In 2000, Eric and Sally Paul bought their early-20th century house on Brooks Street in Ann Arbor because of what was on the outside, not the inside: There was a handsome brick exterior and the double lot made the backyard feel like a park, with plenty of privacy and ample ...
Every home today should have an owner’s or parent’s bedroom with a private bath. This is the standard we have become accustom to. Gone are the days when everyone shares just one bathroom. Having a master bedroom is important for resale; therefore creating one is an excellent investment.
Jaynor Johnston and Claudia Rast wanted to stay in their diverse Ann Arbor neighborhood of starter homes, but needed more elbow room. The house only had one cramped bathroom and the kitchen was so small, Johnston called it a pivot kitchen. “You could stand in the middle, pivot and reach ...
B & B Heartwoods, north of Ann Arbor, caters to connoisseurs of fine wood, from custom homebuilders to artists to pasta makers. While big box and lumberyards sell wood in between shelves of dehumidifiers and cans of paint, Bonnie and Bill Geschwender sell just one product: Kiln dried and custom ...
An artist's rendering of what the Meadowlark Builders' LEED platinum certified modular house on Jefferson Court on the Old West Side of Ann Arbor will look like when completed. It was being assembled this week on the site.Doug Selby of Meadowlark Builders wants you to take everything you believe about ...
Monet’s Garden is a lot closer than Giverny. The 21st annual Ann Arbor Garden Walk, sponsored by the Ann Arbor branch of the Women’s National Farm & Garden Association, is scheduled for Saturday. The walk includes six private gardens, from a mature garden that features a huge variety of trees ...
Hi Keith,I enjoyed your article for AnnArbor.com from Thursday, May 12, on curing leaky cement basement walls. I have used Drylock on the block walls of our cottage basement and almost got it completely dry. I still have one problem, however, and that is water seeps in through cracks in ...
Mike Kapetan carves poetry out of wood. He takes pieces of black walnut or oak or any number of other woods and turns them into pieces of art meant to stir a response or create a thought. He brings the realm of the invisible into sight, he says. The Ann ...
The quad-level house sits on a wooded and pristine three acres off of East Huron River Drive near the Huron Hills Golf Course but a short hop from downtown Ann Arbor. While the location is perfect -- combining a country feel with city proximity -- the interior was not. It ...
Whirlpool tubs were the “must have” amenity back in the 1980s. Builders plugged them into every plan, considering it a real selling point, and to some homebuyers, it really was. It is a marvelous thing to have if you love to lounge in bubbly water or take romantic baths. The ...
There's no pretty way to put this: The Lima Township house Dexter Builders purchased two years ago was an eyesore: It had a block exterior with peeling paint and a flat roof and was surrounded by overgrown brush. The only redeeming feature was a fieldstone foundation. The interior was even ...
ca·the·dral ceil·ing - noun. Definition: sloping ceiling: a high ceiling that is slanted toward a central ridge or point, or that takes in two levels, e.g. in a living room with an overhanging balcony. Cathedral ceilings are dramatic and add dimension to a room. Builders include cathedral ceilings in the ...
Some builders build big, showy suburban homes paying attention to huge open spaces and leaving areas for home functions frequently ignored. The cathedral ceiling and expansive foyers don’t make up for a house that doesn’t work. If they would just ask me first, everyone would have a great family entry, ...
What is it about that bright red shock of color rising into the silvery gray winter sky that beckons to me every time I set eyes on it? I take one look at it, and it transports me to another time — a time in which one’s simple surroundings were ...
May you always be blessedwith walls for the wind,a roof for the rain,a warm cup of tea by the fire,laughter to cheer you,those you love near you,and all that your heart might desire.(Irish blessing)
Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com AnnArbor.com's partner news site MLive.com is on a quest to find the best barbecue in ......
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