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hen my parents’ home was remodeled, each of us kids got to choose the color for our room. I went with a yellow that prompted the response, “Where are my sunglasses?” My penchant for color hasn’t waned since, which is part of the reason I was so excited for this “Crazy about color” edition of HomeLife. The other part of the reason was because our approach to this issue was completely different from what we’ve done before. Usually, photographer Randy Goss and I work to capture a home in its entirety. But this time, we looked to bring in our focus. What you’re going to see is a showcase of six different rooms, in six dif-
ferent homes, by six different designers, in the six colors of the rainbow. (To answer a popular question, purple and orange were the hardest to track down.) While each room showcases its color brilliantly, the colors themselves are not all vibrant. The yellow kitchen and blue bedroom, for example, feature more
demure shades. The orange bathroom tends toward terra-cotta, while the green has a distinctly sage tint to it. All that being said, I’m not sure you could find a truer red or more dynamic purple. In addition, we wanted to explore color for its seasonality — spring officially arrived not too long ago, and with it the craving for fresh air and fresh looks. A heartfelt thanks goes out to the homeowners and designers who granted us access to these residences, so we could attempt to give nature’s hues their due.
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Bay Harbor room is contrasted and balanced throughout By Maggie Peterson • Photography by G. Randall Goss
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hile this room certainly starts with red, it’s not where it ends. Instead, the combination of color, patterns and textures create a cohesive and one-of-akind space. Designed by Nadine Hogan with Pumco Interiors in Petoskey, this bedroom is found in a residence on The Peninsula at Bay Harbor. Red was chosen based on the bedding, which was in a previous home. To complement the color, Hogan chose Benjamin Moore Burnt Peanut Red for the walls. She also introduced floral and striped fabrics for the custommade pillow shams, patterns that are picked up in the window treatments and ottoman in the room’s turret. “I love the turret with the red leather chairs and toile valances. I think it’s got a lot of interest, and you feel like you’re outside,” Hogan said. This spherical space is a special aspect of the room, a place set apart that’s ideal for reading
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a book in the WhittemoreSherrill leather lounge chairs or just soaking in the view of Little Traverse Bay when the weather isn’t quite warm enough for being outdoors (the room also has a stone deck for when the climate’s more friendly). Tall windows line most of the curved space, giving the illusion of being surrounded by nature. The sense of air and openness is enhanced by a domed ceiling with a chandelier. Recessed lighting runs around the dome for dramatic nighttime atmosphere. The white touches are paired with dark browns and black to provide contrast and balance in the bedroom. The white molding in the turret matches in style the cherry molding that outlines the red walls, adding a warm and decadent touch. Above the bed hangs a framed black and white image of flying fowl. There is a certain antique feel to the design elements in the bedroom. While some are true antiques brought in by the family, others achieve the effect through their finishes. HL
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Clockwise from top left: – Red-and-white striped Ralph Lauren wallpaper adds texture to the turret, while exposed nailheads in the leather chairs offer exquisite detail. – There are tarnished brass touches throughout the room, seen in the nailheads of leather chairs in the turret and the chest in the bedroom, and also in a historic-looking globe that stands by the dresser. – The private bathroom features white tile, a granite countertop and redand-white striped Ralph Lauren wallpaper.
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Shades of terra-cotta lend to the earthy feel of this bath By Maggie Peterson • Photography by G. Randall Goss
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his is one orange bathroom, although admittedly more terracotta than the fruit of the same name. It all started with the wallpaper for homeowner Cindi Malin, who is owner and designer with CindiFranco’s Cool Stuff in Boyne City. She was looking through a new wallpaper book when this pattern caught her eye because of its touches of copper
that appear and disappear as the angle shifts. Malin also knew she wanted the bathroom to look natural, which in large part is achieved by the vanity’s counter. When Malin and her husband, Frank, were married, a friend gave them a heart-shaped rock as a wedding present. Set into grout, it is surrounded by stones and pebbles of various sizes, colors and textures.
