FREE Shingles Offer!

Are you in need of a new roof? A building product manufacturer that we work with is offering our clients, fans and followers a sweet deal for FREE SHINGLES! They are testing two new roofing products and are looking for homes that are French Country, Craftsman or Mediterranean styles as candidates for free shingles to be installed in mid- to late-October! If you would like to be considered for this great opportunity, please email a picture of your home to info@visbeen.biz or post it to our facebook page (www.facebook.com/visbeenassociates) and we would be happy to connect you with the company!

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Thinking Outside the Box

We received an email forward (they DO still exist!) with some quirky photo examples of architectural, interior design and other design elements that think outside the box, so we thought we would pass it along.

How do you think outside the box?

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Great Lake Story: Chapter Two

Chapter Two of this year's Great Lake Story is out in Michigan Blue Magazine's fall issue! Joan and Scott Willet's journey to The Fairways at Harbor Shores continues as we hear a little more about the location and their possible new home, designed by Visbeen Associates, built by Falcon Custom Homes with interiors by Gallery Interiors.

If you missed Chapter One, click here to catch up on how Joan and Scott's journey began.

For ease of reading, click here to view the full article.

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Railside Golf Club

In addition to custom residential design, Visbeen Associates also specializes in country club design. One of our recent country club projects was a renovation of Railside Country Club in Byron Center, MI. Take a look at the before photos, design sketches that shaped the renovation and the final product. An already fantastic golf club is now able to service it's members and guests even better, offering them updated facilities and amenities, both inside and out.

Front Exterior - after

Front Entry - before

Front Entry - after

Fireplace Entry - before

Fireplace Entry - after

Dining Room - before

Dining Room - design concept rendering

Dining Room - after

Private Dining - design concept sketch

Private Dining - after

Bar - before

Bar - design concept sketch

Bar - after

Bar Dining - design concept sketch

Bar Dining - after

Exterior Patio Dining - after

Exterior Fireplace & Grille - design concept sketch

Exterior Fireplace & Grille - after

Rear Exterior - before

Rear Exterior - after

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Kensington Residence

Last year, we brought to your attention a LEED certified residence we designed in Grosse Pointe Park, MI called the Kensington. This beautiful infill design is now fully completed, so here are the finished photos. A few words about this design...

Who says they don’t make them like the used to? This charming Craftsman-inspired design, built to fit into an established city neighborhood but at home anywhere, proves otherwise. Double columns and three inset windows flank the entranceway, which leads into a classic Four-Square floor plan. The foyer, with its classic wooden staircase, leads to the living, dining and kitchen area on one side, and the den and hearth room on the other. The design and classic screened-in porch take its cues from the past, but the open kitchen and hearth room reflect today’s casual lifestyles. Upstairs is the master suite, four additional family bedrooms and three convenient baths.

For more information on the Kensington, visit our other blog entries on this home:

Detroit News Article on LEED certified home

LEED certification

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Madie's Castle Wish Comes True

VAI Working drawings for the castle design

Madie celebrating the completion of her castle play house!

10-year-0ld Madie Flores

Under Construction

Helpers putting the finishing touches on the play house in Madie's backyard

Harry Miller holding VAI's drawings in front of the under construction play house

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