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Greg Presley's Little Cottage on Walloon Lake

Greg Presley's Little Cottage on Walloon Lake

Architect Greg Presley used big strokes to make his cottage on Walloon Lake, near Petoskey, just big enough.

Petoskey Area Cottage Rebuild

Petoskey Area Cottage Rebuild

No one in Indian River wanted to see the old cottage at the river mouth torn down. Then they saw the new one the Biddingers built in its place.

Beautiful, Light Carbon Footprint Makeover in Glen Arbor

Beautiful, Light Carbon Footprint Makeover in Glen Arbor

An inside-out renovation turns a 1990’s cottage into a sleek, efficient escape fit for this decade and beyond.

Self-Renovation in Charlevoix

Self-Renovation in Charlevoix

Bob Riesenberger transformed a dumpy Charlevoix cottage into cozy incarnate. Then he gave his career a makeover.

A Moving Experience: Harbor Springs

A Moving Experience: Harbor Springs

A historic Harbor Springs farmhouse is reborn on the beach, 18 miles from its previous perch.

Inner Chic Remodel in Traverse City

Inner Chic Remodel in Traverse City

Who says an old house can’t kick up its heels?

New England Sensibilities in Leelanau County Home

New England Sensibilities in Leelanau County Home

If the Amoses’ Leelanau County farmhouse had been built in 1800, this is what it would have looked like.

Pint-Sized & Perfect

Pint-Sized & Perfect

A retired New York executive fits his Crystal Lake life into a very small cottage and lives happily ever after.

Efficient Beauty in Traverse City

Efficient Beauty in Traverse City

A California couple brings Up North cottage style to their Traverse City neighborhood and it fits right in.

Past Presence

Past Presence

A revamped 1914 Walloon Lake cottage embraces the old but lives like new.

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