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Don’t forget about texture with gardens By DEAN FOSDICK Associated Press The most popular element in landscape design is color, but texture is another important building block. Texture in gardening can be seen as well as felt, and is used primarily to provide contrast. Color lacks dimension without texture, which can soften spaces, provide visual interest, fashion backdrops and set moods. “It takes a different kind of eye to appreciate texture in the garden,” said Susan Barton, a University of Delaware horticulturist. “We’re all programmed to recognize color, but once you start looking for texture, you can appreciate it.” Landscape design is comprised of five basic principles: scale, balance, repetition, dominance and unity, said Rebecca Finneran, a horticulturist with the Michigan State University Extension program. “The tools we use to achieve these are use of line, form, color and texture,” Finneran said.
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“Leaves, flowers, stems and bark can add ‘texture’ to the visual. Certain times of year or day will accentuate this. Even a pot or paving materials can add textural differences.” Plant texture varies from coarse to fine. Coarse-textured favorites include cannas, elephant ear, coleus, hydrangea and horse chestnut. All are dramatic and bold. “They draw the eye because of their differences or contrast in shape or appearance,” Finneran said. “They dominate groupings.” Most plants are said to be medium in texture, and generally are used to link fine and coarse arrangements in large settings. Examples include impatiens, daisies, camellias and viburnum. Fine-textured plants generally have smaller foliage. Ferns, grasses, vines, shrubs and Japanese maples fit into this category. The subtle use of texture also can create a sense of See Texture p. 2D
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ASK A DESIGNER: Finding a look you love in outdoor decor By MELISSA RAYWORTH Associated Press For decades, “outdoor decorating” meant arranging a few nice chairs and a table near a barbecue grill, then adding an umbrella to block the summer sun. But as patios and decks have morphed into “outdoor living rooms,” the bar has risen for outdoor style and comfort. “HGTV Design Star” judge Vern Yip says he knew we’d reached a new level of outdoor decorating this year when he discovered a fully upholstered, tufted, Chesterfield-style sofa designed for outdoor use. It’s not a less comfortable, backyard version of a classic piece of furniture; it’s a classic piece of furniture that happens to be weather-proof. Technology has come so far, Yip says, that we can now have anything outdoors that we like indoors. As warm weather returns, we’ve asked Yip and two other experts — interior designer Betsy Burnham of Burnham Design in Los Angeles, and Sarah Fishburne, director of trend and design for The Home Depot — for the furnishings, color palettes and accessories they are using this year to make outdoor spaces even more luxurious and inviting. MIX AND MATCH It’s been decades since people looked for a “suite of furniture” for their bedroom or living room. But until recently, Burnham says, that’s been a common approach to outdoor space. She says that’s slowly changing, as people want a more interesting look
This undated photo provided by Betsy Burnham shows a patio area in Los Angeles designed by Burnham of Burnham Design. Rather than selecting a set of matching outdoor furnishings, designers are encouraging clients to mix and match a variety of styles and brands as they decorate their outdoor space. (AP photo) that doesn’t seem lifted directly from a single catalog page. Designers are encouraging their clients to mix and match, creating outdoor spaces that feel as personal and layered as interiors. Fishburne says retailers have noticed this trend. At Home Depot, her design team selects a few popular shades and makes sure they stay consistent throughout the furniture offered in a given season. So “chili red,” for example, will be the same shade if you buy a rug from one brand and pillows from another.
