When summers are as short as they are in the Midwest, it’s important to make the most of them. It was in that spirit that Winnetka residents Jared and Christy Vegosen hired Chalet Landscape, Nursery & Garden Center (Make It Better’s Best of 2018 Best Landscaper winner) to create a luxurious spot for alfresco dining, […]
“I’ve always thought of Christmas as a magical holiday,” interior designer Ruthie Ryan explains from the Lincoln Park row home she shares with her husband, Rich. “It’s a moment to relax, decorate and be with family.” The couple, who returned to the city in 2009 after raising their three daughters in Glenview, is famous among […]
“This was my dream come true,” says Elaine Eisen Heuberger, of the modern three-bedroom home that she shares with her husband, Rich, and their dogs, Cooper, a Portuguese Water Dog, and Stella, a Labradoodle. “I went to Northwestern and always wanted to live in Evanston,” she explains. “I like the mix of people a lot, […]
You don’t have to be a professional chef to have a well-stocked, beautifully designed kitchen. You just have to call the right designer. Home Editor Tate Gunnerson has found three kitchens we love in Evanston, Glencoe and Wilmette. Greener Pastures Eco-friendly finishes cut a classic profile in the home kitchen of Wildfire’s chef partner, Joe […]
Warm gray tones, luxurious fabrics, and a reconfigured floor plan revitalize a historic home in Evanston. As the program director for Evanston Scholars, a nonprofit organization that helps low-income, first-generation high school students with high potential to gain access to four-year colleges and financial aid, Nancy Baker often hosts events in her home. During a […]
“This is nirvana,” says the owner of a 4,000-square-foot condo in Winnetka. After raising four children in a much smaller home, the empty nesters decided to shake things up by upsizing into a modernist condo designed by Ernest “Tony” Grunsfeld. The full-floor unit, which was originally two three-bedroom units, provides plenty of space for the […]
High ceilings, modern furnishings and bold pops of color create an urban, loft-like feel in this Deerfield home. “I’ve always gravitated toward more modern homes, and the recipe here was to keep the interior very open with clean lines and not a lot of detail,” explains the owner of this five-bedroom home. The two-story house’s […]
Located blocks from the lake, this three-story house had been renovated and expanded by a prior owner, but the new residents wanted to make it their own. “This house is very traditional, but it also has this really cool modern elegance,” says Buckingham Interiors + Design founder, Julia Buckingham Edelmann, of the turn-of-the-century home in Kenilworth that she designed for a family with […]
Entertaining is a way of life for Neal Moglin, a partner with Foley & Lardner, and husband Mark Tendam, the Alderman of Evanston’s 6th Ward. “Our guests say that they feel comfortable here, and that’s what we wanted,” explains Moglin, of their Tudor-style home in Evanston. Although it’s hard to believe now, the couple’s home was unsuitable for […]
New finishes and a fabulous addition completely transformed this ’50s-era split-level home in Glencoe. “I walked in and felt like I could breathe,” says Nancy Newberger of her ‘50s-era home in Glencoe. Newberger bought the split-level two years after she and her husband divorced. While the house was dated and smaller than she envisioned, Newberger loved its midcentury architecture and light-filled rooms, and she […]
