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BLOOMFIELD Gracious French inspired 1st

floor master colonial with views of Kirk In The
Hills. Stunning 40' marble foyer with sweeping
staircase. Spacious Living Room and Dining
Room great for entertaining. Cherry kitchen with
island boasts vaulted breakfast room adjacent
to family room with tray ceiling, fireplace and
French doors to rear patio. 2nd floor family
bedrooms with study area. Complete walkout
lower level with frill kitchen, great room with
fireplace, home office, exercise room and 5th
bedroom. A true dream home! $999,000

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BLOOMFIELD 5,400 square foot newer
construction on 2.73 acres with ravine setting.
Large foyer with open staircase and bridge leading
to 6 bedrooms. Living Room with limestone
fireplace centered on French doors to bluestone
terrace. Formal dining room. Custom Amish
kitchen with island, stainless steel appliances and
granite tops opens to double story Family room.
Vaulted beamed screened porch overlooking in-
ground pool and spa. Lower level features 10 foot
ceilings and exercise room. 3 car garage. Great
floor plan. Birmingham schools! $1,479,000

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BLOOMFIELD 1.67 acres with 325' of
frontage paradise! Spectacular Wing Lake
front 7,600 square foot country French
dream house. Grand foyer with limestone
flooring and barrel ceiling opens to spacious
living room with stone fireplace. Gourmet
island kitchen with breakfast room boasts
curved wall of glass. Main floor master
with marble bath and home office space.
Glass solarium, walk-out lower level with
2nd kitchen. Every room enjoys lake views.
$2,295,000

BLOOMFIELD'S FOX CROFT Four

bedroom family colonial in prime location nestled
on private cul-de-sac. Slate foyer leads to living
room and dining room with crown molding
and hardwood floors. White eat-in kitchen with
ceramic floors and doorwall to deck opens to
family room with fireplace and hardwood floors.
Spacious master bedroom boasts walk-in-closet
and updated bath. Private vaulted library with
bookcases and large storage closet Expansive park
like yard with multi-tier deck, new landscaping
and attached side entrance garage. $399,000

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CHRISTIE'S

INTERNA TIONAL REAL ESTATE

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April 21., 2011

edecorating used to be most
approaches, replace tired old blinds
fun for those who had the
with cellular shades that block heat
time to spend poring through and ultraviolet rays but still allow light
interior design magazines, waiting
to filter through. When colder months
for samples to arrive in the mail, and
arrive, add a layer of insulation at your
driving to specialty stores looking for
windows with lined draperies.
exactly the right item for their rede-
sign.
Lovely Linens
Today, remodeling ideas and items
A Google search for "linens" yields
that would once have taken hours —
nearly 40 million results. Your big-
or even weeks — to obtain are now
gest challenge will be deciding which
easily available, thanks to the magic
online merchant to check out first.
of the Internet. Where once you would Some websites specialize in luxury
have had to locate and drive to a
linens, while others offer more basic
specialty store for items like custom
and practically priced options. You
blinds, slipcovers or lighting, you can
may also find deals by going directly
now browse and purchase a staggering to the website of a designer you like.
variety of options from the comfort of
your home computer.
Simplifying Slipcovers
Do-it-yourselfers will find plenty of
Long gone are the days when "slipcov-
inspiration and inventory online. Here er" mostly referred to that awful clear
are three interior decorating ideas that plastic covering your grandmother
you can easily bring to life with the
put on the couch to keep the kids and
help of some Internet shopping:
pets from staining it. Slipcovers aren't
just for sofas anymore, according to
Buying Blinds
HGTV.com . You can find slipcovers for
While most department stores offer
ottomans, armchairs, recliners, dining
window treatments, in the past the
chairs and more — all online.
selection has been limited and often
Modern slipcovers are a great way
pricey. Online resources solve the
to change the look of a piece of fur-
inventory and pricing problem and
niture and the room in which it sits.
spare you a trip to the home improve-
Cheaper than reupholstering or buy-
ment store. Websites like
ing new furniture, adding a slipcover
Blinds.com offer thousands of cost-
can resurrect a treasured piece that
effective options, from wood, alumi-
may have worn upholstery but is still
num and vertical blinds to cell shades, in good shape otherwise.
shutters and draperies. Plus, shipping
Whether you're looking to update
is free.
one room or a whole house, online
Changing window treatments is a
resources have made redecorating
great way to update the look of a room easier than ever. A few clicks of a
for a modest investment. And replac-
mouse can help you quickly create a
ing window treatments is one of the
new look, so you can spend more time
easiest projects you can tackle.
enjoying your new decor than you did
Online shopping also makes it easy
shopping for it. II
to update your window treatments
according to the season. As summer
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