And rather than having to buy a group of four or six identical dining chairs, Fishburne says many chairs are now available in sets of two that can be paired with a contrasting style. There are also more outdoor styles available than ever, offering more to mix and match. Aluminum-frame furniture is back, with updated details. “It’s the sort of stuff your grandparents used to have, but the 2.0 version,” Yip says. “The proportions are what we like today, See Decor p. 2D
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scale and distance. Placing coarse-textured plants closest to the observer with medium plants in the middle and fine-textured assortments in the rear makes the setting appear more distant. Reversing that, with coarse-textured plants in the background and finetextured varieties up front, tends to make gardens look smaller. Hardscaping — using winding pathways and streams, eye-catching fountains and furniture — also produces a sense of visual
texture, along with fourseason interest. The same goes for foliage shape, bark surfaces and the patterns made by branches. Even kitchen gardens can be accented by emphasizing visual texture. Dill, fennel, thyme, asparagus and lavender are fine-textured plants that are attractive in edible settings. Tomatoes, basil and peppers serve for medium texture, while lettuce, chard, corn and okra provide the coarse. “Beets are a great example of adding colorful foliage to an edible garden,” Finneran said. “Pair this plant with a ferny-looking
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foliage of carrots and you’ve got a lovely design that you will eat later on. “Purple kohlrabi is another great example — not to mention Swiss chard,” she said. “All of these add bold coarse texture with fun color that is sure to please.” Seek out plants based on their physical characteristics. Color is good, but visual texture is more enduring. “Whether using plants in a container, or annuals and perennials or woody plants in the landscape, making intentional choices relative to texture will ensure an eye-pleasing outcome,” Finneran said. This undated photo provided by Betsy Burnham shows a rustic daybed on a patio in Los Angeles designed by Burnham of Burnham Design. As basic patio decorating has grown into the idea of creating an “outdoor living room,” seating options have come to include items like this rustic daybed. (AP photo)
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deeper and bigger and more comfortable.” If you’re worried about how to mix and match successfully, try one of these approaches: You can mix furniture frames, perhaps using a few teak pieces alongside metal or woven resin pieces, and then keep all the cushions or pillows the same. Or you can use all metal or all resin frames from different brands, and mix up the pillows and cushions. Either way, you have consistency, but also a unique look that isn’t exactly the same as your neighbor’s. DON’T SETTLE “If you had put an outdoor sofa and in indoor sofa side by side in front of a consumer a year ago or two years ago,” Yip says, no one would have had trouble picking out which was which. Today, he says, “you really can’t tell the difference.” So take time to shop for
what you love, rather than settling for the typical outdoor furniture you see everywhere. There are outdoor fabrics that feel as soft as what you’d expect indoors, and cushions that are just as soft and deep. Yip says the newest outdoor cushions offer two layers of foam and then a top layer made of a down alternative. Seek “that super-plush feeling with your outdoor furniture that you’re used to feeling with your indoor furniture,” he says. And start with your favorite interior design retailers. They’re likely to offer outdoor options. “It’s not just at the patio store anymore,” says Burnham. For example, she says, Design Within Reach and Restoration Hardware both offer wide selections of outdoor furnishings. SEEK NEXT-LEVEL DETAILS Outdoor storage has become even more inventive: You’ll find “console tables that have built-in coolers, or
daybeds that have built-in coolers,” Yip says. And outdoor accessories have “detailing and embellishments that used to be reserved for indoor stuff,” Yip says, including hurricane lanterns with mother-ofpearl detailing, and pillows with feathers, beading or embroidery. “We’ve figured out how to have all this detailing, all this embellishment,” he says, and “how to have it on the outside, so it does endure and it does last.” To define your outdoor space and bring in plants and flowers, Fishburne recommends large “statement planters.” They come preplanted with a mix of plants that look stylish and grow well together. Most important: Go for a look you love, rather than one that’s perfectly coordinated. “All the rules have kind of been broken,” says Fishburne. “No one says you have to have a matching cocktail table in front of your chairs.”
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1096643 One of the prettiest sites on Dana Lake just waiting for you to build your dream home, camp, or cottage. Lots of woods with several choice areas to clear for building. $82,500
1091155 Move in - live in ready!!! This 2 bedroom 2 bath condo has newly painted interior, newer appliances (range, refrigerator, microwave, stack washer/dryer) all included in sale PLUS brand new NG FA furnace installed July 2015 and electric baseboard backup. Attached one car garage with handicap ramp into home completes this great buy. $89,900 1091831 This spacious 3 BR, 3 bath home is situated on a corner lot close to shopping, church, school, and Lake Superior’s Bayshore Park where weekly farmer’s market and concert in the park is held all summer. $150,000
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This photo provided by The Metropolitan Museum of Art shows an installation view of “Sara Berman’s Closet.” The exhibit runs through Sept. 5 at the museum in New York. (AP photo) about a decade after Berman’s death, it was installed in a tiny lower Manhattan museum, called Mmuseumm, founded by her grandson. “As children, we would admire Sara’s closet. We could see clearly it has the power of a great piece of art. It was beautiful and spoke volumes,” Alex Kalman explained. “It was clear it should be exhibited.”
“It’s surprisingly emotion-evoking,” said Met curator Amelia Peck, who was moved after seeing the exhibited in closet Kalman’s museum, and persuaded the Met to exhibit it among its period rooms. On a recent morning at the Met, there were more visitors huddled around Berman’s closet than around any of the more luxurious rooms near it.
