Brooklyn Museum Shop Opens for Business

<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The <a href="http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/">Brooklyn Museum</a> Shop, designed by </span><a href="http://www.visbeen.biz/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Visbeen Associates</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">, is now open for business!  It opened it's doors to the public on April 4 and will be having an open house this evening from 7:00pm-9:00pm - if you are in the NYC area, feel free to stop by! (</span><a href="http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/calendar/event/5338"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Click here</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> for details regarding this event)  </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The media is talking about this great new space.  As written by </span><a href="http://nymag.com/listings/stores/brooklyn-museum-shop/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">New York Magazine</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">, "w</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">hat began as a humble gift stand in the thirties has morphed into a spacious shop off the museum’s lobby with eclectic gift items from the Americas, Asia, and Africa."</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">  </span></span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/05/garden/the-brooklyn-museum-shop-expands.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The New York Times</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> featured this article about the expansion:</span><br /><br /><br /><div class="columnGroup first" style="clear: both; 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The Treehouse Community Garden

<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We recently were given the opportunity to work with The Treehouse Community on their plans for a community garden in the Baxter neighborhood.  The Treehouse Community is a group of individuals living in a home together that is focused on praying, sharing, growing and ministering to each other and their neighbors by attending to physical needs as well as emotional and spiritual ones.  Their vision is to create a shared green space in the Baxter neighborhood, where currently there are no sources for nutritious, affordable food within walking distance, making it an official "food desert."  Wayne was able to sit down with them and sketch design ideas for bringing their vision to life.  Here is what he came up with, as well as some photos of the drawing session....</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The plans for the garden include twelve raised vegetable beds intended to be used by families in the area.  The Treehouse Community is also planning to partner with The Baxter Community Center to teach gardening, nutrition, cooking, and canning classes to all ages. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We were happy to partner with them and hopefully achieve their goal, as stated on their blog, to "see God's kingdom advance here on earth, starting with a few seeds, a bit of soil, some water, and the sun."</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><br /><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">For more information on this project, please visit The Treehouse Community's blog - </span></i><a href="http://treehousegarden.wordpress.com/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">treehousegarden.wordpress.com</span></i></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.</span></i><br /><i><br /></i><br /><i><br /></i>

The Treehouse Community Garden

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Cabin Life: Dreams on Paper

Two of our designs, Horizon View and Bear Tooth Lodge, were featured in Cabin Life Magazine, a national publication that captures the essence of the vacation home lifestyle, in their <i>Dreams on Paper </i>section.  And did you notice that banner on the top of the cover talking about award-winning designs?  They are talking about us!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCQTVbP4ZbtPcmagqFWSg6MOf-wCVgruLAUMe1Eyg6QrfqPKszASuufKuIq4gEVqWh2x5_ZsjV6SJ5QA8NOKL42kZflMhVolyy6GTRy505B6Adu2AXBP-5U7zSNj2dF7OFPyqENSgNtORW/s1600/Cabin_Life_Cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCQTVbP4ZbtPcmagqFWSg6MOf-wCVgruLAUMe1Eyg6QrfqPKszASuufKuIq4gEVqWh2x5_ZsjV6SJ5QA8NOKL42kZflMhVolyy6GTRy505B6Adu2AXBP-5U7zSNj2dF7OFPyqENSgNtORW/s320/Cabin_Life_Cover.jpg" width="243" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfeR2ZBe8e201x33geBUH2Rxe3vtDrDBzvn0oG81nIz3ZJ6LCJZ4tsTqvnS4ChMhAzh40Lrm5wOw-1W2Ju87n9IPfSnaSByzExzqAzNVaRUeqIoXg_BanOop91gf_127L_0P4iOAHh1Ckm/s1600/p1_Horizon_View.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfeR2ZBe8e201x33geBUH2Rxe3vtDrDBzvn0oG81nIz3ZJ6LCJZ4tsTqvnS4ChMhAzh40Lrm5wOw-1W2Ju87n9IPfSnaSByzExzqAzNVaRUeqIoXg_BanOop91gf_127L_0P4iOAHh1Ckm/s320/p1_Horizon_View.jpg" width="242" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4PAdonxq5anxc3lsR0i-72tLWvjzpRzhoqCjCzBMYapRjSVgU4jb3X_2TjrGY-3m8GBopycQQkZA3xN7I2yfI3F4a04FjV2LdyCMTuKoCm-VnWQY27-hVsKhDbInr0XOlAfmR0xy7SV31/s1600/p2_Bear_Tooth.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4PAdonxq5anxc3lsR0i-72tLWvjzpRzhoqCjCzBMYapRjSVgU4jb3X_2TjrGY-3m8GBopycQQkZA3xN7I2yfI3F4a04FjV2LdyCMTuKoCm-VnWQY27-hVsKhDbInr0XOlAfmR0xy7SV31/s320/p2_Bear_Tooth.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">To see more photos of the Horizon View or Bear Tooth Lodge, please visit the gallery of our website: <a href="http://www.visbeen.biz/">www.visbeen.biz</a> > gallery > residential > cottages</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><i>For ease of reading, <a href="http://www.echobox.com/visbeen/publication_assets/2012/cabin_life/Cabin_Life_May.pdf">click here</a> to view the full article</i><i>.</i><br /><br /><br />

