The Detroit News Homestyle COVER STORY // November 2019 Though we may be familiar with the five senses, there’s a lot to be said for filling a home with components that entice sight, sound, taste, touch and smell. Designing with these sensations in mind heightens the experience when you spend time in a space. For …
Detroit Home // September 2019 THE PROBLEM The kitchen in this Ann Arbor home was isolated from the adjoining dining room and living room. It felt very claustrophobic and dark, and didn’t provide a functional layout for entertaining. THE FIX “Removing the wall that existed between the dining room and kitchen created a dining area …
Detroit Home // October 2017 IN THE DETAILS A trifecta of beauty includes a Wesley Hall social sofa and Palecek Green Oaks wall pendant, both from the RJ Thomas Ltd. showroom at Troy’s Michigan Design Center, and the Due Process Stable Trading Co. Jinan rug from MDC’s Ghiordes Knot. The large clay centerpiece of candles …
Three designers present two takes on blending the old with the new Detroit Home // October 2017 Margaret Skinner, principal interior designer at Birmingham-based Margeaux Interiors Inc., is an allied member of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), as well as a licensed builder. Margeaux Interiors Inc. was established in 1998 as a design …
The Detroit News // May 2017 A CELEBRATION OF DIVERSITY With the world seemingly divided in so many ways, friends and designers Margaret Skinner and Ann-Marie Anton wanted to create a vignette that celebrates one of our strengths: our diversity. “It just seems like so much of the world is divided on whatever it may …
The Detroit News // January 2015 QUESTION: My design dilemma is my dining room that is off my great room. It’s been a space that we really only use twice a year or so for a sit-down holiday meal or buffet table for the holidays. Our kitchen, which also has a dining set, is adjacent …
SEEN // December 2014 Have you ever started what seemed like a simple remodeling project and found obstacles that made it ridiculously complicated? Margaret Skinner (Margeaux Interiors ~ margeauxinteriors.com) brings an expert eye to these issues because she has a builder’s license in addition to her design credentials. “The design process goes hand in hand …
Styleline // July 2014 Finding the right designer isn’t always easy, especially when you’re new in town. Online design site Houzz would connect Margaret Skinner, principal interior designer at Margeaux Interiors in Birmingham, with Catherine and Christian Nieman, recent transplants from Chicago. Their impressive art collection served as the starting point for the home. “What …
Doodle Home // February 2014 The beauty of this space traveled all the way from England to this humble abode in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The homeowners wanted to bring a piece of their home with them when they picked up and moved halfway across the world. To avoid feeling completely homesick, they brought in interior …
Sherwin Williams // January 2014 Modern kitchens give off various vibes. Contemporary cool, farmhouse chic, ultra-progressive, midcentury modern vintage … the list goes on. What they all have in common, though, is a confident design that exudes a sense of ownership. Definitive design requires relentless attention to detail — from appliances to light fixtures, from …