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Sam Elder CRS, ABR 230 Bishop Woods Rd, Mqt This beautiful home has cathedral ceilings, cherry cabinets, granite countertops, master suite, den, fireplace, large finished storage space and much more! (1095034) $495,000 540 S Lakeshore Blvd, Mqt This beautiful turnkey condo that overlooks Lake Superior has an open concept living room with a corner fireplace, dining area, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, gorgeous Schwalbach kitchen and 2 garages! (1095311) $509,900 70361 Co Rd 426, Northland With 245 feet of Ford River frontage on 5 acres, this tranquil, spacious 4 bedroom, 2 bath home has an open floor plan, kitchen island, wrap around deck and plenty of storage with the heated garage and sheds. (1091984) $143,000 1907 Presque Isle, Mqt Very good investment opportunity for 3 rentals. One business rental and upstairs are two 2 bedroom apartments. (1096473) $215,900 1025 Country Ln, Ish Located in the popular Country Village, this 3,521 Sp. Ft. building is in the perfect location for any business! (1099043) $249,000
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1096644 A great lakeshore parcel with almost 600’ frontage, quiet setting, wooded with several spots to pick out your building site. Fabulous views!!! $91,000
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By KATHERINE ROTH Associated Press NEW YORK — It’s not uncommon to aspire to a perfectly organized closet. But Sara Berman’s closet, with its starched and ironed clothes and linens, its stack of soft hats, its jar of buttons and its row of Easy Spirit shoes, all lined up and all in shades of white, ivory or the palest ecru, went far beyond that. Her Greenwich Village closet, which served her from 1982 until her death in 2004, became a sort of shrine to her quest for order, beauty and meaning. It was so extraordinary in its simplicity and elegance that it recently earned a place among the far more luxurious period rooms at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. A recreation of the closet by artists Maira and Alex Kalman, Berman’s daughter and grandson, will remain on view at the Met through Sept. 5. “We knew that my mother’s closet was a work of art. It was similar to the closets of my aunt and my grandmother, but taken to more of an extreme. When my mother died, it was clear that it should be preserved and put in a museum someday, but we never imagined in would be in the Met,” said Maira Kalman. The closet was meticulously saved in bins and,
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Open Houses Saturday, April 8, 12:00-2:00 PM 120 Co Rd KCI, Powell
Directions: From Marquette, take Co Rd 550 16 miles to Co Rd KCI (Johnson Rd). Turn left onto KCI.
This is an absolutely charming 3 bedroom, 1 bath home!! It has been meticulously maintained and is truly a move in ready home. This lovely home is on 2.9 acres of land. There’s lawn space to allow children and pets room to play, a fire pit to take the chill off on cool fall nights, and plenty of woods to provide privacy from neighbors. The large 2 car garage is heated with a propane heater so you can keep your car warm and dry throughout the winter. There’s a deck for outdoor dining during the summer months. The family room has a patio door that you can use to access the back of the property, the 16x12 storage shed and chicken coop. Stop by and put an end to your home search! MLS #1098074 $134,900
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Not only is this popular business the only place to get your car repaired and fueled for miles it is also the only Service Station near Sawyer International Airport. The building and retail area has been spruced up and is bright and clean, and the mechanical fixtures, piping, tanks and much more have recently been upgraded to current standards. The sky is the limit for mechanics and business entrepreneurs to build upon the improvements already made and watch your business grow. There are several bays in the garage with lifts offering the ability to work on multiple auto’s at once for increased profits, an office, storage, rest rooms, compressor and more. The store offers food, coffees, a sitting area, coolers, beverages, snacks along with automotive supplies, parts and services. This affordable business is a perfect start to being your own boss and a successful member of the business community. $250,000. Call Brian Olson Today. MLS#1091453
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Co Road 426, Arnold
425 S. Third, Marquette
Commerical building in an excellent location with great potential. Located near downtown Marquette on Third Street, this building has great exposure, walking and vehicle access, parking, and a blank slate to start your vision from. The main floor was a former deli and could work for many different restaurant applications. There is a large commercial kitchen with quality appliances in good to new condition that are available. An ADA bathroom and drive-through /pick-up window make this a great space for your new business. $329,000 MLS# 1098083
