If there were ever a time to invest in your dream home, it’s during a pandemic. Despite the easing of some restrictions this summer, most of us are still spending an unprecedented amount of time at home. With limitations on beaches, public pools, and even trips to the lake if you’re headed over the border […]
White kitchens have been in demand for decades. But, while there’s no doubt white will continue to stand the test of time, there’s another kitchen color that’s both a steadfast classic and perfectly on trend: blue. “There are certain colors that never go out of style,” says Normandy Remodeling Designer Kathryn O’Donovan. “When you think […]
COVID-19 didn’t yet exist when Jason and Alexis Beckwith decided to buy a 10-acre partially forested property just an hour’s drive from Chicago in Chesterton, Indiana, a rural community known for its art galleries, antique shops and annual festivals. But especially after sheltering-in-place for the past few months, the former Chicagoans are grateful they followed […]
Marin native finds her happy place in the Lincoln Hill Neighborhood.
If you’ve eaten at a restaurant designed by Chicago-based Siren Betty Design, you remember it. The firm’s principal designer and founder, Nicole Alexander, has made full-throttle, go-big-or-go-home impact a hallmark of her hospitality projects. “I tend toward a sort of lived-in maximalism — lots of layers, textures and colors, a sprinkling of vintage, and one-of-a-kind […]
Mill Valley, California-based architect Sherry Williamson, known for her high-end residential interior architecture, custom furniture and lighting, is an expert in healthy homes and LEED platinum requirements, and was one of the pioneers in the field before it gained the widespread visibility both in the industry as well as in consumer consciousness that it has […]
SANDY AND DAVID Millspaugh of Asheville, North Carolina, were drawn to the Bay Area after two of their children moved here. One eventually resettled out of state, but the other put down roots, purchasing a home in Marin to live in with his wife and son. After many visits, the Millspaughs fell in love […]
If this quarantine is inspiring you to nest and, let’s be honest, redecorate, you aren’t alone. Local designers are rising to meet the challenge by offering services virtually using technology like Facetime, Google Hangouts and Zoom. Some are even brainstorming new packages to meet clients’ changing needs. Many of the designers we have spoken to […]
Because what’s old is always new again, sometimes the best forward-thinking designs are the ones that look to the past for inspiration. Here, 11 gorgeously modern pieces with classic retro style. Script LED Lighting Series From the 19th Century Viennese crystal and glass purveyor LOBMEYR, a new remote-controlled LED lighting series called Script, inspired by […]
Architect Daniel Piechota gives the rural northern California winery vernacular an urban flair. DANIEL PIECHOTA’S FIRST COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS designed under the banner of his new San Francisco architecture firm — wine production buildings and a matching satellite structure with tasting room and banquet spaces, for Silver Oak winery in the Alexander Valley — are essentially […]
