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contents For the way you live Up North

COVER AND THIS PAGE TOP: DAVE SPECKMAN; BOTTOM: DAVE WEIDNER

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features

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A New Home for the Holidays Food writer Maureen Abood invites us into her Harbor Springs home.

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Editor’s Note The Way We Live Up North

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The Happily Ever After Cottage A storybook cottage that began as a wedding present.

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Northern Style Monochrome Holidays

26 Good Energy Lois Bahle (Bahle’s Department Store) and Larry Mawby, the bubbly wine guy, show us what energy efficiency is.

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The Many Ways We Live Up North

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As I write this, we have just come off of two stupendously successful home tours—one in the Traverse City area and the other in the Petoskey area. There were 18 homes in all on the two tours and each one was stunningly different.

As those tours were going on, I was pulling together this December issue of Northern Home & Cottage, which includes three more homes—each incredibly different. Keeping score with me? That’s 21 homes I have visited and written about.

While all that was/is going on ... I am also starting the wheels turning on our February, April and June 2017 issues of Northern Home & Cottage (the tally is 30 homes now), as well as scouting for the next three issues. That brings me into orbit with well over 30 homes just in the past few weeks.

Yup, it’s a fun job. And here’s what I can say about our build-and-design industry up here: It rocks. Our builders are on the cutting edge of alternative energy (to wit, two solar powered homes on our home tour and a story on a passive house in this issue) and our designers are fluid in every style from Craftsman to Modern. Need proof? Ready, set, start turning pages!

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DAN AND MAUREEN’S PASSION FOR COOKING AND ENTERTAINING FAMILY AND FRIENDS DEFINED THE G RE AT ROOM L AYOUT. THE TERR ARIU M IS FROM CHRISTIANS’ RENOLDA G REENHOUSE AND THE FLOWERS , TOPIARIES AND DINING ROOM TABLE GREENERY ARE FROM A.R. PONTIUS FLOWER SHOP—BOTH BUSINESSES ARE IN HARBOR SPRINGS .

All recipes are from Rose Water & Orange Blossoms by Maureen Abood [Running Press, 2015] and demonstrated on Maureen’s YouTube Channel.

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TEXT BY ELIZABETH EDWARDS | PHOTOS BY DAVE SPECKMAN

A New Home

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Holidays FOOD WRITER MAUREEN ABOOD WELCOMES US INTO HER HARBOR SPRINGS COTTAGE AND SHARES SOME OF HER FAVORITE LEBANESE-STYLE APPETIZERS.

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MAU RE E N IS WE ARING PE ARL J EWE LRY BY E LIZAB ETH B L AIR FINE PE ARL S OF HARBOR SPRINGS . BE LOW: THE DINNE R PL ATES ARE HE R G R ANDMOTHE R ’ S CHINA PAT TE RN AND SHE AND DAN FOU ND THE MISMATCHE D SILVE R AT AN ANTIQU E FAIR . THE MIRROR IS FROM THE N & NOW CONSIG NME NT SHOP IN PETOSKE Y.

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WHIPPED HOMEMADE HUMMUS 2

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clove garlic, minced

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cup tahini, well stirred

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In the bowl of a food processor, puree the chickpeas and garlic until a thick paste forms (the paste will ball up a bit). With the machine running, slowly add the tahini, ½ teaspoon salt and lemon juice. Then slowly add a cup of the cooled chickpea cooking water or cold tap water (use if your chickpeas are canned) until the hummus is very smooth and light, holding back on water and tasting the hummus as you go; you

may not need all of it. Taste and add more salt and lemon if needed. Place the hummus in a bowl, cover and refrigerate for up to a week. Bring the hummus back to room temperature for about 30 minutes before serving, reviving it with some lemon juice if needed. *This hummus uses pre-peeled chickpeas from Maureen Abood Market product line, which are a sensation.

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THE STATE LY HOME BLE NDS WE LL WITH HARBOR SPRINGS’ E ARLY 19TH - CE NTU RY ARCHITEC TU RE . THE LUXU RIOUS VE R ANDA IS SET OFF THE LIVING ROOM AND ACCESSE D BY FRE NCH DOORS .

At the holidays Maureen Abood’s kitchen is filled with the scent of wild thyme, sumac, sesame, honey, flower waters and nuts—the sensual aromas of Lebanese cuisine, the food of her heritage. The difference this holiday season for Maureen, author of the recently released cookbook, Rose Water and Orange Blossoms, is that she will be making the dishes in the kitchen of the new cottage in Harbor Springs that she shares with her husband, Dan Shaheen.