Cabin Life: Dreams on Paper

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Faith in Deeds Ministry Campus in India

<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvwUIFeoW0HLlmqXzat_T5mwPAr8P3q8dHtlMOlUKiHfJBoAzC5fqkzkj5J8Qaz7BGZyZ_PlRQn89Y8qgjVs6PWkQtFTYHGqYL-DpvUDzNb1lgCsIWXLItsyDXjPFt6lekUqNUXZHWF94e/s1600/01_large-logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvwUIFeoW0HLlmqXzat_T5mwPAr8P3q8dHtlMOlUKiHfJBoAzC5fqkzkj5J8Qaz7BGZyZ_PlRQn89Y8qgjVs6PWkQtFTYHGqYL-DpvUDzNb1lgCsIWXLItsyDXjPFt6lekUqNUXZHWF94e/s320/01_large-logo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">We recently had the opportunity to work on a project with a ministry in India called <a href="http://www.faithindeeds.org/">Faith in Deeds</a>.  Faith in Deeds Inc. is a faith-based, not-for-profit organization committed to the support of disenfranchised children of India by providing the children with a family atmosphere in which they can be discipled in the way of the Lord Jesus, by educating them in a manner that they can make properly informed life-decisions based on a Biblical world view, and by inspiring them to love each other and to share the love of Jesus throughout their community.  </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div>Faith in Deeds was able to purchase a 5 acre parcel of land in Andhra Pradesh, India, and <a href="http://www.visbeen.biz/">Visbeen Associates</a> worked with them to design a new campus that includes a boy's dorm, girl's dorm, playground, community center & clinic, Christian school and green space for gardening and raising animals.  The first phase of the project will be the boy's and girl's dorm.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgljeQN3SoYmsR_PtsXzVt_s961zWhzBssF3ocJMaZ1ccWjf1cFkGh8z9vJGhxMaRIlZq3t4gCBiDRjLRXgcV6TuA6NOuuHojju9QlQGghCDLFHG3dXzAYSSvJ9eHYUjBAPCi9sZhcme5i-/s1600/02_179289_494033274349_339566304349_5761706_1264698_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgljeQN3SoYmsR_PtsXzVt_s961zWhzBssF3ocJMaZ1ccWjf1cFkGh8z9vJGhxMaRIlZq3t4gCBiDRjLRXgcV6TuA6NOuuHojju9QlQGghCDLFHG3dXzAYSSvJ9eHYUjBAPCi9sZhcme5i-/s320/02_179289_494033274349_339566304349_5761706_1264698_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeAcaUXl7SgxN8Cdb2Sjg2qeXQPZpqB-mfmiv8H08nN8JIeCjcMbAvmyeu3Q9thnroUcwDzCxhuPs7drxolTBqinreVL2Z9bhDaSJ4Aorh-q7eyhHYBy8dD5toq0c0V2W40r6EP_hj8ShL/s1600/03_166836_494033549349_339566304349_5761711_6749219_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeAcaUXl7SgxN8Cdb2Sjg2qeXQPZpqB-mfmiv8H08nN8JIeCjcMbAvmyeu3Q9thnroUcwDzCxhuPs7drxolTBqinreVL2Z9bhDaSJ4Aorh-q7eyhHYBy8dD5toq0c0V2W40r6EP_hj8ShL/s320/03_166836_494033549349_339566304349_5761711_6749219_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <i> Their current rented ministry location</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiue5keiU1fjwxkocqMudTEKxP2L3oauRJ50EIYc8LZu15zqU7LO3P9dHHk2GUpjRkmqV20YS-pEkdsQIl3kfC_gOWV-Dig7qATNdOWalpx2vIujkY_2Fg_kJT0poBevM5stUx7FslDBw8H/s1600/04_How+children+sleep+in+their+dorms,+typical+in+this+culture.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiue5keiU1fjwxkocqMudTEKxP2L3oauRJ50EIYc8LZu15zqU7LO3P9dHHk2GUpjRkmqV20YS-pEkdsQIl3kfC_gOWV-Dig7qATNdOWalpx2vIujkY_2Fg_kJT0poBevM5stUx7FslDBw8H/s1600/04_How+children+sleep+in+their+dorms,+typical+in+this+culture.jpeg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">How the children currently sleep in their dorm rooms. Very typical in the local culture.