Bath: Perks for the Privy

Innovative products for the bath.

Kitchen: Counter-Culture Goods

Stylish accessories for the kitchen.

Kitchen & Bath Gallery

Improvement to these two rooms not only elevates a home’s style, it also raises its resale value. From counters and cabinets to showers and sinks, renovating an outdated, tired space adds a...

Stephen Knollenberg Gives a Fresh Look to a Classic Colonial

Stephen Knollenberg’s interior designs tend to feel as light-filled and airy as a Lake Michigan beach on a blue-sky day. “I gravitate to pale blues and pale greens, not bold colors,”...

Rebecca Powers

An Art Filled Royal Oak Loft

Pieces collected around the world make for a sophisticated loft-style condo.

Mark Kurlyandchik

Window Boxes for Chilly Months

Freshen up the season with colorful window-box plantings.

Playlist: Songs Evoke the Flight of Time

More than any other season, autumn is a sad reminder that time is fleeting. The sun recedes earlier, the leaves turn color, and, despite the fact that we “fall behind” on our clocks, it’s a...

George Bulanda

Small Pies Are Filled With Big Flavor

Pastry-wrapped ingredients, both savory and sweet, are a hearty staple of American cuisine. Pies are the new cupcakes, one national magazine recently noted, referring to their revived popularity....

The Goods: Fall Edition

Shining Examples

Waning daylight hours put an emphasis on candlelight and electric illumination. In addition to wattage, think style when lighting your interior.

Cash & Cari

One man’s trash is another man’s treasure are words to live by for Cari Cucksey. “There are buyers for everything,” she says.

By Aleene Jinn George

Detroit Collector Allen Abramson Shows His Worldly Treasures

He spent a lifetime amassing museum-quality furnishings.

George Bulanda

A Q&A With Interior Designer Barry Dixon

How antiques can complement a modern décor.

George Bulanda

Metro Detroiters Turn Tree Trunks Into Totems

Dead wood comes alive with creativity.

Lara Takenaga

New Homes Promise a Green Future

A Macomb Township development showcases eco living.

Aleene Jinn George

Date Book

Spurred to Action

A warm, furry weight just dropped onto my right foot with a thud.

Rebecca Powers