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 […]
Artist John Priola has a passion for succulents. His garden in San Francisco’s Glen Park neighborhood includes roughly 50 varieties, all of which he planted himself: Euphorbia Lambii, Agave Applanata “Cream Spike,” Aloe Vanbalenii, Agave Vilmoriniana “Stained Glass,” and Dymondia, to name a few. Most of Priola’s succulents have been rescued from families that no […]
Artist John Priola has a passion for succulents. His garden in San Francisco’s Glen Park neighborhood includes roughly 50 varieties, all of which he planted himself: Euphorbia Lambii, Agave Applanata “Cream Spike,” Aloe Vanbalenii, Agave Vilmoriniana “Stained Glass,” and Dymondia, to name a few. Most of Priola’s succulents have been rescued from families that no […]
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 […]
First comes fame. Then comes fortune. As these current and recently sold real estate listings for homes owned by celebrities in Beverly Hills, Palm Springs and Nevada illustrate, jaw-dropping digs inevitably follow. 4115 Palmero Drive, Los Angeles, California, $1,888,000 Co-listed by “Selling Sunset” star Chrishell Stause and Yonathan Baltazar, this 3-bedroom midcentury abode on Mount […]
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. […]
Chicagoland shoreline communities and the built environment have taken a beating from high Lake Michigan water levels whipped up by high winds and waves. Climate change is causing more extreme weather events and unprecedented swings in lake water levels. As Professor Drew Gronewold of the University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability explained during a […]
“We cannot see our reflection in running water,” the Zen saying goes. Which may explain, at least in part, our attraction to placid ponds and lakes. Located on some of the most picturesque bodies of water in the world, these beautifully designed digs offer respite, relaxation and ample opportunities for recreation. N1588 Lakeside Lane, Lake […]
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 […]
