Creating a Colorful Home In San Rafael’s Lincoln Hill Neighborhood
Marin native finds her happy place in the Lincoln Hill Neighborhood.
7 Top Apps to Identify Plants
Want to know your Sneezewort from your Monkey Puzzle Tree? You can now use your smartphone to identify plants or prove to a friend that you know that blue flower is in fact Lupine. So grab your device, because plant-identification apps can help your botanical knowledge grow. PlantSnap Free on Android, $3.99 on iOS. The […]
Why You Should Sow Spring Seeds Now for Summer Bounty
Think sowing annual seeds in the ground is time wasted and not worth getting your gardening gloves dirty for? Well, that might not be the case. Here are some reasons you should consider direct-sowing seeds. If nothing else, it provides good motivation to get you and your gardening gloves into the garden. The Ground Rules […]
Quarantine Week 10: Here Are 5 Things To Keep You Sane
Who would have thought the week after a long holiday pandemic holiday would be so hard? Admittedly we are struggling to get in the swing of things again, and are longing for carefree days spent in the sun, exploring the city we love and brunching at our favorite spots with friends and family. Sigh. Until […]
A Marin Home Gets Remodeled for Outdoor Living
Crafting the perfect home happens with many iterations. The Sullivan-Newman family’s journey started in 2016, with a significant remodel of their home’s interior. Now, four years later, they have completed the finishing touches — the expansion of their outdoor living. After they put their two-year old son, Axel, and one-year old daughter, MJ, to bed, […]
An Interior Designer Explains How to Support Local Artisans During the Pandemic (And Shares Some of Her Favorites)
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 […]
How to Keep Your Lawn Happy and Environmentally Friendly
I’ll admit that I love the smell of freshly cut lawns. But it’s the chemical fertilizers, mower noise, weed battles, and wasteful water consumption that I willingly trade in for more ecologically sustainable pastures. Here are garden design ideas to help you end the suburban turf romance and create a new environmentally friendly field of […]
5 Birds to Look For in Chicago Now: Get to Know Your Backyard Visitors
Millions of people around the country have been sheltering-in-place for about a month and are more intimate than ever with all aspects of their homes. These restrictions have given rise to many old-timey hobbies, including puzzles and coloring, but they’ve also led to a bigger interest in the natural world just outside. On the neighborhood […]
Here’s What You Need to Know About the Chicago Real Estate Market Right Now
As the world waits and wonders what will happen next with, well, everything, many curious eyes are glued to the real estate market. Will house prices fall? Is now a good time to buy? Will the demand for luxury homes decrease? So many questions. In Illinois, real estate is considered an essential business during the […]
Real Estate: 5 Chicagoland Properties That Offer the Spaciousness You've Been Dreaming About
Much like armchair travel, exploring our wildest (and most spacious) real estate fantasies has become a ubiquitous pastime while we isolate. Consider this the antidote to shelter in place. 534 Essex Road, Kenilworth $2,795,000 Custom-built by Paul Konstant in 2001, this four-story stunner offers enough room for you and your family to stretch your proverbial […]