Both Maureen and Dan have deep roots in Northern Michigan—Maureen’s family summered in Harbor Springs while she was growing up and Dan’s family on nearby Walloon Lake. Their families, neighbors in Lansing, visited each other on Up North vacations, enjoying fresh Lebanese dishes like hummus, tabbouleh salad and grilled lamb and vegetables—all fond memories for the couple.

As Maureen tells it: “With my family history in Harbor Springs and Dan’s family history on Walloon, it wasn’t easy to decide where to land for our own home ... but Dan agreed to make the leap to Harbor Springs if I fed him well!”

From the beginning, Maureen wanted their new home to evoke memories of her family’s home on Main Street in Harbor Springs. “I grew up learning and loving Lebanese cuisine and family gatherings in that kitchen,” she says. “And it was also there that I launched my career as a food blogger and cookbook author.”

From its rooftop deck (outfitted with a complete outdoor kitchen), right down to the great room, Maureen and Dan’s new home is, indeed, as light and airy as the breeze off Little Traverse Bay across the street. Designed by Petoskey-based architect Nicholas White, the home’s exterior combines elements that evoke grand Eastern seaboard homes, including stacked covered terraces and a hipped roof that culminates in that rooftop deck’s white railing—a touch that is reminiscent of a schooner-era widow’s walk.

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DAN AND MAU RE E N ARR ANG E D THE KITCHE N ISL AND SO THAT GU ESTS COU LD SIT ACROSS AND DIAGONALLY FROM E ACH OTHE R , A SE ATING PAT TE RN THAT FACILITATES CONVE RSATION . A BUTLE R ’ S PANTRY (LOCATE D B E HIND MAU RE E N) MAKES IT E ASY TO HIDE COOKING MESS BE FORE A DINNE R PART Y.

While Dan and Maureen were fully

linen fabric; matching blue-upholstered

Lebanese cinnamon and rice pilaf) and

invested in the interior design choices for

chairs are a modern take on good old wing

large family gatherings, the kitchen was

their home, they turned to Vee Mossberg,

backs. And an over-sized coffee table is

particularly important. “Our space was

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covered in sealed grass cloth—making it

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the perfect spot for serving hors d’oeuvres.

ing family together around the table,”

Interiors, to refine their ideas into a style

A Ralph Lauren jute rug and unlined linen

Maureen says. To that end, the kitchen

that Vee calls edgy, relaxed traditional.

draperies (light enough to billow in the lake

opens to the living area and a pass-through

breezes) add understated luxury.

buffet connects it with the dining area. The

Pale cornflower blue walls are contrasted dramatically with dark-stained white

Given Maureen’s career, as well as

focal is an 11-foot long, 2-inch thick slab

oak floors; white couches sporting clean,

the couple’s shared love of cooking (Dan

of marble with seating around one end

straight lines are upholstered in washable

can whip up a mean chicken hushwe, a

and a black walnut counter top that Northern Home & Cottage

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THE PAINTING ABOVE THE MANTE L IS BY HARBOR SPRINGS’ ARTIST JAMES PE E RY. B E LOW: THE BU FFET BET WE E N THE KITCHE N AND DINING ROOM MAKES SE RVING E ASY.

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in-turn holds the vegetable sink at the

cabinetry by Wolverine Cabinetry keep the

says. “Dan and I both know that while these

other. Beautiful as they are, Maureen also

look fresh and feminine. Top-of-the-line

things are really nice, you don’t have to have

chose the surfaces for their practicality.

Wolf appliances including double ovens

them for a wonderful home, a wonderful

She rolls pastry dough directly out on the

complete this elegant, functional workspace.

kitchen, or to make wonderful meals.”

marble and chops directly on the walnut.

Maureen is quick to point out that while

“Usability is important to me,” Maureen

she delights in having the best tools for her

Elizabeth Edwards is managing editor

says. “I like the ease of having the surface

career as a food writer, she and Dan never

of Northern Home & Cottage.

right there instead of getting out another

forget that the heart of a home kitchen is

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board and then having to wash it.”

much more than the fixtures. “My grand-

A graceful hourglass-and-dome-shaped

parents had such humble beginnings and

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TEXT BY KHRISTI ZIMMETH | PHOTOS BY JACQUELINE SOUTHBY

THE RENOVATION OF AN OLD HOUSE OPENS A NEW CHAPTER FOR A YOUNG COUPLE WITH FAMILY TIES TO MULLETT LAKE

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LE F T: WITH ITS ARCHE D STONE E NTR ANCE AND WHIMSICAL SWOOP ROOF, THE FAÇADE PRESE NTS MORE STORYBOOK AMBIANCE .

