Flawless Frost

Architect Wallace Frost’s stay in Birmingham wasn’t long — but it was prolific.

Taryn Bickley

Roger Margerum & the Magic of the 45-Degree Polygon

Pioneering architect Roger Margerum has had an influential career. His home on Detroit’s east side proves he still knows all the angles.

Bill Dow

Chef’s Choice

Chef George Vutetakis and Sara Hill designed their Birmingham kitchen. Here they share their secrets and sources.

Aric Karpinski

Hamtramck Disneyland

Dmytro Szylak, A Ukrainian immigrant, worked 32 years in a GM factory before retiring and beginning construction on an ever-evolving, always-expanding art installation perched high atop two...

Three Things About Alexander Girard

His donation of more than 100,000 pieces from the folk art collection he and his wife, Susan, began collecting on their honeymoon in 1939 quintupled Santa Fe’s Museum of International Folk Art....

Gimme Shelter

Of all his creations, Roger Margerum is most proud of a simple, award-winning steel park shelter located just downstream from the Ambassador Bridge. “I particularly like it because it achieves...

What’s Cooking?

Whether it’s carryout, coffee, cocktails, or conversation, the kitchen’s where it’s happening — which is likely why they’ve grown larger and larger over the years. But bigger isn’t...

Getting the Green Goods

Timeless, natural, fresh, waxy, woody, sustainable, elemental, and recycled.

Personal Shopper - Jennifer Mitchell

Interior designer Jennifer Mitchell shares her five favorite hot spots for home goods

Aric Karpinski

Design for a Cause

The most recent addition to Birmingham’s Westchester Way is a $1.45 million, 4,580-square-foot...

Rachel Kowalski

Dutch Colonial

Dutch control in colonial America was remarkably short lived. Within 50 years, the English took over and the Dutch influence began to wane.

Bathing Beauties

Upgrade your bath accessories and necessities with a splash of style.

The Bureau of Decorative Affairs

Bemoaning the lack of city shops carrying unique and affordable housewares while promoting and supporting community causes? Bemoan no more.

Duncan Phyfe

Duncan Phyfe left an indelible mark on American furniture and design. Born in 1768, Phyfe moved his family from Scotland to Albany, N.Y., in 1784 to apprentice as a cabinetmaker.

Bringing Down the House

In just three years, the Architectural Salvage Warehouse of Detroit has saved 1,000 tons of material that would’ve otherwise been lost to the wrecking ball.

Five Questions with … Catherine Thursby

Catherine Thursby named her colorful Ann Arbor store Red Shoes, but you won’t find any footwear in stock. With its eclectic mix of vintage, handmade, polka-dotted, and one-of-a-kind home goods,...

Going Green without Wearing Sandals

When Kermit sang “It’s Not Easy Being Green,” the famous frog wasn’t referencing the cost of solar panels. Nevertheless, there’s no shortage of authors hoping to change the Muppet’s mind.

13 Randomly Selected Facts, Quotes, Observations, and Oddities

President Richard Nixon’s mother once called her son “the best potato masher one could wish for.” She offered no explanation as to why one would wish for potato mashers.

Aric Karpinski