Cottage in Michigan

Chicago-based interior designer Tom Stringer was appointed to create this kid-friendly cottage
located in Harbor Springs, Michigan. Owner Sheila Keil says: "This house is really a place where we can all be kids again. It's like being at a year-round summer camp."




Seating area on the porch overlooking Lake Michigan.


Victoria Hagan fabric was used for the armchairs and pillows in the living room.


The same Victoria Hagan fabric is repeated on the Hickory Chair dining chairs.


Mahogany topped island in the kitchen.


Drawers under the back stairway add storage.


In the family room, colourful framed travel posters hang above a "double-wide" sofa-custom made for family movie nights.


Stair rails with quirky positive-negative, tulip-shaped cutouts are "a traditional cottage detail, reinterpreted," says Stringer.


White and blue tones in the master bedroom.


Pink reading nook in Sheila's daughter's bedroom.


Custom made cabinets in the master bathroom.





Periwinkle, white, and polka dots for the guest bedroom.

Photographs by Werner Straube

All images and information from here.

abc news clip

Things have been pretty busy this past week so I thought I'd share some quick bits about what I've been up to.  Yesterday, I was on abc with DC Design House Advisor Jean Seline to represent the DC Design House on Let's Talk Live:

We had a quick live interview with anchor Melanie Hastings, who made us feel right at home.  

I had a little bit of the jitters but the interview was over before I knew it.  You can watch the interview right here: DC DESIGN HOUSE LET'S TALK LIVE   

 (When I get nervous, I have the urge to laugh as you'll see right in the beginning...  hahahah why??!!!)

I headed down to High Point, North Carolina, this past weekend and loved what I saw at Market and then returned home for two days of photo shoots with my good friend & photographer Helen Norman and her assistant FJ Hughes.   We shot 4 projects.   Here's a little peek at a recently finished client's kitchen:

{photo by Helen Norman...  who is AMAZING to work with}

Off to get ready for a meeting about a possible (really special) new project...  fingers crossed for me!

If you'd like help creating a home you absolutely love, contact me about our design services.

Check out DCdesignhouse.com for details on the showhouse which opens this Saturday

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