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This is an awesome camp or a possible year round home in a tremendous hunting area. 120 acres of your own and thousands of acres of State and CFA land to enjoy all around you. The terrain has exceptional cover for whitetails and another region of the property has young Aspen growth perfect for Grouse cover. The camp is newer construction and is in great condition. It has an open floor plan with lots of space. There is electricity on the grid for convenience, drilled well and septic, a full kitchen, a full modern bath with ceramic floors, a bedroom on the main floor and a huge upstairs room offers room for lots of sleeping. $185,000 MLS# 1097605
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120 Acres Co Rd AAO, Champion
Lot B Pelissier Lake Rd, Marquette
Rare find of Northern Marquette County land loaded with beautiful white pine. Good access near the basins of the Dead River and Silver Lake. Nice interior road. Good building sites. $108,000 MLS#: 1098153
Enjoy Four Seasons of exceptional scenery with the ever changing colors reflecting upon the shimmering surface of the waters disturbed only by the fish jumping or the abundant ducklings ruffling their feathers. With nearly 250’ of shoreline and close to 6 acres you can enjoy relaxing privacy, sharing quiet days with your wildlife guests such whitetail sipping from the small stream along one side of the property. The terrain of the property would work well if you desire a walk out basement in your future new home. $109,900 MLS# 1085840
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143 Acres Co Rd FF, Republic
160 Acres North Camp Road, Ishpeming
Excellent hunting parcel with rolling hills and nice building sites. The property has frontage on a year round County Road with power just East of Republic. There is a nice stand of mature oaks that produce huge acorn crops which makes the deer hunting great. This area also has an excellent grouse population and sees flights of woodcock. The property has good access through Republic to M-95 and North on CR 581 to Ishpeming. $139,900 MLS# 1097144
Soaring pines highlight this 160 acre tract north of Ishpeming and near the Dead River Basin. This tract has black top county road frontage, gravel county road frontage and interior trails for excellent access to most of the property. The seller will consider dividing the property so you are welcome to bring your ideas to us if you want something smaller than 160 acres. $139,900 MLS# 1095556
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Year Round Waterfront Resort on Little Perch Lake. Boating, fishing, swimming, hunting, snowmobiling, and x-country skiing. Resort includes one building with four self-contained units, the main house, 2 car heated garage, buck pole, boat house. The grounds are beautifully landscaped. All new thermopane windows in main house and new flooring throughout. Dock. Main house has 2 bedrooms on main level and one non-conforming bedroom in the basement. Family Room, laundry, a unique retro bar, and storage in basement. Waterfront home and the potential to run your own business - all for $274,900. MLS# 1099762
N9450 Manistique Lakes (aka H-33) Rd, Curtis
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3557 Co. Road FFB, Champion
Private Estate-type property with approximately 700’ of lake frontage on Fish Lake located in Champion, Michigan. This property sports a 5200’+ home, beach house, 2 story barn, log cabin, old blacksmith shop, garden shed, and hunting shack. With a mix of high and low land it is sure to produce plenty of wildlife for your hunting or viewing pleasure. The land features rolling hills with high and low areas. The wetland has a few stream fed ponds and a beaver dam. High granite bluffs and a mix of hardwoods, birch, cherry, maple, oak, aspen, red and white pine, cedar, and spruce. This property offers you everything you would need in a wilderness retreat and much, much more. $464,900 MLS# 1095990
Chamberlin’s Ole Forest Inn in Curtis is well known and extremely popular. Business consists of the bed and breakfast, restaurant, bar, and gift shop. The bar, known for it’s fine cocktails, has a Class B Resort liquor license and the kitchen is a chef’s dream come true (with new stove, grill, and salamander broiler) providing first class food service. All of this sits on 3.8 acres with 300 feet of frontage and a fabulous view of Big Manistique Lake. The bed and breakfast consists of two floors with 12 units, some with private baths-some with shared facilities. Relax and enjoy in the bar or sit in front of the gorgeous fireplace, or enjoy the expansive porch. Many weddings, parties, retreats, and other social events are regularly held at Chamberlin’s--either in the banquet facilities or outdoors. $749,900 MLS# 1099205
40 acres Holyolk Trail/Co Rd JJT, Negaunee
Contact Nathan Brabon
Agent Cell: 906-869-8451 Office: 225-LAND (5263)
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40 acres of secluded hardwood regeneration. Mostly maple and oak hard wood regeneration with scattered birch and pine. This parcel is a great investment opportunity for a hardwood investor. There is a small stream inside the west property line that runs north and south. Property shows many signs of active wildlife. Would make for a great hunting property or private hunting camp. $35,000 MLS# 1098605
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