Pure Michigan is Traverse City

Traverse City (well, really all of northern Michigan) has been getting a lot of acknowledgement! Check out this huge list of accolades about our gorgeous area:

• One of America’s Five Top Foodie Towns, Bon Appetit
  

  Photo from the Pure Michigan Traverse City shoot

• One of the Top 10 Places to Enjoy Local Wines, USA Today
• One of America’s Top Ten Wine Destinations, TripAdvisor.com
• #8 in the list of America’s Best Beach Towns, AOL Travel News
• One of the Top 10 Coolest Cities in the States, AOL Travel News
• #2 in Our Top 10 Charming Small Towns, TripAdvisor.com
• #1 in the Top Ten Surprising Foodie Towns, Livability.com
• One of the Midwest’s Five Top Food Towns, Midwest Living
• One of America’s Top Adventure Towns, NationalGeographic.com

It’s hard to keep our little piece of Heaven a secret anymore. In fact, during the month of June, travelers on any Delta flight can watch a five-minute video all about Traverse City. It’s estimated that 17 million people will view the Delta Destinations segment. (Watch it for yourself below.)

10 Inspirational Interior Design Quotes

We love to get inspired and motivated on new projects at Sara Busby Design. An inspirational quote is just one tool that helps us, that’s why we’ve gathered some of our favorites to help inspire you.

What’s your favorite inspirational design quote?

1. “Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Design is knowing which ones to keep.” – Scott Adams

2. “For a house to be successful, the objects in it must communicate with one another, respond and balance one another.” – Andre Putman

3. “Design is a plan for arranging elements in such a way as best to accomplish a particular purpose.” - Charles Eames

4. “A house is much more than a mere shelter, it should lift us emotionally and spiritually.” – John Saladino

Why We Live in Northern Michigan

At Sara Busby Design, we know that some of your best memories are those tied to your summer home, nestled in the trees along the lake. Since 1985, we’ve been crafting interiors and exteriors for the Lake Michigan resort community.

Below are just a few of the reasons why we love to call northern Michigan home.

What do you love most about living in northern Michigan?

Save the Elk Rapids Swan!

Photo courtesy of Interlochen Public Radio

If you’re from northern Michigan or have visited the area, you’re most likely familiar with the giant 15-foot swan that resides outside of the Elk Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce building along U.S. 31. On any given day in the summer, you’ll find a family taking photos in front of the larger than life art piece. In fact, the swan has been a fixture in the village of Elk Rapids since 1974 and is now in need of some serious repair.

Hello, Northern Michigan!

Welcome to our brand new Sara Busby Design blog! We hope you join us and visit often to hear about all of our new and exciting projects, events and design inspiration in northern Michigan. You can also sign up for our RSS feed to get the latest info right in your email in-box.

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It’s spring in northern Michigan and such a gorgeous time of the year! At Sara Busby Design, we love to pull in design inspiration from nature and the beauty of our surroundings. The cherry blossoms are in bloom, everything is green and the water is deep blue and glistening in the sunshine.

We couldn’t ask for a more beautiful place to live, work and play.