

piece of land in sight of their former farmstead, they

home was beautiful—and worthy of a story.

jumped at it. 

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Marek, especially, had always dreamed

subdued enough for a rural setting.

filled with detail from its finished basement

of designing and building a home from the

While Marek and Dan had most of the

through its second floor and right up to its

scratch-it-out-on-a-paper-napkin stage.

project under control, they turned to Bay

finished attic. But above all, the floor in this

This was his chance.

Cabinetry and Design for help with the

home is not to be missed. Marek and Dan

The couple’s new home pays homage

kitchen. Bay Cabinetry’s Paige Fuller lis-

first saw the idea for their floor in the

to the area’s farmhouse vernacular with

tened carefully to what they wanted and

Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville,

a white board-and-batten exterior and

then laid out an open, efficient kitchen that

Tennessee. It is made from the end grain of

mullioned windows. But unlike the

revolves around a generous prep/eating

2-by-4s, cut into4"-x-6" blocks. After

small-room, chopped up floor plans of old

island topped with a thick slab of marble.

researching this very old flooring tech-

farmhouses, the new floor plan features

The dark-stained cabinetry is a mix of knot-

nique, the couple found a place in New

a wide-open first-floor kitchen and living

ty alder and cherry with minimalist pulls—

Mexico who would supply the old growth

area. Bucolic scenery and a wide swath

very modern, with just a hint of farmhouse.

fir for the blocks. Marek laid each one—

of Grand Traverse Bay flood the many

A pantry that’s roomy enough for appli-

10,000 in all—himself throughout the

windows. Black window casements and

ances keeps the countertops uncluttered.

home. A painstaking labor of love that says

mullions lend an industrial edge that is

Tourgoers will love this home that is

plenty about the soul of this home.

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good move

Text by Elizabeth Edwards | Photos by Dave Speckman

1639 South Maple Bluffs Court, Suttons Bay Baldwin Homes & Land, Suttons Bay, 231.271.4097

Janice and Jeff Fulton were sold on life in Leelanau

themselves with spare time on their hands and began

County the first time they visited friends who lived

exploring the county, looking for property. Their adven-

in Suttons Bay. The short, scenic drive to fabulous

ture took them to Knorrwood Bluffs, a rolling subdivi-

beaches, quaint small towns and intimate eateries was

sion just over three miles south of the harbor village of

a welcoming respite from their busy life in their then-

Suttons Bay. Once a cherry orchard, the large lots at

home, Westchester County, New York.

Knorrwood come with shared access to 700 feet of Lake

On a second visit several years ago, the Fultons found

Michigan frontage that looks across West Grand 

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the look and layout that they wanted, the

siding, matching window flower boxes and

corner piece that the Fultons were curious

Fultons found a plan they liked in a maga-

a handsome mission-style front door.

about backed up to a wooded trail that led

zine and worked with Richard to tailor

Inside, expect to find inspiration in ele-

down to the beach. It even had a partial

it to their needs—changes that included

ments that include the soft sage color

water view. They called the phone number

the addition of a basement. At just short

palette, a free-standing soaking tub, the

on the For Sale sign and talked to Richard

of 3,000 square feet, the efficient layout is

perfectly appointed kitchen and even a

Baldwin, the subdivision’s developer and

perfect for this family of four.

wine refrigerator with a light that turns on

builder.

Richard, a third-generation builder who

when you walk past it (we’ll drink to that!).

In typical relaxed Leelanau style, Richard

has built homes all over Michigan, has a

Dog owners will especially appreciate see-

told them, “I’ll come right down and talk

favorite saying: “The beauty of a home is in

ing the vinyl floor that is as striking as

to you.”

the details.” Indeed, this colorful, comfort-

wood but also stands up to anything your canine family members can dish out.

The Fultons’ new life in Leelanau is

able home is filled with sweet details that

starting in a lovely traditional home with

begin on the exterior with its cottage-style

cottage- and mission-style accents. To get

shutters, cedar shake and cement board

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making it her own

Text by Elizabeth Edwards | Photos by Jason Hulet, Hulet Photography

11272 Peninsula Dr., Traverse City Kitchen Choreography, Traverse City, 231.932.9700 Paul Maurer General Contracting, Traverse City, 231.941.1448

Pat Conlon works remotely so she can live just about

started considering another locale. A big city perhaps?

anywhere. So, after years living in the Detroit area she

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other cities—but kept coming back to the much smaller Traverse City, where she vacationed as a child. “Every time I go there I get that same feeling that I had when I was young—breathing clean air, less stressed. It’s just hypnotizing,” she says.

In the fall of 2014, Pat’s Traverse City property search brought her to a home located on a gorgeous lot on the Old Mission Peninsula shoreline. But the home hadn’t been updated since it was built in 1988 and Pat felt the price was a bit high considering how much work it would need. The next February, the home was still for sale 

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and the price had been lowered. Pat bought

and blocked from a view of the lake by a

warm brown-toned granite countertops,

it and contacted the home’s original archi-

bathroom and book shelves. The fix? Rip

a fabulous island with a base painted in a

tect, Bob Yvon, who still works in Traverse

out the bathroom and bookshelves and

soft green, and a beverage station round

City, figuring he’d be the one to know

turn the laundry room into a powder room.

out this lovely kitchen that exudes tradi-

about load-bearing walls and other struc-

The new space required two load-bearing

tional warmth.

tural details of the home. Yvon, delighted

columns—not ideal for the open look Pat

Upstairs, the master bedroom was

to revisit his former project, recommended

dreamed of. But Kitchen Choreography’s

pushed out over the garage to make room

that she also work with the team of Paul

Angela Goodall turned the problem into a

for a walk-in closet that houses the washer

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masterpiece by incorporating the loadbear-

and dryer and a stunning new master

Choreography.

ing columns into a handsome, low cherry

bath—complete with a soaking tub that

The top-to-bottom redo of this lovely

pass-through, flanked by the refrigerator on

looks out over the trees. If you are seeking

home centered on the kitchen. By design

one side and double ovens on the other—a

inspiration for your own remodel, Pat’s

of the original owners (not their architect!)

design that frames the lake view. Distressed

home is a must-see on the tour!

it was located at the back of the home

cherry cabinetry, a custom cherry hood,

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beautifully efficient

Text by Elizabeth Edwards | Photos by Dave Speckman

6885 East Shore Drive, Traverse City Endura Performance Homes, Traverse City, 231.218.5810

Carol and David Straight both grew up reading

magazine for do-it-yourselfers was touting the poten-

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tial of solar power. Decades later, they are building their

That was back in the 1960s and ’70s, and even then the

dream retirement home on Old Mission Peninsula. 

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Yes, it has a view of East Grand Traverse Bay. Yes, it has a swimming/workout pool in the backyard. And a gorgeous kitchen outfitted with top-of-the-line appliances.

But guess what else it has? Thirty-two 270-watt solar panels on the garage roof.

The black-framed panels blend in so well with this traditional-styled home that you have to look twice to see them.

As much as the couple was interested in pursuing renewable energy in their new home, the decision was still a big one—mostly because the upfront costs are higher, and the payback in the form of lowered energy bills can take years. But the Straights credit Ryan for educating them that solar power was a viable option. Not only did Ryan have the knowledge and expertise to provide the home with a very efficient energy system, but he also showed them how the system would end up paying for itself, and more, over the course of years.

Of course solar power isn’t the only energy efficiency feature Ryan installed in this home. The home has been built with high performance insulation and a precast insulated foundation system, resulting in much lower heat loss than a traditionally built home. What’s more, the home is heated and cooled with an air-source heat pump that works like a refrigerator, 

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transferring heat to warm and cool the home, and a water heater that works the same way. A motion-activated pump in the bathroom starts heating water when you walk in. The features all add up to a significant reduction in the costs to live in the home.

No doubt, what tourgoers will be most aware of are the wellappointed details of this home from the walnut floors and box beam ceilings to the custom built-in shelving and handsome walnut and painted-maple cabinetry. If you want to learn how to build the most comfortable, healthy, energy efficient home you can imagine, don’t

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classic coastal

Text by Elizabeth Edwards | Photos by Williamson Photography

624 Birchwood Ave., Traverse City Bay Area Contracting and BAC Design Group, Traverse City, 231.946.6882

Scott and Vickie Lizenby, raised their

the closeness to downtown Traverse City

family in a home at the base of Old

and ease of travel east and west, conve-

Mission Peninsula—near but not on the

nience of restaurants, shopping and the

water, and close to Traverse City’s great

medical community ultimately guided

schools, shopping, dining and medical

us here. Location, location, location,”

care. When the kids grew up, the couple

Scott says.

decided to re-nest, this time investing in

The property was perfect, but built in

a home on the waterfront—an invest-

2002, the home had begun to look dated.

ment they hoped to enjoy for the next 25

Beyond that, through their search the

years. After a two-and-a-half-year search

Lizenbys had come to love classic coastal

along East Bay from Old Mission to Elk

style and wanted it for their new home.