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></i></span></div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEa_OCYs7Ii6H9RGXpPxI4_pmFYAAoKli-ZC_6RooGHBSRKHq4e1QUdCaUUwxwpZs_yCpMOVsFWD9aXECrp93kTkqDD3bvusvYSjcObJ1D3vBIpBmRYjyctu6EKVQC3-TkTLYC1QtcqZeA/s1600/05_City.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEa_OCYs7Ii6H9RGXpPxI4_pmFYAAoKli-ZC_6RooGHBSRKHq4e1QUdCaUUwxwpZs_yCpMOVsFWD9aXECrp93kTkqDD3bvusvYSjcObJ1D3vBIpBmRYjyctu6EKVQC3-TkTLYC1QtcqZeA/s1600/05_City.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>The crowded city</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjHklKHhFmTyJfCvDOEtdEFH1WBTbMCjLuUUM_wH2TDGJOr7h9Nqsf7hdkAKm6k4npVjoFFFm528EGndAJGiYXHvgIliDaFRlNcqOUABfbYZECdfCHAR3OixbfDNPGegvP4S-t57perFpz/s1600/06_421302_10150609735644350_339566304349_8756959_1333387956_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjHklKHhFmTyJfCvDOEtdEFH1WBTbMCjLuUUM_wH2TDGJOr7h9Nqsf7hdkAKm6k4npVjoFFFm528EGndAJGiYXHvgIliDaFRlNcqOUABfbYZECdfCHAR3OixbfDNPGegvP4S-t57perFpz/s320/06_421302_10150609735644350_339566304349_8756959_1333387956_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <i>Children from the FID home with the founder of the ministry, Thomas Mollhagen (originally from South India, adopted into a family from Grand Rapids, MI) and his wife Dana.</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP0uPJokPHY058SUvHSCnfAFS8juNvNeeybNVbbZ4fjdb-RMSLUg1y3BI6bQnODtC8ijKuEFzQJmFkOkf4pfaUqp3EzURJxo7GL27pDNuakkCI79o1Pm3N58xHfi6hgoy_uAKU4fNdfULp/s1600/07_land+photos+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP0uPJokPHY058SUvHSCnfAFS8juNvNeeybNVbbZ4fjdb-RMSLUg1y3BI6bQnODtC8ijKuEFzQJmFkOkf4pfaUqp3EzURJxo7GL27pDNuakkCI79o1Pm3N58xHfi6hgoy_uAKU4fNdfULp/s320/07_land+photos+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <i>Their newly acquired land for the new campus with a corn field on the border of the property</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiddhNlwW0JKYlECM2BvcJ2RaRHDSH1KhOdRLxsxTJfndM3H32HNXcAYvVEBoZPazaPmjvjz1PL-NnpMPVWJ3U-JG23kIVrE-OYMc8AKQBazQi9DC836nLpTUFmTjVLwPbQm6siaJLsCSUV/s1600/08_land+photos+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiddhNlwW0JKYlECM2BvcJ2RaRHDSH1KhOdRLxsxTJfndM3H32HNXcAYvVEBoZPazaPmjvjz1PL-NnpMPVWJ3U-JG23kIVrE-OYMc8AKQBazQi9DC836nLpTUFmTjVLwPbQm6siaJLsCSUV/s320/08_land+photos+3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> The pump and irrigation pool on the property with kids from the FID home</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMt6K6aEegnSQlkeQ6DJfs9wKG7ah2ZvnpyLcndhRmNr9lbh8TkgSp8DUT2sOpo60lH5vmdDRmnjjV2w0StoNs7NEYq179HqopZWqNC6QtI66Ijzq5OtHA1OjPR2psDG0bdx88eL9H4HO9/s1600/09_land+photos+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMt6K6aEegnSQlkeQ6DJfs9wKG7ah2ZvnpyLcndhRmNr9lbh8TkgSp8DUT2sOpo60lH5vmdDRmnjjV2w0StoNs7NEYq179HqopZWqNC6QtI66Ijzq5OtHA1OjPR2psDG0bdx88eL9H4HO9/s320/09_land+photos+5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> Taking a tour of the land with the kids on the day they dedicated it to the work of the Lord</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><i> Our design concept for the new campus</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><br /><br />We will keep you updated on the progress of this project here on our blog and on our facebook page, so check back! <br /><br /><i>For more information on the ministry, visit Faith in Deeds' website - </i><a href="http://www.faithindeeds.org/"><i>www.faithindeeds.org</i></a><i> - or facebook page - </i><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Faith-In-Deeds-USA/339566304349?ref=ts"><i>https://www.facebook.com/pages/Faith-In-Deeds-USA/339566304349?ref=ts</i></a><i>.</i><br /><i><br /></i><br /><i><br /></i>

