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Mitch Bobkin has been in the home furnishings business for 30 years. Today, as an interior designer for residential and commercial spaces, as well as a product designer/developer, he calls on a varied background. Mitch began his career as a writer and editor for Fairchild Publication's HFD newspaper, and later worked for leading retailers Scandinavian Design, Jordan Marsh, Montgomery Ward, and Domain Home.
Mitch's interior design work has been featured four times in the past year on New England Cable News' New England Dream House, including a detailed look into Mitch's own home and an in-studio interview on his design philosophy. Based in Natick, MA, Mitch's design business includes projects big (major suburban homes) and small (urban condos). All showcase his basic design theory: You don't need to spend a lot on every piece in order to create beautiful, dramatic environments. Mitch is an inveterate bargain shopper and his shopping skills are utilized in all of his design jobs. Mitch business has its own website: mfb-designs.com |
10. Bar Harbor, Maine–Down East
This rocky coast could only be in Maine.
Summer vacations on the New England Coast–all the way from Old Saybrook, CT, up to Bar Harbor and beyond with stops at Newport, Cape Cod, Cape Anne–evoke memories for so many. Lighthouses, seagulls, digging for clams, sand castles, oysters on a half-shell, shovels and pails, and–of course–lobsters! These [...]
Posted by: Mitch 6/2/08 at 10:06 am
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9. Upper Peninsula Lakehouse style.
Boats docked in a small lakeside harbor.
What a constrast! Last, we visited Laguna Beach for a bit of California laid-back coastal decor. Now, we’ve jetted north to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula poised between two of the five Great Lakes. While Laguna gets strong sun and ocean breezes, the UP has crisp nights, tall pines, sheltered inlets, [...]
Posted by: Mitch 5/29/08 at 8:40 am
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8. Laguna Beach, coastal culture.
Living at the shore, Laguna Beach style.
Isn’t it great to be back home! If you are lucky enough to list Laguna Beach or its environs as your home base, you already know how much the seaside culture inspires every element of your life. It isn’t just the warm sun and the sound of the lapping [...]
Posted by: Mitch 5/28/08 at 7:46 am
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7. Bali, Eastern Isle to Remember
Impressive traditional temples in Bali.
We’ve journied as far West as you can go. So we’re now actually in the East–Indies that is. Known as the Spice Islands and as the Dutch East Indies, Bali is now part of Indonesia. Popular as a resort visited by Aussies (in droves) and by other visitors from across the [...]
Posted by: Mitch 5/27/08 at 8:58 am
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6. Antigua, Caribbean holiday destination
West Indies architecture with a nod to the U.K.
The lure of the palm tree, the freshness of the sea breezes, the magic of almost constant sunshsine–the Caribbean has it all. And as the British colonized large parts of the West Indies they left a lot of their style influence behind–rice carved four-poster beds, some tea [...]
Posted by: Mitch 5/26/08 at 9:37 am
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