Rapids, the couple decided on an Old

“We made the decision to remodel to

Mission home just a few miles north of

enjoy that look sooner and longer,” Scott

where they’d raised their children. “[We

says, adding that they naturally gravi-

saw] many beautiful properties, but felt

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and BAC Design Group to do the design

some existing materials and preserving

on new appliances, classic white subway

and build work. “Over the years we’ve been

all original doors, wainscoting and trim

tile on the backsplash and recessed niche

fortunate enough to meet the dynamic duo

details, as well as the fireplace, while

behind the new professional gas cooktop

of Marty Rhein [senior designer] and Dean

updating them to blend with the many

rounded out the transformation of this

Adams [owner and contractor]. We were

brand-new interior features and colors.

space. Wide-planked dark oak flooring and

very confident that they would be the team we would feel comfortable working with.”

That was only the beginning. BAC Design

new lighting throughout the main level

Group redesigned and opened up the

provided a cohesive look and feel. Other

The Lizenbys gave the BAC team their

home’s floor plan, integrating new white-

changes included a fully remodeled master

wish list: A complete classic coastal remod-

painted columns, header trim details and

bath, improved mudroom storage and

el of the main floor, including kitchen and

tongue-groove ceilings. The kitchen was

new floor tile, hardware, wainscoting, paint

living room, mudroom, laundry and mas-

outfitted with custom white-painted cabi-

and an elegant granite-topped counter.

ter bath. The challenge? Stay within the

netry and deep-brown granite countertops

Tourgoers will agree, empty-nesting never

Lizenbys’ budget. Making changes that

on the perimeter, as well as a center island

looked better!

extensive without breaking the budget

with cherry cabinetry topped with white

meant, among other things, repurposing

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today’s condo

Text by Elizabeth Edwards | Photos by Jason Hulet, Hulet Photography

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bigger refrigerator—into the very small kitchen without making any structural changes. But Erica figured a way to make it all work, along with new appliances and cabinetry and even adding more voltage for a new range-top microwave. New Corian countertops and an integrated sink help bring a flowing look to the tight space.

Flooring was the next issue. The condo still had its original wallto-wall ceramic tile on the first floor—a look that felt cold and dated. The homeowners opted for a new luxury vinyl floor that looks like wood but holds up heroically to dogs, kids and sand. Beyond the kitchen, the oak mantel on the gas fireplace was exchanged for white-painted wood. The last big change was replacing the old steep staircase to the loft with a new one that jogs to create a landing— making it much safer.

New bedroom carpets, bathroom vanities and tile and lovely coastal color palette for the walls and furnishings complete this fresh, simple, fun redo. Stop by and get ideas for sprucing up your own home without turning it into a demolition derby!

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turnkey on the bay Text by Elizabeth Edwards | Photos provided by Tamarack Lodge

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and have found a great solution with Fractional Real

We’ll begin this story where each day at Tamarack

Estate Ownership—as in the case of Tamarack Lodge

Lodge starts and ends: on the lodge’s 800 feet of sandy

on East Grand Traverse Bay, where owners enjoy six

shoreline. Every one of Tamarack’s three-, two- 

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and one-bedroom residences looks straight out at that bay view—a long, sheltered arm of blue bordered by bucolic Old Mission Peninsula on the west and the lovely shoreline that wends to the harbor village of Elk Rapids on the east. From your patio you’ll spot the many amenities open to property owners: three grill stations— gassed up and ready for cooking—fire rings stocked with wood and the fixings for s’mores, pontoon excursions on the bay, and the lodge’s private moorings … maybe even your own boat bobbing at one of them?

Like all the residences at Tamarack, the one you’ll see on the tour has a long list of callouts: 1,521 square feet of fully furnished condominium that includes granite countertops in the  Northern Home & Cottage

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sure to put Tamarack Lodge on your tour list.

Tamarack Lodge really round out the “Up North” experience.

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