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Go! Last Chance Summer 21 Aug 2013 | 09:50 pm
So the weather’s been a little unpredictable this summer–sweaters in July?– but of course, now that the precious season is nearly over, it’s all endless, cloudless beauty. Sunshine for days. In a litt...
Summer Scenes from Northern Michigan 8 Aug 2013 | 01:10 am
Are you tired of Michigan yet? I’m in a travel holding pattern right now, spending time with my new babe, and only in the very beginning stages of dreaming up where I’m going to take this sweet little...
Stay: Table on Ten 24 Jul 2013 | 10:55 pm
I read about this place last winter–first in Martha Stewart Living, then again in Wilder–and made a mental note to stop in next time I’m passing through upstate New York. The backstory–a carpenter and...
Stay: Harry Weese Cottage 15 Jul 2013 | 07:42 pm
I’ve wanted to stay in this Michigan cottage designed by the notable Chicago architect Harry Weese for a few years. Tucked into the wooded shores of Glen Arbor just a few minutes from Sleeping Bear Du...
The Hillside Homestead 26 Jun 2013 | 06:34 pm
HOORAY! I’m currently on a luxuriously long vacation “Up North”—as Detroiters affectionately call this area of Northern Michigan—with my two boys before the arrival of number three. We’re (fairly succ...
Round-Up: Yurts 13 Jun 2013 | 12:05 am
A few weeks ago, we went camping in Canada. Kind of. Scenario: Tent packed, lantern oil filled, rhubarb crumble baked and ready to warm over the fire, and there’s an unexpected hitch. Temps teasing lo...
A Work in Progress: Mazzini 31 30 May 2013 | 07:58 pm
When it comes to the types of places I try to feature on designtripper–thoughtfully designed, meaningful in experience, full of character–Patrizio Fradiani’s projects rank right up there as some of th...
Check In: Graham & Co. 23 May 2013 | 06:48 pm
I’ve had my eye on this place for awhile: a 13-room hotel in the Catskills with custom-made wooden furniture, vintage details and a juniper-surrounded pool with views of the mountains. Started by four...
Check In: Tjolöholm Slott 16 May 2013 | 05:42 pm
The Tjoloholm Slott is pretty impressive all by itself, right? Built in Gothenburg in the late 1800s, it’s a sprawling Arts and Crafts castle-turned-hotel with great swaths of formal gardens, forests,...
Check In: Miss Opo 8 May 2013 | 07:31 pm
A friend recently handed me the May issue of Elle Decoration. There’s a guest house in here you have to see, she said. The two of us have been talking/dreaming about something like this for awhile — j...
