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Step Into The Douglas House, a Richard Meier Renowned Home in Harbor Springs

Step Into The Douglas House, a Richard Meier Renowned Home in Harbor Springs

A look at how award-winning architect Richard Meier came to build The Douglas House in Harbor Springs, a modern masterpiece of residential architecture. Plus, an interview with Richard Meier.

Kathryn Kircher's Redo of the Family Cabin Melds Old and New

Kathryn Kircher's Redo of the Family Cabin Melds Old and New

Kathryn Kircher renovated her childhood home, the log and chink cabin her father, Boyne Founder Everett Kircher brought from Tennessee to the Boyne River, giving it her own style while keeping a...

Architect Ken Richmond's Redo of His 1870 Traverse City Home

Architect Ken Richmond's Redo of His 1870 Traverse City Home

Step inside architect Ken Richmond's renovation of his own Traverse City house, circa 1870, and see what kitchen designer Scott Lankford brought to the project.

A Traverse City Building 50 Kitchen Redo

A Traverse City Building 50 Kitchen Redo

This kitchen renovation at Building 50 in Traverse City takes advantage of the building's 19th century charm.

Designing a Kitchen For Styles of Different Cooks

Designing a Kitchen For Styles of Different Cooks

Kitchen designer Nancy Blanford designed a Walloon Lake kitchen that fits the individual style of every cook in the family.

A Vintage Kitchen Revealed on Lake Charlevoix

A Vintage Kitchen Revealed on Lake Charlevoix

A 1970's remodel did its best to cover up this vintage cottage kitchen on Lake Charlevoix, but the owners, designer Robin Berry and builder Marty Ernst reclaimed its soul. See it on the 2009...

An Old Walloon Lake Cabin Near Petoskey Gets a New Kitchen

An Old Walloon Lake Cabin Near Petoskey Gets a New Kitchen

The Vicks loved their old North log-and-chink cabin on Walloon Lake near Petoskey. The kitchen? Not so much. Here's what they did with the help of Northern Michigan Hardwoods.

The Not So Big Cottages of Walloon Lake

The Not So Big Cottages of Walloon Lake

Builder Jim Meathe and architect Greg Presley designed new cottages on Walloon Lake that bring back traditional Victorian and farmhouse styles in updated houses with small footprints.

Danny Forster's Cool, Green House

Danny Forster's Cool, Green House

The charismatic star of Discover Channel's Build It Bigger builds a house in Omena that is smaller, greener and brimming with innovation.

Leelanau County Home Blends into Lake Michigan Dunes

Leelanau County Home Blends into Lake Michigan Dunes

Ben Begley and Kathleen Wills designed a house using organics and careful site selection that results in a gorgeous Leelanau County home going incognito on the Lake Michigan shoreline.

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