Detroit’s Home Sweet Home Store Gardner White, a furniture and mattress retailer, has launched GW HOME, a curated selection of stylish furniture, home décor, art, accessories, and gifts. The brick-and-mortar location in Detroit will open on Woodward Avenue, directly across from Hudson’s Detroit. With approximately 15,000 square feet of store space, GW HOME marks Gardner White’s 14th store location in Michigan, and its return to downtown Detroit. gardner-white.com — Megan Swoyer
Sweet Dreams in an Old Mansion
The Cartier Mansion has impressed Ludington passersby for 120 years. The stately, colonnaded neoclassical home was built by Warren Cartier, a two-time mayor of Ludington, and his wife, Kate, in 1905. Since 2005, the mansion has served as a six-room B&B, showcasing the original hardwood, fireplaces, and period antiques. “Our guests really appreciate the history and décor of this iconic place,” says Chris Simpler, who, with his wife, Jenna, have been the owners/innkeepers since 2020. The Simplers expanded the B&B in 2021, converting the mansion’s carriage house into the four-room Carriage House Suites. The luxurious accommodations include fireplaces, underfloor heating, and smart TVs in a space originally designed to house automobiles, two horses, and a cow. Remnants of the building’s former life are preserved throughout, including original wood paneling and doors, a vintage horse trough, and the exposed joists of the hayloft, which contrast with the luxurious equine décor. “We really wanted the design to tell the story of this space,” says Jenna Simpler. cartiermansion.com — Amy S. Eckert
Seeing Purple
Mission Point resort on Mackinac Island has waved a magic color wand in both its fine-dining Chianti restaurant and in the new, adjoining Lilac Lounge. The lounge, which offers a full bar and small plates menu, features new paint colors inspired by the island’s hundreds of historic lilac bushes. Visitors can take in beautiful Thibaut wallpaper and fabrics, including Peony Garden in Blue and Green. “The name of the wallpaper alone had me,” the resort’s Liz Ware says.
“It’s like bringing the colors and florals from the island inside!” The design team color-matched the lilac/pink from the wallpaper and used it for the bar’s front, and the Stark carpeting (Antoinette Jardin) is also a head-turner. “The name speaks of gardens, and the greens and blues paired perfectly with the paper,” Ware says. Look for Thibaut’s Turtle Bay pattern on the dining room’s chairs, as the island is known as the “Great Turtle.”
missionpoint.com— Megan Swoyer
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