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It began as a wedding wish: The bride’s

and then as a wedding gift to the young

Design Group, the architect who headed up

family had longtime ties to Mullett Lake,

couple. The property is especially poignant

the project.

and she dreamed of being married on its

for the family because still standing nearby

With that news, the family decided to

shores. Although the bride and her fam-

are historic granite railroad markers and

tear down and build again. The decision,

ily are from North Carolina, they have

signage of the since-abandoned tracks.

made in late fall of 2014, meant work-

been spending summers on the lake since

The original plan the for old home was

ing nonstop through the following winter

their grandparents and great grandparents

a simple renovation. But even the best-

to have the home ready for the August

rode the Michigan Central Railroad to the

laid plans have an unfortunate way of

wedding—an event that would welcome

Mullett Lake station.

changing. “More thorough investigation

hundreds of guests.

To make the wedding dream a reality,

showed that there were significant issues

With the deadline on the horizon,

the bride’s family purchased a 1950s ranch

with the original foundation, floor framing

Stephanie Baldwin, owner of Edgewater

on the lake that would be used first for the

and other critical elements of the home’s

Design Group, and Karr set out to design

wedding venue the following summer—

structure,” says Michael Karr of Edgewater

a home that would embody the

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daughter’s vision of a storybook home—a

ed design and construction schedule there

a result of this,” Karr explains. “The fence

vision inspired by another Edgewater proj-

were times when we would speak long

is a combination of inexpensive steel wire

ect that she had toured.

distance a half-dozen times a day.”

mesh and steel angles, which is intended to

The bride’s father, a big-picture man,

Karr refers to the home’s style as

age to the same rusted steel appearance as

gave the architect the simple instructions:

“Northern Michigan storybook.” On the

the COR-TEN steel roof accents. The wire

“Just make it awesome.”

exterior, traditional cottage materials such

mesh also provides a great balance where

The mother and daughter, however, were

as stone and cedar shakes are accentu-

you achieve the physical separation needed

much more involved, Karr says. “They have

ated by more materials such as reclaimed

without sacrificing views or the visual con-

a very refined and instinctual design eye

barn wood siding and corrugated COR-

nection to the lake.”

and were instrumental in the entire pro-

TEN steel accent roofs. “The client and

Inside, interior finishes include hand-

cess, ranging from large massing decisions

general contractor were fantastic in their

hewn timber accents that frame openings

to the most minute material selection or

openness to new ideas and materials, and

and highlight features like the charming ent-

detail,” he remembers. “Given the expedit-

both the house cladding and the fence are

rance reading nook, a homeowner idea.

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As it turned out, the winter of con-

cottage that they’d baptized the Beeliner

and simply furnished rooms, which include

struction was one of the worst in recent

Bay in honor of one of the trains that once

family pieces, such as a grandmother’s

memory. “Nearly record-breaking cold

plied the tracks.

rocking chair and an heirloom table.

with several subzero days made working

“It’s a privilege to design any family’s

While the house has nods to vintage style

along the shore of Mullett Lake particularly

home but when that home has to also play

throughout, the open-plan kitchen and

brutal,” says Karr, who credits Brett Bandi,

a key role in such an important day, and

living area allows for both contemporary

of Bandi Builders, with doing an incredible

then watching it happen successfully was

living and entertaining. Low maintenance

job given the very demanding and high-

just a great experience,” Karr says.

wood-like tile floors are a concession to the

pressured schedule.

family’s beloved dogs. Upstairs, an open loft

Difficult deadline aside, the storybook

adds second-floor living space and looks

home was the venue for a storybook wed-

out over the living room below. “It creates

ding. On a beautiful August day in 2015,

a lower ceiling area at the kitchen while

with some 300 guests in attendance,

allowing for more expansive ceiling at the

the bride and groom were married in and

living room,” Karr says of the design.

around their beautiful new cottage—a

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A COUPLE COMMITTED TO NATURAL CONSERVATION ADOPTS A EUROPEAN DESIGN CONCEPT FOR A NORTHERN MICHIGAN HOME THAT BREAKS THE MOLD ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY—AND LOOKS GOOD DOING IT. As another Northern Michigan winter

approaches, we hardy full-time residents turn our thoughts to weather-stripping, propane prices, firewood, maybe a new pair of down slippers. Staying warm is a project, and local builders are savvy with the use of energy-saving materials and techniques to construct homes that are comfortable and affordable to heat, even in a January deep-freeze.

