Somerset Show Home Digital Edition

The Somerset Collection 2009 Show Home showcases eco-friendly building tips and design ideas.

Rooms for Improvement

The kitchen and bath are the most important spaces in the house, and an updated look employing clean design and natural materials is the ideal. Two Realtors also weigh in with what potential...

Character Study

A lakeside home in Oakland County reflects the owners’ affection for family heirlooms, European travel, and collecting antiques on the road.

Rebecca Powers

Suburban Refuge

A dramatic home with ravine views manages to be glamorous while filling life’s practical needs for family fun and personal solitude.

Christi S. Zimmeth

The Sounds of Sondheim

Stephen Sondheim’s musicals are like Chekhov’s plays: Sometimes, you don’t know whether to laugh or cry.

George Bulanda

Autumn Sips

Help guests warm to the occasion with a cocktail that offers welcome heat and seasonal spice.

Comfort in a Bowl

Take the chill out of a brisk autumn day with a piping-hot serving of butternut squash soup. Gourds are not only in season, they’re high in nutrients, too.

What’s Cooking

Cuisinart 7-speed hand mixer in buttercup, Turbo Chef 30-inch Double Wall Speedcook, Fred-O-Matic kitchen timer and clock.

Keeping It Fresh

Air fragrance, shower fountain, hand towels, honey soap ...

Hot Seat

This custom dining chair goes through fire to get its edgy elegance.

When to Pull the Plug

We've all heard the stories of faithful appliances that have served their masters well past their predicted obsolescence.

Parks for Pooches

Winter is just around the corner. Soon, walks with our best (furry) friends will be reduced to a quick, mandatory backyard dash.

A Call to Order

The juxtaposition of dissimilar objects in Robert Wilbert’s art encourages the imagination to take flight. In this oil painting, for instance, one wonders about the significance of a goat and a...

George Bulanda

Intermission with David DiChiera

Michigan Opera Theatre’s impresario fills his Palmer Park-area home with treasured musical mementos, but the 1922 house is spacious enough for him to set the stage for large parties.

By Chuck Bennett

Fly Away Home

Unwelcome nocturnal visitors can drive anyone batty

George Bulanda

Staying Current

Updating your home’s wiring will keep you and your household plugged in to safety.

Adam Helfman

Watch Your Waste

Saving energy can help trim expenses.

Adam Helfman