The stones are encased in a clear acrylic, which the Malins poured into a wooden frame. A few of the rocks poke through the otherwise smooth surface. “I wanted it to have texture. I wanted it to look like you could pick up a rock,” Malin said. Once dry, the wooden frame was removed and a simple piece of copper was formed to hug the edges. HOMelife 11
The counter is reflected in a mirror that meets it at wall’s edge. Instead of a standard rectangle, curved edges snake and wiggle their way to the ceiling. The edges are mimicked in the hourglass curves of a pendant light suspended from the ceiling. The vanity was iron painted and then rusted with a catalyst to achieve the desired finish and colors. Streaks of green run through it, and the coloring provides a somewhat neutral background to showcase the cabinet door and drawer faces that were stained to match the wallpaper. More natural surfaces come into play with the leather-wrapped drawer handles. This attention to detail extends to other areas of the room as well, including stained picture molding around the ceiling and a custom-made switch plate. The orange hues of the room are accented with green. The tiled shower and bathtub has a feature strip through its middle; green glass mosaic tiles done in a copper overglaze add texture and shimmer. Malin noted that there was a lot of thought in bringing the space together, but once the plans were laid the elements fell into place. “I knew what I wanted to incorporate into the look and finding the key components was easier than I expected. They were always there — it was just putting the pieces into place,” she said. HL
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Kitchen, dining room radiates with tones of cream, yellow and gold By Maggie Peterson • Photography by G. Randall Goss
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ellow. It’s subtle enough that on first glance, there’s only a sense that this kitchen and dining area are light and airy. But with a closer look, hues of gold, lemon and cream appear. When the homeowners purchased this home on The Peninsula at Bay Harbor, they sought to make the residence reflect their inclinations. While the kitchen has stayed much the same, the adjoining dining area and much of the rest of the home was redesigned by Carrie Blanck, owner and designer with Tres Belle Interior Design in Harbor Springs, starting in September 2008. The kitchen cabinetry and backsplash tile falls more in the range of creamy white, but the truer yellow shades of the adjoining dining space reflects some of its hue into the room. Adding shine are the room’s surfaces — polished brown marble on counter surfaces, stainless appliances and polished chrome fixtures. Blanck said the homeowner is partial to early American style. Elements reminiscent of that time, combined with a fresh cottage look, abound in the dining area. The color inspiration came from the gas fireplace in the dining area, which is bordered
in matte finish tile. Peppering the flat squares are ones with a floral and dot pattern, adding depth of texture. The hearth is flanked by wooden pillars and topped with a mantel whose edges mimic the crown molding and beams of the ceiling. Above the fireplace hangs a giclée by Harbor Springs artist Mary Hramiec-Hoffman. For enjoying the glow of the fire are two high-backed chairs from Hickory Chair Company, based in North Carolina. In order to pick up on the theme of the room, Blanck chose ma-
telassé fabric with a white and yellow checked pattern and embroidered twisting vines, flowers and other foliage. Exposed nailheads show off the shape of the chair. The wallpaper adds dimension with its tonal diamond pattern. Blanck said she prefers to pair painted chairs with wooden tables, as seen in the dining area. When the breadboard ends of the trestle table are lifted, there’s seating for eight. Five chairs — painted with a yellow tinge — are snugged in around three of the sides, while a bench provides seating for three more. “The trestle style is really nice because you can fit lots of chairs around it and you don’t have legs in the way,” Blanck noted. The chandelier, by Texas-based Lamplight Designs, is done in the 18th century tole style of painted, lacquered or enamelled metalware; this chandelier was custom-painted white with gold trim. Blanck noted she enjoys that both these rooms are open to the other, which allows for relaxation and interaction while meals are being prepared. “I like the cozy hearth room where you can sit and enjoy a cup of coffee while someone’s in the kitchen,” she said. HL HOMelife 15