In Suttons Bay, two champions of envi-

ronmental stewardship live in a home that

TEXT BY DIANE KOLAK | PHOTOS BY JACQUELINE SOUTHBY

far exceeds even Northern Michigan’s standards of sustainability and comfort. In 2014, wife and husband Lois Bahle and Larry Mawby set out to build a carbon-saving, energy-conserving, standard-busting house that conceals its environmental superpowers beneath a classic exterior fitting the home’s in-town neighborhood of vintage bungalows and family cottages. What they built with the help of architect Larry Graves and general contractor Clark Southwell is called a Passive House.

The Passive House (Passivhaus in

German) design concept was developed in 1989 by researchers Wolfgang Feist, of Germany, and Bo Adamson, of Sweden.

Passive House design conserves energy over the lifetime of a building by using high levels of uninterrupted insulation,

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AN OPEN PLAN FOR THE MAIN LIVING AREA ALLOWS WARMTH FROM THE HIGH-EFFICIENCY HEAT PUMP TO FLOW FREELY. A BIRCH VENEER PENDANT WITH LED BULB EXPRESSES THE NATURAL SIMPLICITY OF SCANDINAVIAN DESIGN. LOIS FOUND IT ON ETSY, AN ONLINE SALES PORTAL FOR ARTISTS AND CRAFTSPEOPLE.

airtight construction and windows placed

provides enough assistance to maintain a

building envelope to create a space that

for optimal solar gain. The high-perfor-

cozy temperature inside the super-insulat-

proved its air-tightness with a blower

mance benefits of Passive House are

ed home (10-inch-thick sidewalls with an

test—a measurement of air leakage into

astonishing.

insulation rating of R42, an R67 roof and

and out of the structure. Max Strickland

Real life for the couple now involves heat-

an R30+ crawlspace). Foam-filled Structural

of Strickland, Ewing & Associates mea-

ing their roughly 2,400-square-foot house

Insulated Panels (SIPs) made in Holland,

sured the house at 0.17 ACH (Air Changes

with just two high-efficiency mini-split

Michigan, form the super-tight structural

per Hour), significantly bettering the

heat pumps. These electric units, much

envelope and prevent the “thermal bridging”

Passive House maximum allowed read-

improved in recent years, extract heat

that normally results from traditional stud

ing of 0.6 ACH. For context, the Michigan

from outdoor air as cold as -13 degrees

construction.

Building Code requires a home to test at

Fahrenheit. When Suttons Bay temps dip

Southwell’s crew painstakingly sealed

even lower, a gas-sipping propane fireplace

every seam, joint and penetration in the

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BOTH THE BACK AND FRONT YARDS ARE DESIG NED AROU ND NATIVE PL ANTINGS FILLED IN WITH A T YPE OF G R ASS THAT’ S ME ANT TO G ROW LONG AND WISPY, ELIMINATING THE NEED FOR IRRIGATION AND MINIMIZING U PKEEP.

kitchen and bathrooms and delivers fresh

rior barn door that seals the front entry in

L-shaped home. The hallmarks of Nordic

outdoor air to the living spaces, creating

winter, and windows facing south and east

design are all here: natural light, pale col-

high-quality indoor air.

shaded by generous eaves.

ors, simple forms and clean lines without

Larry and Lois were committed to build-

“This was fun to do,” Graves says. “It’s a

much embellishment. Windows are simply

ing a home that was sustainable not only

completely different way for me to design.

wrapped with crisp-cornered drywall and

for the environment but also one that they

I usually do vacation homes that maxi-

fitted with a wooden sill and apron, empha-

would be comfortable in for many years

mize glass and ceiling heights.” In addition,

sizing the extra-thick walls and lending a

to come. To that end they worked with

Graves had not previously worked with

spacious feel despite the heat-conserving

Graves to develop a plan with a barrier-free

SIPs, but he claims Porter Panel allowed full

lower ceilings.

main floor, low maintenance requirements

design flexibility in the production process.

The homeowners considered sustain-

and features that further enhance energy

Lois, who has Norwegian roots, wanted

ability with every choice: LED lighting, a

efficiency, such as 7½-foot ceilings, an exte-

a clean Scandinavian look inside the

water heater that extracts heat from

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The house is strikingly attractive, yet its most impressive features are out of sight. Larry Mawby explains that the choice to invest in the mostly hidden features of Passive House design is twofold: It is economically sustainable over time, and it is morally important to conserve our limited natural resources. The couple’s investment is paying off with impressively low utility bills, but the real joy comes from living in a home that comes by its beauty and comfort rather effortlessly.

Diane Kolak is a freelance designer and writer from Lake Ann. diane@page9design.com

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