Khristi Zimmeth

Detroit, Grosse Pointe Park

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Bold and Blue - Detroit Design

3 days ago | detroitdesignmag.com | Khristi Zimmeth

Designer/homeowner relationships sometimes have unusual beginnings. That’s certainly true of the connection Mia Johnson recently had with a client and a project in Bloomfield Township. “She’s my gynecologist,” Johnson shares. “She delivered my 9-year-old daughter.
After two centuries, DIA reunites portrait with armor in mini exhibit

1 week ago | detroitnews.com | Khristi Zimmeth

ARTSKhristi ZimmethSpecial to The Detroit NewsView Comments Everyone loves a reunion – including, it seems, the Detroit Institute of Arts. On April 25th, the museum unveiled the latest of its ongoing mini exhibitions known as “Guest/s of Honor,” small gem-like displays designed to spotlight a work or works on loan from around the world.
Welcome Mat: 44th Annual Art Birmingham is May 10-11

2 weeks ago | detroitnews.com | Khristi Zimmeth

HOMESTYLEKhristi ZimmethSpecial to The Detroit NewsView Comments Cranbrook House & Gardens hosting plant saleShop in person May 16-17 for native plants, perennials, fairy garden plants and herbs as well as tropical plants from the Cranbrook House & Gardens Conservatory Greenhouse at the landmark’s 53rd annual spring plant sale. You’ll also find gardening items and other related products to help you get your home and garden ready for the season. Plant purchases support preservation and operations.
Trash or Treasure: Vintage chair 'surprisingly comfortable'

2 weeks ago | detroitnews.com | Khristi Zimmeth

“It’s surprisingly comfortable, even more if you add a cushion,” Mary Jo Stemple told appraiser Brian Thomczek at a recent Trash or Treasure event. She was referring to the vintage wooden chair she brought to the Michigan Design Center recently hoping for more information and a value. “This chair was part of my inheritance from my father,” she wrote in her original email to the column.
New book extolls the benefits of living with what you love

2 weeks ago | detroitnews.com | Khristi Zimmeth

HOMESTYLEKhristi ZimmethSpecial to The Detroit NewsView CommentsAfter years of Marie Kondo and minimalism, it’s refreshing to read Mary Randolph Carter’s latest book, “Live With the Things You Love: And You’ll Live Happily Ever After” (Rizzoli; $55). Known for past titles such as “The Joy of Junk,” and “A Perfectly Kept House is the Sign of a Misspent Life,” Carter is also the former creative director for Ralph Lauren in New York City.
Trash or Treasure: City images popular souvenirs

3 weeks ago | detroitnews.com | Khristi Zimmeth

HOMESTYLEKhristi ZimmethSpecial to The Detroit NewsView Comments “My grandparents purchased the above two black-and-white etchings while touring France in the mid-1950s,” wrote Linda Hypio of two images she was hoping to get appraised.
Look Inside This "Magic Treehouse" in Bloomfield Hills

3 weeks ago | hourdetroit.com | Khristi Zimmeth

Fond memories of her own childhood treehouse prompted designer Martine Ilana, of Temescal Creative in Franklin, to design and build a backyard getaway for her 7-year-old twins, Opal and Oscar. “I absolutely loved my treehouse,” she reminisces. “It was a calm, comfortable, and simple space — close enough to my family’s house so that I was safe, but it also gave me room to be creative and enjoy nature.
Welcome Mat: Celebrate Earth Day with unique home tour

4 weeks ago | detroitnews.com | Khristi Zimmeth

HOMESTYLEKhristi ZimmethSpecial to The Detroit NewsView Comments Celebrate Earth Day with unique home tourCelebrate Earth Day with guided tours Saturday of Burh Becc at Beacon Springs in Ann Arbor. The home is only the second single-family residence in the world to have attained full Living Certification under the International Living Future's Living Building Challenge program: Net Zero Energy; Net Zero Water; Net Zero Waste and Red List free, ultra-healthy components and Indoor Air Quality.
Trash or Treasure: Vintage signs popular collectibles

4 weeks ago | detroitnews.com | Khristi Zimmeth

HOMESTYLEKhristi ZimmethSpecial to The Detroit NewsView Comments “This is literally trash,” Marty Kohn told appraiser Brian Thomczek with a laugh at a recent Trash or Treasure evaluation session held at the Michigan Design Center in Troy. There, about a dozen people gathered hoping to get good news about their items, or at least enough news to help them make decisions about their item’s future. Kohn elaborated on the statement in his original email asking for an appraisal.
Fresh crop of garden titles can help you get ready for the growing season

1 month ago | detroitnews.com | Khristi Zimmeth

Khristi ZimmethSpecial to The Detroit News“I love bulbs,” writes renowned garden writer and editor Lucy Bellamy in the introduction to “A Year in Bloom: Flowering Bulbs for Every Season.” “I like them for their optimism, their resilience and for their transient beauty.”After a bruising election season and a long winter, many of us may find optimism and resilience in short supply.