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This exquisite 13,500 square foot home is located on the privately gated Peninsula Drive within the exclusive Bay Harbor community. The home has stunning Lake Michigan views and incredible sunsets. Not only enjoy 130 feet of Lake Michigan frontage, but the property also has 130 feet of frontage on Bay Harbor Lake with private dock to accommodate multiple boats. Some of the incredible features of the home include 6 bedrooms, 5 full baths, 3 half baths, 6 fireplaces, wine cellar, elevator, mahogany library, wet bar, Brazilian Cherry floors, dream kitchen with Sub-Zero, Miele, Viking appliances and honed marble countertops, lower level bar and fitness room. The top floor has a full kitchen, 2 bedrooms and living room which is great for accommodating family and friends. Waterfront living at its finest! www.4210peninsula.com $7,695,000
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Rustic elegance at it’s absolute best. The Cabin is located on the West Arm of Walloon Lake. This home has been featured on the Home and Garden Network(HGTV) and in Log Home Design Idea’s, the nation’s premier Log Home Magazine. This home has an award winning kitchen featuring Sub Zero, Wolf, and granite countertops. In addition, there are seven bedrooms, including a first floor Master Suite and six full baths. This 10,000 square foot home has in-floor heat on all levels. There is also a large great room, three fireplaces and many more features too numerous to mention. All located on 167 feet of Walloon Lake waterfront. A true awe-inspiring home. $4,285,000
This Walloon Lake waterfront home has one of the best locations on Walloon Lake, the West Arm. This home offers 13,000 sqft, with nine bedrooms and eleven baths, very large docking system, a deck on the water, and a swim cottage with a roof top patio for entertaining. Relax with family and friends while enjoying the privacy this house has to offer. Located close to Bay Harbor, Charlevoix , Petoskey and Harbor Springs. Short term and long term leasing is available. $3,995,000
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1140 Vista Drive, Bay Harbor
This beautiful boathouse features four bedrooms, three full baths, two half baths, hardwood floors, custom kitchen, granite countertops throughout, three fireplaces, captains bar off of family room, infloor heat in Master bathroom, guest living quarters above garage, barreled ceilings throughout, sound system, 81’ of Bay Harbor Lake waterfront, and a boat well that will accommodate a 52’ boat. All located just a short stroll to the Bay Harbor Yacht Club and the Village at Bay Harbor. $3,199,000
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Charming Walloon Lake cottage located on the North Arm. Features includes three bedrooms, two full baths, 1700 square feet, a large one car garage, stone fireplace, and great bedrooms for guests upstairs, one with a balcony overlooking the lake. The home also includes a full basement ready to be finished. Enjoy 100’ of waterfront and a great deep flat lawn that is perfect for any outdoor activity. MLS 427141 $839,000
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5135 Maple Grove Road, Charlevoix
This unbelievable estate features six bedrooms, seven full baths, and onehalf bath. The 15,000 square feet of living space are completed with spectacular finishes such as all custom kitchen cabinets that were built on-site, barreled vaulted ceiling with custom built trusses, six full masonry fireplaces with custom screen doors, elevator, wine cellar, a private library with all custom bookshelves and also a sunroom to sit and relax while reading, and an exercise room with a sauna and private bath. The exterior and the grounds are no exception to the quality, with 8 acres of sprawling landscaping including a large boulder pond, streams that go under the two bridges in the driveway and lead to the lakeside of the home. Enjoy entertaining guests from the stone patio and outdoor fireplace that leads to the infinity pool and hot tub. Enjoy sunny summer days down on your sandy 440’ of Lake Charlevoix waterfront. This is all perfectly located just minutes from Charlevoix, Bay Harbor, Petoskey, and Boyne City. Visit www.brookewoodshores.com for more photos and information. $11,900,000
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1180 Vista Drive, Bay Harbor
Enjoy panoramic waterviews from this home located on 87’ of waterfront on Bay Harbor Lake. This home features six bedrooms, five full baths, and two half baths. With over 6,000 square feet of pure quality construction, this home includes granite countertops, custom kitchen, lower level family room with bar for entertaining guests, multiple decks and balconies, and a private dock right out your door step. Just a short walk to the Bay Harbor Yacht Club and the Village at Bay Harbor. $3,559,000
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1132 Gruler Road, Petoskey Enjoy privacy from this three bedroom cottage with a full finished walk-out lower level located at the end of the street offering 125’ of Walloon Lake waterfront with sandy lake bottom and a large lot. Just minutes from the Village of Walloon Lake and downtown Petoskey. MLS 413973 $869,000