Faith in Deeds Ministry Campus in India

We recently had the opportunity to work on a project with a ministry in India called  Faith in Deeds .  Faith in Deeds Inc. is a faith-based...

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Highfield Taking Shape for the Spring Parade of Homes!

<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;">The Highfield is taking shape! This masterpiece will be featured in the Kalamazoo Parade of Homes June 8-16, so mark your calendars and don't miss the opportunity to take your own private tour of this lakeside retreat! Until then, we can all swoon over these progress photos that give a glimpse of what the final product will be like...</span><br /><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAQBOmSSzfEpXK3rfRwRVXYEDAgRkllKCAlPqKlncinqkRaX3J5Am1dNxb9-VuCgD0v_TUy3FpyA91WoYzRoiWXoS6VyOkHYOB8P9OylDd8Vcxv8Cxbql20x8LXBGt0TfzaDGSh1G06iee/s1600/IMG_3686-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAQBOmSSzfEpXK3rfRwRVXYEDAgRkllKCAlPqKlncinqkRaX3J5Am1dNxb9-VuCgD0v_TUy3FpyA91WoYzRoiWXoS6VyOkHYOB8P9OylDd8Vcxv8Cxbql20x8LXBGt0TfzaDGSh1G06iee/s320/IMG_3686-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><i> Front Exterior</i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSZYR0o98RT8JznEDSaNrfABkLKox8JGP3HsRAgdm6kchy4AnY7Ox_LOskYqWXOMOViqnMrnNfbCSVPuCb5MkizHvfebI6hwxUPhKDKuRVk537BdYBUy4oimX3fGwWVzW4zIQz0rK6BjDs/s320/IMG_3713-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><i> Beautiful landscape and hardscape surrounding the waterfront side of this home</i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPt7n1yj0NnWvvLUOCIJB7Zmh1vZ8Yy3vPQZ5KjNVUxIZNM3Sruo-uuMC4ctbAidx2_st1oUp7hWXcdMKPugafhTsrVJcS_3JcNVLixM0GUJZnyJoTT9zACjkCyXA0c7IEj9Jw35KYqakP/s1600/IMG_3719-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPt7n1yj0NnWvvLUOCIJB7Zmh1vZ8Yy3vPQZ5KjNVUxIZNM3Sruo-uuMC4ctbAidx2_st1oUp7hWXcdMKPugafhTsrVJcS_3JcNVLixM0GUJZnyJoTT9zACjkCyXA0c7IEj9Jw35KYqakP/s320/IMG_3719-1.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><i> Hard at work on the hardscape - but not a bad view during the work day, right?</i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihEKJqtvTU7HeNd1lXI9n-s_GNxRW72Tm-aM0Uf-V0fjTQyuwVV2yYTn-QKYNtK0KX-yK1GR418sIF-lJcdJBkr6-sc6thm4irrw7VMRZcT0fHcEX_M39uP6JwKYlUO9wUj-TtH0ZvVvLB/s320/IMG_3739-1.jpg" width="208" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><i> Master Bathroom</i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE4nrvZBveXHPYDAUprwY2hfqlqOyVNG47T-lADNdLAhsPXFLv_3viCCpQqIR0vyfCQbf50_fP-QtMCFSBAWyIR0hcxMttgJPLxZuVTs5PZKueb1iavfDCbLn7oV-1AhsWljiOVsI-7hII/s1600/IMG_3742-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE4nrvZBveXHPYDAUprwY2hfqlqOyVNG47T-lADNdLAhsPXFLv_3viCCpQqIR0vyfCQbf50_fP-QtMCFSBAWyIR0hcxMttgJPLxZuVTs5PZKueb1iavfDCbLn7oV-1AhsWljiOVsI-7hII/s320/IMG_3742-1.jpg" width="195" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><i> Master Bathroom