arts&life

at home

“I like to support the local
community,” Roth says. “I’ve collected
a lot of artwork from local artists.”

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May 11 • 2017

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ABOVE: Janie Roth entertains often, so the kitchen had to be both functional and livable. She also
wanted it to be light and airy. Ross gutted it, adding two islands (one for prepping, the other for serving
and eating) and a butler’s pantry with coffee bar.

OPPOSITE PAGE, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: French doors open to a den brimming with sentiment: Roth
picked up the rocking chair from a home sale in Detroit — she rocked her children and fed them their
bottles in it. A pair of Winged Victory candlesticks belonged to her mother-in-law; her father made a
wooden violin, piano and box on the table. The lampshade by the rolled-arm sofa was found in Aspen
and fringed with the beading of a Spanish shawl. • The twisted-leg settee in the breakfast area was
brought from Roth’s previous home — which Ross also designed. “It was her favorite spot to sit in her
previous kitchen,” he says. The exposed bulbs on the Ralph Lauren lighting above the kitchen table
gives it antique look. “I love the simplicity of it,” Ross says. Roth and Ross added juicy punches of fuch-
sia against the mostly pale gray and white palette throughout the home. • Roth picked up the breakfast
area’s corner chair in Petoskey. The artwork was a gift from Carol Hooberman, owner of the former
Birmingham gallery. Ross added Ann Sacks gray tile “bricks” to the fireplace, formerly a big drywalled
wall. “Because of the high ceilings, I thought it needed something more spectacular,” he says. The
herringbone-patterned marble on the surround is echoed on the backsplash wall. • Ross added mir-
rored doors to the pale gray cabinetry covering the food pantry, which adds to the kitchen’s sense of
openness. Across from it (not shown), a hutch with glass doors allow dishes to be visible. The second
white-topped island, with two levels, allows behind-the-scenes serving while the upper level is for eat-
ing, with stools tucked into the other side.