5089 Indian Garden, Petoskey
Enjoy 177’ of Walloon Lake waterfront from this gorgeous just completed custom built home with 5 bedrooms, 5 full baths, stone fireplace, hardwood floors, custom kitchen, granite and marble countertops throughout, large back slate patio over looking the Lake for entertaining guests. This is a truly one of a kind, landmark home designed by Greg Presley and built by Harbor Builders. Located on a sunny level acre and a half and only 35’ from the waters edge. MLS 417297 $1,449,000
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2174 Maxwell Road, Petoskey
This beautiful home has been fully remodeled and is located on 23 acres overlooking the Minnehaha river and features four bedrooms, three full baths, one half bath, two main floor offices and over 5000 square feet. Enjoy summer nights sitting out on the wrap around covered porch or have fun entertaining guests in your very own pool house that features a sauna and workout room. Store all your toys in the heated 40x60 pole barn with three very large oversized doors. $959,000
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Beautiful home with four bedrooms, four full bathrooms, two half baths, and a three car garage. Enjoy panoramic waterviews of Little Traverse Bay from this 4582 square foot home that has two fireplaces, a beautiful kitchen with granite countertops and custom cabinets, hardwood floors and so much more. The finished lower walkout is perfect for entertaining guests with a large family room overlooking the bay. $1,450,000
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Enjoy 50 feet of Walloon Lake water frontage from this classic cottage with five bedrooms, two and one-half baths featuring bead board, hardwood floors, stone fireplace, bubble glass, granite countertops, AC, and many recent updates. Other features include professional landscaping, sandy beach, and a private dock. This is just a short walk to the Village of Walloon Lake and only a few minutes drive to Petoskey and Boyne City. MLS 426736 $1,349,000
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5186 Jones Landing, Petoskey
Charming cottage on Walloon Lake located on the North Arm just minutes from Petoskey and Boyne City. Features include two bedrooms, two full baths, a loft that is great for kids, gas fireplace, beautiful kitchen with granite countertops. Enjoy beautiful waterviews from your large patio overlooking the lake and leads to your private dock and 50’ of waterfront. This is a great buy! $839,000
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he relationship between painted and wood surfaces is one in which each material wins. “What’s nice in a log home, when you introduce color, you see the architecture of the home better. You’re not trying to match the logs,” said Liz Firebaugh, certified kitchen designer and owner of Signature Kitchens in Petoskey. Firebaugh was the designer of this kitchen in a home on Walloon Lake, which was built in 2007 by Boyne City-based Paramount Custom Home Builders. The design started with the homeowner’s love of birchbark, which can be seen on cabinet faces. Steve Burrows of Rustic Breeze Creations in the Larks Lake-Pellston area was enlisted to do the work, first crafting and then inserting the bark-covered panels into the cabinet frame. But before that could be done, the cabinets had to be chosen. While normally used as an accent color, this green was a natural fit for a room and home with nature-inspired features. The custom alder cabinets were done by Dutch Made Custom Cabinetry in HOMelife 19
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The birchbark panels in this kitchen’s cabinet doors were crafted by Steve Burrows of Rustic Breeze Creations in the Larks Lake-Pellston area. Burrows said he mounted the birchbark to the 1/8-inch panel, and then set the panel into the door’s frame. Very fine twigs of willow and dogwood were then overlaid onto the panel. The birchbark is tracked down by Burrows, culled from trees before they are cut down. He said the idea came to him from his timbering days, when friends in rustic retail would ask him to find specific pieces of wood for products. As he realized there was a market for this, he began to find items from the woods for himself. Normally, once tree is felled it will go through a chipper or have the exterior removed before being planked. If possible, Burrows steps in to peel off the bark before this stage. It’s ideal to do when the tree is standing so he can study it, watching for bends and shifts before peeling. The peeling can only happen in the summer. “A lot of stars have to line up,” Burrows noted. Once peeled, the birchbark is laid down and weighted with a press to prevent it from curling back. It’s then ready for projects, such as cabinets like the ones in this kitchen.
