Jeff Schlarb’s clients instantly clicked with the designer. They loved his style—colorful, bold and glamorous—so they simply told him, “Make it awesome.” “The challenge,” he says, “was to figure out how an almost-empty nester couple would live in this space.” The space in question was a 2-floor, 3-bedroom condo in a 2-unit 1920s […]
A former automotive repair shop is today a stunning contemporary home in the heart of San Francisco’s SoMa neighborhood. It only took 10 years to complete the transformation. Around 2006, Khaled Dajani had a vague idea to buy a concrete or brick warehouse-type building and convert it to a residence reminiscent of New York lofts […]
When summer finally arrives Chicago, it’s impossible to stay inside. We’re drawn from our cold-weather bunkers likes moths to a flame, desperate to soak up every last drop of vitamin D (slathered with plenty of sunscreen, of course), before we turn into pumpkins and it’s nine more months of winter. (We know — winter isn’t […]
When he decided to design his own house on a newly subdivided lot in Chicago’s West Andersonville neighborhood, architect Jean Dufresne put himself through the same process he does with his clients, reviewing and discarding hundreds of inspiration images, materials and fabric samples. The result was a modern home with crisp lines and minimal details. […]
After spending countless holidays on the Aspen slopes, an out-of-state couple purchased a pair of adjacent, 3-level, duplex condos not far from the village’s charming downtown. They commissioned the Los Angeles-based firm KAA Design and Pauline Moghavem Interiors to stitch them into a single seamless dwelling with a decidedly more modern design. “We stripped it […]
Even before Covid-19 hit, a busy couple with three young children wanted a sanctuary within their weekend retreat. They live most of the week in San Francisco and also have a 5-acre vineyard property in the Napa Valley. However, with children and guests, the property’s five-bedroom, 5,000-square-foot house could feel hectic. “The husband is […]
Even before Covid-19 hit, a busy couple with three young children wanted a sanctuary within their weekend retreat. They live most of the week in San Francisco and also have a 5-acre vineyard property in the Napa Valley. However, with children and guests, the property’s five-bedroom, 5,000-square-foot house could feel hectic. “The husband is […]
Even before Covid-19 hit, a busy couple with three young children wanted a sanctuary within their weekend retreat. They live most of the week in San Francisco and also have a 5-acre vineyard property in the Napa Valley. However, with children and guests, the property’s five-bedroom, 5,000-square-foot house could feel hectic. “The husband is […]
A professional couple decided to move to Palo Alto so the wife would have an easier commute to her new job at a Fortune 500 tech firm. But that meant giving up the early-1900s craftsman home in Berkeley they adored, the house where they had raised their children. “It was very hard to leave,” the […]
A professional couple decided to move to Palo Alto so the wife would have an easier commute to her new job at a Fortune 500 tech firm. But that meant giving up the early-1900s craftsman home in Berkeley they adored, the house where they had raised their children. “It was very hard to leave,” the […]
