The Dexter Hotel Makes a Case for Made-in-Michigan Design

As the former creative director of Detroit-based watch and lifestyle brand Shinola, Daniel Caudill has long championed made-in-Michigan production. Now, he’s bringing that same approach upstate with the Dexter Hotel, a new 29-room property in Elk Rapids, Michigan. Photography by Charles Aydlett; cou

How to Get the Lived-In Style with a Fantastic Decorating Book

Today I’m super excited to share a peek inside the decorating book, Lived-In Style: The Art of Creating a Feel-Good Home by Ki Nassauer, CICO Books. Its pages feature several stunning homes that will inspire and delight you. Each house shows how to incorporate a lived-in look that’s both beautiful a

A beautiful New England stone and timber home nestles on the rocky Maine coast

This rustic coastal house, designed by Grassi Design Group and built by R.P. Morrison Builders, sits on Little John Island, a small, private island in Casco Bay, part of Yarmouth, Maine. The build took nearly two years to complete because of the home’s many fine construction details. Created as a fa

See this impressive lakefront home on New Hampshire’s Lake Winnipesaukee

This beautiful indoor-outdoor lakefront home, built by Beckwith Builders in partnership with Brooke Wagner Design, sits on the shores of Lake Winnipesaukee in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. This stunning home is a lake-adjacent guest house for the main house we have previously featured. Timber-framed por