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A Charming English Home
Photo by: Jeff Garland
This charming English style home, built in the 1920's, has beautiful woodwork, floors and windows. It has been enhanced with the addition of sumptuous fabrics, handmade rugs and comfortable furnishings built around the clients' extensive art collection. The large family kitchen was created from five smaller rooms and is now a focal point of the home.
Andy’s Island Seafood
This charming fish market was transformed by creating a clean, watery interior that evokes the sea. The tiles, in various shades of blue, provide a backdrop for the icy bins displaying fresh seafood. The subtle but integral lighting enhances the sunshine that usually pours through the windows of this market situated on the water in Matlacha, Florida.
Making Merry in Marrakesh
"Making Merry in Marrakesh" was the theme of this vignette created for the Ghiordes Knot Showroom by Urso Designs, Inc. for the Michigan Design Center's "Celebrations 2012" event.
Marrakesh, Morocco in northern Africa has been referred to as "a mirage in a sea of palm trees " because of its saturated colors, intricate designs, striking architecture, and multi-cultural influences. Years ago, the women of Morocco spurred a movement that resulted in them gaining long-sought freedoms in 2004 which Urso Designs envisioned them celebrating with a meal under a beautiful canopy surrounded by sumptuous fabrics, handmade rugs and elegant furnishings
Marrakesh, Morocco in northern Africa has been referred to as "a mirage in a sea of palm trees " because of its saturated colors, intricate designs, striking architecture, and multi-cultural influences. Years ago, the women of Morocco spurred a movement that resulted in them gaining long-sought freedoms in 2004 which Urso Designs envisioned them celebrating with a meal under a beautiful canopy surrounded by sumptuous fabrics, handmade rugs and elegant furnishings
Lake House – Enjoying the Lake Michigan Views
Photo by: Jeff Garland
The outdoor spaces, which will serve as gathering places for family and friends, were designed with the views of Lake Michigan as the focus. Comfort and durability were also major factors with teak and all weather wicker furniture and indoor-outdoor fabrics being selected for the porch and decks. Weather proof roll-up blinds protect the porch in inclement weather.
Comfortable Living Room Designed Around a Wonderful Art Collection
Photo by: Jeff Garland
The Living Room and Dining Room were designed around a wonderful inherited art collection that was both meaningful and dramatic. In addition, the rooms had to be user friendly for a family with two teenage girls and many friends.
Year Round Sunroom
This photo by Jeff Garland is of a sunroom that was added to a 100-year-old home. Out of view are sliding doors that open up onto a large wrap around deck. The room is comfortable year round. Its relaxed ambiance is conducive to morning coffee or evening cocktails, reading and good conversation.
Northern Michigan Cottage Overlooking Lake Michigan
With breathtaking views of Lake Michigan, a natural stone fireplace and the client's pottery and art collections, this room is comfortably inviting. Photo by: Jeff Garland
With breathtaking views of Lake Michigan, this Northern Michigan vacation home is comfortably inviting during all four seasons of the year. The clients’ pottery and art collections were enhanced by the natural elements of stone, clay tiles and wood used throughout the home. The rooms were designed with a view to the outside but with comfortable gathering places for friends and family of primary importance as well.
Warm, Elegant, Comfortable Living Room
Photo by: Jeff Garland
This sophisticated Living Room was designed for a husband and wife who love the arts and enjoy a dramatic and elegant home. The deep red walls, and tangerine, eggplant and magenta accents create a warm, comfortable setting for entertaining or enjoying a quiet glass of wine in the evening.
Lake House – Living Inside While Enjoying the Beautiful Surroundings
Photo by: Jeff Garland
The interior of the home was designed with the outdoors in mind. The soothing blues and greens complement the extraordinary views seen from each room in the home. If not looking at the beach and Lake Michigan, one is viewing the beautiful trees that surround the property.
Sophisticated Living Room
Photo by: Jeff Garland
This dramatic,sophisticated Living Room in a century old home was designed around the client's extensive art collection.
A Show House Gentlemen’s Sitting Room
Photo by: Beth Singer
A Gentlemen's Sitting Room, adjacent to the Master Bedroom, created for a Detroit Symphony Show House in the Boston Edison Neighborhood of Detroit, Michigan. Chocolate lacquer walls provide a rich, dramatic background for the tailored, sophisticated furnishings for this Gentlemen's Sitting Room.
Lake House – Sanctuaries: The Bedrooms and Baths
Photo by: Jeff Garland
The bedrooms and baths were created with comfort in mind for the homeowners, their family and friends after a day on the beach, on a boat, or hiking in the nearby woods. While each room has a spectacular view of woods or water, each also offers a soothing place to retreat.
A Simply Charming Midwest Home
Photo by: Jeff Garland
Blues, reds and warm yellows enliven this home with charm and character. Inspired by the client's love of Provence, the traditional furnishings and accessories provide a casually elegant environment for the homeowner and her guests.
Upstairs Sitting Room
This comfortable sitting room provides space for reading and TV viewing on the second floor of the owner's home. A small bedroom was converted into this cozy room. The homeowner's Native American rug provided the inspiration for the design.
Paneled Library
AÂ beautifully paneled library in an older traditional home has an updated classic look. The four-cube style ottomans can be moved about and used for various purposes. Out of view of the camera is a fireplace and a large tv screen.
Sparkling, Eclectic Dining Room
Photo by: Jeff Garland
The reflective wallpaper, glass top table and glass cabinet, silver chandelier and wall sconces all help create a shimmering effect in this dining room day and night.
A Show House Guest Bedroom
Photo by: Beth Singer
This comfortable Guest Bedroom evokes the West Indies with its bamboo bed, subtle palm frond wallcovering and natural woven shades.
Color Tells a Story
This closeup of a dramatic, sophisticated Living Room in a large traditional home illustrates what a wonderful background color can do to enhance a beautiful piece of original art.
Photo by Jeff Garland.
Photo by Jeff Garland.
Sophisticated Living Room for a Young Urban Couple
Photo by: Beth Singer
This room, designed for an imaginary young urban couple who loves to entertain in their chic, sophisticated loft, was actually a vignette created in the Baker, Knapp & Tubbs Showroom at the Michigan Design Center in Troy, Michigan. It was one of twelve vignettes created for a March Madness event called "Design 2 Ways." This room was voted by the public as "The Room of My Dreams" and was, subsequently, written up in an article by Susan Pollack in the "Homestyle" Section of the Detroit News.
Garden Room
This Garden Room when opened in the Spring signals that the warmer weather has arrived as it is not a year-round room. It has a wonderful view of the beautifully landscaped yard and is protected from the elements so can be enjoyed rain or shine. The comfortable dining chairs allow for lingering over meals on summer evenings.