A Bloomfield Township
home is an exquisitely
bold retreat for a
family that loves
to play.

Lynne Konstantin I Design Writer
Beth Singer I Photographer

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rowing up with five younger siblings, Lori Goldman was always
aware that her home was not always pristine. "I don't care what I
look like she says. "But I have always wanted a house that looks

amazing:'
And with the help of Jennifer Asmar, owner of Asmar Interiors in Troy,
Goldman's Bloomfield Township home is. Fun, fresh, sophisticated and
timeless, the home is exquisitely multidimensional; it is layered but never
overwhelms. It also meets another of Goldman's criteria: It is still comfort-
able and casual enough that she can entertain large crowds, often.
"I do every holiday I can, every birthday, with all of my brothers and
sisters and their families. I want my kids to grow up with a village and to
know what it is like to be connected in a greater fashion:' she says.
She and her husband, Howard, who together own H&H Wholesale
Services in Troy, have four children of their own — daughter Cate is 16, and
triplets Ellie, Sam and Grace are almost 6. Although Goldman wanted the
home and the kids' rooms, especially, to suit their young personalities and
playfulness, she also didn't want to have to redo their rooms every few years
as they grew older. "But that's what's amazing about what Jennifer accom-
plished:' says Goldman.
"I'm not really concerned with having a signature look:' says Asmar. "I try
to tailor each home to the people who live there and their lifestyle. This is a
busy family, with young kids and lots of people coming and going, and Lori
wanted it to stand out, but she also wanted it to be pulled together:'

"I've known these kids since they were

born," says designer Jennifer Asmar.

"But I still 'interviewed' each of them

when designing their rooms. When I

presented the project to the triplets,

all three of them looked at me, and at

the same time gave me the thumbs up.

It was the cutest meeting I've had in

my life." The two younger girls share

a room, and because one wanted pink

and the other wanted green, Asmar

created an award-winning unity of

tastes. A custom sofa, sized down to

a love seat, is covered in a pink-and-

green stripe, sprinkled with metallic-

threaded polka dots. Asmar gave

fabric samples to SeegerPeople in

Birmingham, who created the cameo-

style silhouette portraits matched to

the exact shades of the fabric (pink for

Ellie and green for Grace) and framed

in silver-leafed wood.

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