Shower</i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQYSUC4b2BPsNV0uKIcc9GwivwGl9sAZY9rO8dBLimY70w86FjowN8foUrlA6Tbx5qnkdg9PltBt2SsvQDklYmWz6Po2SFS4pr-H7MBYSQIW9CPXBcTTta3uvx-T9bF6taQ0w-Bk_9Xn5G/s320/IMG_3753-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"> <i>Kitchen</i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmmtdQco-0Vs8lGqafGyz9Vl4VdnMhV929rFERHXfteDd5IZ32SHbeOoXWvL9IkfxplNq4WFlhM9FedhPTnSVgiMu4CEv3Sz9MHYGHVE14anT20Nj5NEDMnveC_H1z2-tzRKrA-8lNlHo1/s1600/IMG_3757-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmmtdQco-0Vs8lGqafGyz9Vl4VdnMhV929rFERHXfteDd5IZ32SHbeOoXWvL9IkfxplNq4WFlhM9FedhPTnSVgiMu4CEv3Sz9MHYGHVE14anT20Nj5NEDMnveC_H1z2-tzRKrA-8lNlHo1/s320/IMG_3757-1.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><i> Dining Room</i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8EXLx7SoQx9suiK_-3BqzVPxDXw8MsHpfBojFkvT8QDXovuy2iMohUIL9O5AvFZ8RIJ6LqNksta-qA8xJPl-J53s_gJh9V2Dy32eU3F1boWneO_aIMvNnRWcqvAbG0Nri9dVMHf7vvWWj/s1600/IMG_3770-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8EXLx7SoQx9suiK_-3BqzVPxDXw8MsHpfBojFkvT8QDXovuy2iMohUIL9O5AvFZ8RIJ6LqNksta-qA8xJPl-J53s_gJh9V2Dy32eU3F1boWneO_aIMvNnRWcqvAbG0Nri9dVMHf7vvWWj/s320/IMG_3770-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><i> Living Room</i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjolwnznXevOOrKe2GA9hs4CGmV7IKeg5pyNmX1_clrTDsHQJcHeckJcH1DlPQJPrbIyfjqo6pI0GalmPylNGdt-TQd51X5WsRa-oDXZdX5ld9SjhefwrdNxd0LNOPTORYXfxCSaBeS5nnX/s1600/IMG_3781-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjolwnznXevOOrKe2GA9hs4CGmV7IKeg5pyNmX1_clrTDsHQJcHeckJcH1DlPQJPrbIyfjqo6pI0GalmPylNGdt-TQd51X5WsRa-oDXZdX5ld9SjhefwrdNxd0LNOPTORYXfxCSaBeS5nnX/s320/IMG_3781-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><i> One of the greatest features of this home - the boat bar!  Bottom's Up!</i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtzgcNOydhFRclXnzDZCIxvysiBogBusWBstz_tnw5vVDLrOILUvh8CclLPXEH15ce4ZB9_OhlPAT5rlGoEFwf8Iws3jO0zxIBWT8UaoUipPRn5go9Qld-B711CGpIZfpq_c18drXJH9kN/s1600/IMG_3785-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtzgcNOydhFRclXnzDZCIxvysiBogBusWBstz_tnw5vVDLrOILUvh8CclLPXEH15ce4ZB9_OhlPAT5rlGoEFwf8Iws3jO0zxIBWT8UaoUipPRn5go9Qld-B711CGpIZfpq_c18drXJH9kN/s320/IMG_3785-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Lower level with sunken living room</i></div></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;">Built by <a href="http://www.homesbyfalcon.com/">Falcon Custom Homes</a>, Interiors by <a href="http://www.ashleycoledesign.com/">Ashley Cole Design</a>, Landscaping by <a href="http://www.alfresco-landscapes.com/">Alfresco Landscapes</a>, Boat Bar by Carlson Design with <a href="http://www.visbeen.biz/">Visbeen Associates</a>.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;">To see more photos, please visit our <a href="http://www.facebook.com/visbeenassociates/">facebook</a> page!</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div>

