By Ed English Pictured: Darin Lenhardt. Photo by Andrew Potter Two worlds are about to collide! Moving in together can be a lot like sex - if done right, it feels and looks awesome; [...]

Hosting warm weather gatherings is a perfect way to spend time with friends and family. Reduce stress by following these four simple tips for a great soiree that both you and your guests will enjoy. [...]

By Ed English Before making that big move-in with a special someone, you should know: When you break up, your home isn't where the heart is anymore. Not as you knew it, anyway. There's, you [...]

Spring is just around the corner - thank you, Mother Nature! - and that means it's time to put on your cleaning pants. But before you muster up the motivation needed to tackle your annual [...]

Memorial Day heralds the start of grilling season. Perfect your fireside techniques and enhance outdoor dining by learning how to pair wine with grilled dishes. "The right wine makes every meal better, especially with meals [...]

By Sarah Hunt No matter what "home" means to you, you can transform your dorm space from institutional to inviting with a modicum of effort and a whole lot of flair. Or even a moderate [...]

In his new book, "There Goes the Gayborhood?," Amin Ghaziani explores whether queer-dominated neighborhoods are destined to disappear as LGBTs become more accepted into mainstream culture. Drawing on a wealth of evidence - including census [...]

Lansing native Craig Mitchell Smith began making glass artwork in 2006. Because of serendipitous timing and a few TV cameras that made for a surprising launch, what started as a hobby became a full-fledged career. [...]

By Jerome Stuart Nichols Bradly Rakowski, owner of Bradlys Home and Garden in Lansing. Photos courtesy of Bradly Rakowski Sometimes, it's just the threat of change that makes great ideas come to life. For [...]

By Emell Derra Adolphus If a rose is a rose is a rose, why aren't any of yours growing? Each year gardening enthusiasts spend hundreds of dollars on plants and flowers only to have them [...]

By Emell Derra Adolphus When it comes to shaping your summer garden, beauty begins with the architectural bones, says Phillip Morici of Fleurdetroit in Bloomfield Hills. "You can't have an English garden in front of [...]

By Emell Derra Adolphus Beyond reaping the fruits and vegetables of your labor, planting a garden offers an insight into the ways organisms interact in a community, says Tyson Gersh, president and co-founder of the [...]

By Emell Derra Adolphus Tyson Gersh is the president and co-founder of the Michigan Urban Farming Initiative. Photo: Emell Derra Adolphus We've heard just about every freaky thing the gay social app Grindr is [...]

Great Wall is a custom wall-covering company based in Ferndale. Photo courtesy of Great Wall. It was almost 10 years ago that Josh Young and Andi Kubacki stood at the edge of the proverbial [...]

By Jerome Stuart Nichols For almost anyone who doesn't work on a Google campus, office life can cause a host of maladies. Memo-itis, endless meeting disease and cubicle madness all afflict office workers at an [...]

By Shelby Clark BoConcept opens Oct. 5 in Birmingham. Photo courtesy of BoConcept Urban Danish design company BoConcept hosts its grand opening in Birmingham at 2 p.m. Oct. 5 with special guest "house coach" [...]

By Emell Derra Adolphus Photo: Andrew Potter The founding pioneers of Detroit's historical Indian Village assembled an architectural community rich in antiquity. Over a century later, not much has changed about the people who [...]

By Emell Derra Adolphus Like every crucial aspect of our material lives, size matters. And fortunately for us, the gay men who dominate the profession of interior design are usually size queens. "A sense of [...]

It's really exciting to see a piece of repurposed furniture transform into something new and beautiful. Many homeowners are intimidated by the idea of restoring their old pieces to their former glory and they sell [...]

So often a dream house is just that - a dream. But for Royal Oak couple Michael "Chet" Chetcuti and Kyle Evans, they didn't just imagine parking a vintage car in the living room or [...]

By Jerome Stuart Nichols Courtesy of MOCAD During his 35-year career, Michigan-born sculpture, installation and performance artist Mike Kelley went from humble beginnings to being labeled as "one of the most influential American artists [...]

SOUTHFIELD - This weekend specialty shoppers will get a chance to experience one of the nation's top shows featuring 20th century design. Over 50 of the nation's most prominent Modernism merchants will offer pieces designed [...]

By Greg Piazza One of the six buildings that comprise the Palmer Park Square project. Photo: Jason A. Michael Viewpoint Before there was a "Fashionable Ferndale" there was Palmer Park. An enclave of some [...]

Thirty-six years ago, Robert Louis Kidd and Ray Frost Fleming opened a Birmingham landmark: the Robert Kidd Gallery. Partners in business and in life, the pair founded the establishment on Townsend Street in 1976, a [...]

By Crystal Proxmire For her first-ever visit to Ferndale, Alisha Virani's friend Liz Salazar picked the Rust Belt as a must-see [...]

By Jerome Stuart Nichols For most people, the only time they step foot in a flower shop is when there's a wedding, funeral or first date in the near future. Flowers can be more than [...]