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T he word “cottage” likely
evokes images of small, often
ramshackle structures with
hodgepodge furniture and nautical-
themed clichés.
But there was a time during the
Gilded Age when the mansions of early
Grosse Pointe and Newport, R.I., were
referred to as summer cottages. They
were spacious vacation homes where
financially comfortable families could
spend languid, carefree days sailing,
swimming, and sunning.
“Cottage” was not used
so much to describe
the size of a home as
a state of mind.
“Cottage” was not used so much to
describe the size of a home as a state of
mind. A cottage was simply a luxurious
escape from the frenetic pace of the
city, a place to “get away from it all.”
It was in that spirit that
and his assistant, of
Birmingham-based
approached designing a 6,800-square-
foot cottage overlooking Little Traverse
Relaxing on the extensive porch affords an
ideal view for watching the sunlight sparkle
on Little Traverse Bay (off Lake Michigan),
as well as spectacular sunsets.
Wicker furniture seat cushion fabric: