Working with interior designer Ann Heath, Lisa wasted no time finishing both the basement and the room above the garage as family hangouts. She also transformed the kitchen into a crowd-worthy hub, converted a screened porch to an all-season sunroom, and warmed up the living room with a fireplace. “Above all, I wanted to make the house more suitable for a casual, kid-friendly lifestyle,” Lisa explains.
A sisal rug, neutral walls, and white sofas allow homeowner Lisa Schrenk Bouchard’s collections of blue-and-white Chinese export plates and delftware vases and urns maximum attention in the living room. Lisa trimmed her new fireplace with delft tiles. I love everything about this house!
Photography: Gordon Beall
Produced by Sandra L. Mohlmann
Interior design: Ann Heath, Duncan-Fuller Interiors, 748 Forest Ave., Birmingham, MI 48009; 248/647-3133
Contractor/builder: Steve Templeton, Templeton Building Company, 2513 Leach Rd., Rochester Hills, MI 48309; 248/853-5709
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