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Indiana, in the color balsam. A walkin pantry, also in alder, occupies much of one wall and was designed to look like an armoire. Stainless steel surfaces were kept to the two ovens and the sinks; the refrigerator is covered in panels to blend with the rest of the balsam cabinetry. Custom ordering was also done for the island, which features a furniture-like appearance thanks to inset cabinets and turned legs. Topping its surface and the counters is a light gray honed granite. “I think it’s a more casual look,” Firebaugh said of the honed surface, “and log is softer. Nothing is shiny in a log home; it’s more natural.” Along the lake-facing wall are large windows. Instead of a standard wall under the cabinets on the same plane, smaller windows allow natural light in as well as the view. One of the standout features of this kitchen is the oven area, which starts with the oven and range itself, a sixburner gas appliance by Wolf. The backsplash is done in rock that’s been veneered. A recess behind the range features small mosaic tiles in complementary colors, outlined with copper liner tile, and allows easy access to oils, spices and vinegars. Extending from the wall is a hood that’s just about as unique as they come. The stack is textured and covered in a copper coating that echoes the copper liner tiles. At the base is a wide log, which nearly matches the copper in color and has a shape that echoes the lodgepole pine beams on the ceiling. Firebaugh added this kitchen is full of personality and fits in with the rest of the log home. “I think it tells a story of the house. You don’t walk into this and feel it’s not part of the home,” she said. HL
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The duvet and coordinate fabrics were chosen first for this blue room on Lake Charlevoix. The interior design was done by the team of Laurie Seltenright and Kristyn Lent of LS Design in Harbor Springs, with construction by Ben Brower of Brower Development and Construction of Petoskey. The home was completed in September 2009. The wall color is Benjamin Moore Wales Gray, a muted blue, which was picked up from the fabric for the walls. Sprawling across the linen duvet is a floral pattern in black and warm taupe. The color scheme carries over in the coordinate fabric on armchair accent pillows, whose blue background features dark geometric fretwork lines with a beaded pattern.
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There is a sense of height and grandeur in the room, thanks in part to the high vaulted ceiling. Much of the drama also comes from the design elements, such as the silver gourds bedside lamps and a “bevy of bevels” circle mirror, a frameless beveled round mirror accented by small rectangular beveled mirrors. There is the high headboard on the woven bed frame in ebony, which makes the bed a predominant feature of the room. To each side are end tables, mismatched to offset the lookalike white armchairs and ottomans opposite. Lent said space planning, scale and proportion are key elements to any of the company’s designs, and this room is no exception. Because of the high headboard, there was enough room to fit the tall lamps with black circular shades on each end table and still have
the shades lower than the headboard. The armchairs also feature tall backs, a look heightened by slender arms and a streamlined appearance. Between the resting spots is a chest in chocolate mousse. The bedroom is connected to the one next door via a shared bathroom. Lent noted the bathroom, which is done in Crema Marfil marble surfaces and linen ceramic tile with Exotic Mist mosaic pieces inset on the floor, was planned from the beginning. The luxe feel of that space was to be carried over into the bedrooms. One example is seen in the polished nickels fixtures of the bathroom and the polished nickel lamps of the bedroom. “We tried to have that feeling transcend into the adjoining bedroom. We tried for casual elegance, with a sophisticated cottage feel,” Lent said. HL
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hen the Madigans bought their home in Birchwood, the style inside did not match their preferences. So they enlisted Renee Guthrie, owner and designer of Renee Guthrie Design/Lake Street Design Studio in Petoskey, to redesign the spaces. Now, most of the walls are in shades of brown and earth tones, but one bathroom was designed around the two color wishes of their teenage daughter — purple and black. The idea was to create a bold, dramatic look within the space provided. “Typically, people would be afraid to put that dark color on the walls in a small room such as that ... As long as you have adequate light, then I don’t think you have to worry about it being too dark,” Guthrie said. And there is plenty of illumination in the space, both from above and on each side of the vanity. The glossy paint finish help to reflect back the light as well. Polished surfaces add their own shine, not only in the polished chrome fixtures but also in the metallic mirror frame. When paired with the white accents, the dark features of this room pop with dimension and depth. The floor is done in black St. Laurent and white Thassos marble tile. Its layout runs diagonally to the vanity and shower; the design is mimicked in the countertop, which utilizes the same large, shimmery black tiles. “I love the black and white marble checkerboard floor. It’s so classic and yet using it in that scenario with the dark purple walls it makes it very fresh and young,” Guthrie noted. HL
Above: The zebra image works twofold in this space; not only does it pick up on the black and white color combination, it ties the space into the bedroom, which features the animal print on the bedspread. Facing page: The vanity in this bathroom showcases the contrast and depth of the purple, black and white color combination. Glimpsed through the doorway is the bedroom, which features charcoal gray carpet and darker charcoal walls. Purple is used as an accent in the bedroom for throw pillows and window treatments.
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