ROCK HOUSE DETROIT

The Rock House

Rock House Detroit historical home was built in 1928, entirely of fieldstone that was brought from the Pontiac River in horse-drawn carriages. Sometimes stones were hand-carried one-by-one down the street from Woodward if it was the rainy season.

Welcome Home

Side of Rock House. The home is made entirely of field stones. Your private entrance is on the front porch. Our private entrance is in the back of the home, and our space is below the home. We never enter your space during your stay.

A Historical Home

Our Street

Our street in the Fall.

Our Street

Photo taken by my neighbor, Bob, on a foggy morning. Beautiful, quiet neighborhood with arts and crafts style historic homes. The streets are lined with lush mature trees. We have all 4 seasons here so the leaves are here mid-May to October.

The Porch

Mid May-end Oct this is the look of the porch. The porch is huge + covered and fabulous in 3 seasons. It’s your space for the duration of your stay. New modern wingback chairs Summer 2022, the rugs and furniture changes from time to time.

Your Key

Managed by HAVEN Real Estate + Design by Tamela Ekstrom. We rent + sell houses too. I specialize in selling homes and properties all over metro Detroit.

Our Head Planters

We love hands and faces around here. We have lots of head planters with plants. The Detroit News article was sparked by the head planters we had at our wedding. We’ve been collecting them over the years. Which is your favorite?

The Living Room

The Living Room

The Living Room

The Dining Room

The Dining Room

I like to say that every seat in the home is comfy. Even the dining chairs are upholstered, for maximum comfort.

The Dining Room

Dining table with 4 cushy chairs that swivel. Bowie bar to the right. Music room with record player to the left. We have extra records we will check out if you let us know your favorites, and we have them. Fully stocked kitchen straight ahead.

The Hands Bowl

The Bar

Bowie Bar! Art deco chest with wine glasses and tray. This is in the dining room.

The Bar

The glasses and barware are ever-changing, but there's always something cool to hold your drinks.

The Music Room

Music room with record player (around to the left of the wall), records, dimmable lighting and lots of seating. Most people’s favorite spot.

The Music Room

Music room w sectional couch by Rove. Record player on the Henredon dressers, and lots of records in our table designed and crafted here in Detroit by HGTV stars Keith and Evan, from Bargain Block!

The Home Office

Light-filled luxe home office added in 2021. The desk is a thick glass, with marble base. There’s a painting behind the spot to sit, which is a good conversation piece for zoom calls.

The Home Office

Another view of the home office. This will be changing at some point as that piece will end up on our bathroom when it’s remodeled. It’s a wonderful space to work.

The Kitchen

View from dining room into the kitchen. Kitchen has a gas stove and fully stocked kitchen for cooking. Microwave has a convection function. Keurig coffee maker with milk frothing machine, sweetener and sugar located in the back.

The Kitchen

Full-size fridge and freezer.

The Kitchen

The Kitchen

View from the back of the kitchen to the back wall. The lower cabinets in the middle are left open for you to use for dry goods. There are glasses in top level, and coffee/tea area on the left top.

The Back Door

From the back of the kitchen. That back door goes to the stairs that lead to our space below. We have our own private entrance in the back to get to our apartment. We never enter your space during your stay.

The Front Bedroom

Front bedroom with KING bedroom. Cozy, soft linens and black-out curtains make for a restful sleep. This room has a Serta spring mattress with foam topper. We also provide fans if you like air circulation. The lights dim. Extra blankets.

The Front Bedroom

Bedding may change, but it’s always comfy. KING size bed. We do have a tv in this room at this time that is programmed with Roku and YouTube tv, Netflix, prime, Hulu, and HBO max. A dresser with 3 drawers and luggage racks are provided for you.

The Back Bedroom

Back bedroom has a tall dresser with skinny drawers. We just installed a tv on the dresser complete with Netflix, prime, hbo max, Hulu. There are suitcase stands in both bedrooms. Hangers in the closet. Artwork is for sale.

The Back Bedroom

King-sized bed. The windows have privacy film on them. Black-out curtains for blocking out the sun. The lights are dimmable and you have two capiz shell lamps for a nice ambiance. Wallpaper photo by @jeepwriter, wallpaper by @detroitwallpaper!

The Bathroom

Bathroom with tub, fluffy bath sheets and regular size bath towels, hair turbans and makeup remover cloths. 480 watts of light make getting ready easy.

The Rockhouse Detroit