Detroit Design // Fall 2024 Birmingham Basement Remodel Embraces a Moody Palette TEXT BY JEANINE MATLOW PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOSEPH TIANO For her 1940s basement, which had been partially finished but never completely redone, Margaret Skinner had to start from scratch. "It was about expanding the living space and having a place for entertaining," says Skinner, …
Detroit Design // June 2024 We are humbled and honored to have received a Detroit Design Award for Repurposed Furniture. Thank you @DetroitDesign for this recognition. (Photography by Joseph Tiano) The dining room renovation of the 1940’s Birmingham bungalow was completed in September, 2023. A challenge was the size of the space that formerly was …
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 …
