Designing Her Own Space: Marian Ericson’s Unique Apartment Home

Marian Ericson’s apartment home at Fox Run, an Erickson Senior Living community in Novi, Mich., reflects her unique personality and style. Her vibrant, eclectic décor serves as a reminder of the freedom and independence that residents have to design their own spaces to their liking. Marian laughs as she explains why she’s chosen to make her three-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath apartment home so individualistic: “Why would I want it to look like everybody else’s?” With Erickson Senior Living communities, seniors can take pride in designing their own living quarters that best suit their lifestyles.

From new lighting, to unique cabinetry, kitchen upgrades and more, Marian is delighted with the personalized results of her apartment home.

An Easier and More Fulfilling Move to a Senior Living Community

Marian and many other seniors have chosen to move into a larger multi-bedroom apartment home, as it is the perfect place to transform a space into an office, craft room, or guest room. With such thoughtfully designed living spaces that perfectly meet their wants and needs, seniors are able to enjoy the community’s amazing amenities and social activities with ease, all while avoiding costly house repairs or maintenance. Moving to a senior living community has never been easier or more fulfilling!

Planning Process

Marian’s Planning Process:
– Primary Bedroom: King-size bed, armoire, two chests, desk and chair
– Second Bedroom: Welcoming guest room
– Third Bedroom: TV room and craft room

Marian was proud of her planning process when moving into her new apartment home. She thoughtfully mapped out the purpose and layout of each room, imagining how it would look with all the furniture. Her primary bedroom fit a king-size bed, armoire, two chests, desk and chair, while the second bedroom served as a welcoming guest room. But her favorite, the third bedroom, was both a TV room and craft room – an inviting space where she could dive into her projects and puzzles without having to worry about her home looking immaculate for guests.

Fox Run’s Custom Interiors Team

Marian was proud of taking on the challenge of customizing her space and contacted Fox Run’s Custom Interiors team with a long list of requests. The team was more than happy to fulfill her every wish, installing a new backsplash and pull-out shelving in the kitchen, as well as adjustable pantry shelves and cabinets in the laundry room. They also added new blinds and recessed lighting throughout the house. Finally, custom closet shelving was installed for optimal storage. Marian was pleased with the outcome and even took on some projects herself, sourcing and purchasing mirrors, light fixtures, and towel hooks for each bathroom and buying different cabinet pulls to put in the kitchen and bathrooms.

She then took on the task of painting each room, giving it a truly unique and personal touch. “Marian was proud to have taken on the challenge of customizing her space and made sure to make it look exactly how she wanted it to. With the help of Fox Run’s Custom Interiors team, Marian was able to get all of the necessary installations for optimal storage and lighting throughout the house. To further customize her home, Marian sourced and purchased mirrors, light fixtures, and towel hooks for each bathroom as well as different cabinet pulls for the kitchen and bathrooms. Finally, she painted each room with her own hands, making sure that each room reflected her own style. By taking on this project herself, Marian was able to truly make her apartment home uniquely hers.

Little Red Riding Hood

Marian’s Generosity:

-Baking Various Types of Bread for Neighbors
-Knitting Blankets for Family
-Making Pickles with Friend
-Volunteering Around Community
-Tending to Garden Plot

Marian is living life to the fullest with her upgraded kitchen, taking advantage of it by baking various types of bread for her neighbors near and far. She delights in sharing her treats, often referring to herself as Little Red Riding Hood as she distributes her goods. Marian’s generosity does not stop there; she also spends time knitting blankets for her growing family, making pickles with a longtime friend, volunteering around the community, and tending to her garden plot. All these activities contribute to her pride and positivity.

Fox Run provides a unique environment for their residents to live and thrive in their retirement years.

Moving to a senior living community offers seniors the freedom and independence to design their own personalized, vibrant and eclectic space as well as enjoy all the amazing amenities and social activities available. Seniors have the security of saving time, effort and money spent on costly house repairs or maintenance while taking pride in crafting the environment they desire. Fox Run and other Erickson Senior Living communities not only provide seniors with the unique opportunity to create an individualized living area, but also to start off the next chapterun in their lives with ease, comfort and joy.