If you’re looking to transform your home into a retreat, trust Macksood’s for high quality swimming pools, patio furniture, spas and hot tubs, wood and gas fireplaces, indoor furniture, game room essentials and billiards. As a family-run business begun in 1981, Macksood’s has been the community’s one-stop shop for home leisure and resort products for
The most feared color of the rainbow: after cloaking the 70s and 80s in a mauve fog, designers such as Martha O. Morin avoid the word like the plague. Upon the suggestion that the 2014 Pantone® Color of the Year – “Radiant Orchid” – was a member of the mauve family, Martha quickly reprimanded My
As a nine-year veteran of the window treatment business, Melanie Leix offers more than superior-quality blinds, shades and fabrics. She prides herself on providing a wonderful shopping experience for every one of her clients. “I wanted to offer a service in which I could control the customer experience, so I embraced the shop-at-home business model,”
As soon as you arrive at Gerych’s, it’s clear that this is much more than just a flower shop! A complete garden center and gift shop, Gerych’s is known as much for event coordination as for beautiful flowers, offering planning and design for events of all sizes, from large weddings to intimate gatherings with a
Spangler’s was founded by Ed Spangler in the late 1940s and recognizing the company’s excellent reputation, Bill Sherwood purchased the business in 1972. Today, the family-owned-and-operated business continues to surpass their competition with exceptional customer service, product knowledge, experience, and product diversity. Spangler’s is dedicated to selling the right product to suit each customer’s needs,
Let’s face it: not everyone is a natural-born organizer. But many of us do not realize how much our lack of organization impedes us from enjoying life. For those who can admit that they need help – those who risk serious blood loss to find the surface of their desk under a pile of paper
Dave Redoutey, or Flower Dave as he is widely known in the community, lives a wholesome, simple life growing flowers. The son of two master gardeners, Dave’s mother would often send him outside when he was little to weed the flower garden, a task he enjoyed rather than begrudged. Later, he turned an old swing
In 1976, Bonnie Mathis combined her talent for design with the perseverance it takes to establish a new business and opened Interiors by Bonnie. Her daughters, Dawn Volz and Debbie Ignash have since carried on the business with passion and creativity to provide the community with complete interior design services. “We love what we do
Mottled, unsightly grout driving you batty? Call ‘the doctor’: Andrew Wittenberg, a native of Flint who brought the ‘cure’ for sick grout to Genesee County last August. “Commercial cleaners are full of solvents and wax, which build up on grout. Steam and bleaches can deteriorate grout, but scrubbing alone will not get it clean,” said
For Michiganians, summer is the highlight of our year: barbeques on the deck, swimming in the lake … and getting eaten alive by mosquitos? If you can’t step out of your house without being swarmed, it’s time to call the Mosquito Squad! Rick Myers opened his franchise three years ago and has been busy ridding
If your garden has you frustrated, maybe it’s time to enjoy the outdoors away from home. Fenton Lakes Sportsman’s Club was chartered in 1953, and includes more than 70 acres of wilds to enjoy—no maintenance required! “Our woodlands and wetlands offer an inviting area where you can relax or challenge yourself,” said Jeff Lane, Vice
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