Highfield Taking Shape for the Spring Parade of Homes!

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Detroit Home Design Award Winners!

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikgHIapLp6KI-oKc47HPmN-MPurnRDQJBgumJ7aRndprw-OyM2n42uZcf24HMh7zdOeHIoB-HqhdiJtiQ-I-J0VWkyas4lXdOkxb0pXE12nTVtI6TipulXQ2s4aPGkH3zaR7EWQx61GLqj/s1600/Detroit+Home+Winner+Logo.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724291189306735794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikgHIapLp6KI-oKc47HPmN-MPurnRDQJBgumJ7aRndprw-OyM2n42uZcf24HMh7zdOeHIoB-HqhdiJtiQ-I-J0VWkyas4lXdOkxb0pXE12nTVtI6TipulXQ2s4aPGkH3zaR7EWQx61GLqj/s320/Detroit+Home+Winner+Logo.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 198px;" /></a>We took home two awards from the <a href="http://www.detroithomemag.com/">Detroit Home Design Awards</a> this month! <div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUbVzcoQ69QrOvPmlognnCvW09LC6q6Rq0uidpuXifxqFv5deTc84q5N4h3yiNUPGehjQlrouVCSx594THheTTZ8xnU44xDY8Si0OkviPn0gBOffT9ap3M7nfEyBRfOQulugRt7WYzatiO/s1600/Fairways+site+%236+v03.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724290120528100994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUbVzcoQ69QrOvPmlognnCvW09LC6q6Rq0uidpuXifxqFv5deTc84q5N4h3yiNUPGehjQlrouVCSx594THheTTZ8xnU44xDY8Si0OkviPn0gBOffT9ap3M7nfEyBRfOQulugRt7WYzatiO/s320/Fairways+site+%236+v03.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 201px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><b>1st Place - New Model Home</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://visbeen-associates-architects.blogspot.com/2012/02/blue-magazine-great-lake-story-final.html">Stockton</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Built by Falcon Homes, Interiors by Gallery Interiors</i></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2AMZyvLKejwMKRy5F-1Xp8RUUwCi9i5U1ck8VRfYLQx0KcLmUQNXy7FjP0Pa2NG8_jazmsrxgxp5oke52hiZpAwLY6lsBdsipavPgw6n3PnjgBokoSyo9ieVSeYFoKNyXyL-S3z6_rYlT/s1600/IMG_2107.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724290107712065778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2AMZyvLKejwMKRy5F-1Xp8RUUwCi9i5U1ck8VRfYLQx0KcLmUQNXy7FjP0Pa2NG8_jazmsrxgxp5oke52hiZpAwLY6lsBdsipavPgw6n3PnjgBokoSyo9ieVSeYFoKNyXyL-S3z6_rYlT/s320/IMG_2107.