West Coast Transplants Lighten Up a 1940s Birmingham Colonial Detroit Design // April 2022 A lighter, more relaxed style” is what Dave and Jennifer Jennings had in mind when they contacted interior designer Margaret Skinner, of Margeaux Interiors, about renovating their four-bedroom, five-bath Birmingham Colonial, built in 1940. Originally from California, the couple dreamed of …
Detroit Design // March 2022 Ten weeks. That's all it took Margaret Skinner, of Margeaux Interiors, to transform the 12 by 16 foot kitchen in her 1940s-era Birmingham home. "Selections were in my head for a while, so it was easy to transfer to reality," the designer says of her wish list and the project's …
Detroit Design // June 2021 We are humbled and honored to have received a Detroit Design Award for Kitchen Design. Thank you @DetroitDesign for this recognition. (Photography by Beth Singer) The mid-century modern kitchen renovation of the 1940’s bungalow in Birmingham was completed in 2020. The 150 sq foot space may have been challenged on …
Michigan Design Center // January 2021 Getting a fresh start in the new year starts in our own homes. Rooms can be revitalized with a minimum of time and, in many cases, improvements don’t have to cost a great deal. Four top design pros offer some great advice on how to quickly perk up a …
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 …