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><b>3rd Place - Small Remodel (less than 1,000 square feet)</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Carlton</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Built by Jeff Segard, Interiors by Donna Cohen</i></div><div style="text-align: center;">[Check out our previous <a href="http://visbeen-associates-architects.blogspot.com/2011/07/carlton-remodel.html">blog post</a> showing the before and after photos of this remodel - it was a doosie!]</div><div><br /></div><div><i>To view all of the Detroit Home Design Award winners, check out the <a href="http://www.echobox.com/visbeen/publication_assets/2012/detroit_home/DHDA_Spring_2012.pdf">spring issue</a> of Detroit Home Magazine on our website.</i></div></div><div><i><br /></i></div>

Detroit Home Design Award Winners!

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Finishing Up Show Season At Home!

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk9twmzJzVP_IZwdJAvByX3UA9eWkm6ojWOOMpjSBFvdRJI6XXkObUs4I0oSwgnXx2WeSUYQ_CE0asjlOGrSPoCV9l2ItHW7EKFCwo4aoDG_XE8GpHM_uGs-BYrMPCRfvOl5KITUSYMsfg/s1600/262096_650127103064_15301114_34263895_5985353_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722732514286247474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk9twmzJzVP_IZwdJAvByX3UA9eWkm6ojWOOMpjSBFvdRJI6XXkObUs4I0oSwgnXx2WeSUYQ_CE0asjlOGrSPoCV9l2ItHW7EKFCwo4aoDG_XE8GpHM_uGs-BYrMPCRfvOl5KITUSYMsfg/s320/262096_650127103064_15301114_34263895_5985353_n.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" /></a><br />It's already time for our last trade show this show season, and we are finishing it up at home in Grand Rapids! We will be at the <a href="http://showspan.com/CLG/Home.aspx">Cottage & Lakefront Living Show</a> at the <a href="http://devosplace.org/">DeVos Place</a>, which starts tomorrow. The show runs through Sunday with the following hours....<div><br /></div><div>Friday, March 23..............3:00pm - 9:00pm</div><div>Saturday, March 24.........10:00am - 9:00pm</div><div>Sunday, March 25.............11:00am - 5:00pm</div><div><br /></div><div>Wayne will be doing his presentation on <b>Waterfront Design: Challenges & Opportunities</b> on <b>Saturday from 2:00pm - 3:00pm</b> and will be sketching LIVE at the booth Friday, Saturday morning and Sunday, so don't miss your opportunity to learn from a pro!</div><div><br /></div><div>We look forward to seeing you there and having a great final show of 2012!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>

Finishing Up Show Season At Home!

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