Spring has arrived! Lush landscapes are blooming along Chicago’s North Shore, framing homes with vibrant color, sculptural foliage and incredible edibles. The garden experts at Craig Bergmann Landscape Design, Mariani Landscape and Chalet Landscape, Nursery and Garden Center offered us a peek at the hottest landscape and container garden trends of 2015 along with helpful […]
In recent years, there has been an explosion of lofty landscapes sprouting from every vertical surface, from the fences enclosing tiny urban lots to the interior walls of chic restaurants. Vertical gardens and living walls have unique benefits, not the least of which is efficient utilization of precious space. For backyard-challenged urbanites, a vertical growing […]
Do you know how to make your home more energy efficient, how much those improvements will cost and how much money you will save if you do them? Many homeowners or renters mistakenly delay learning about ways to make their home “greener” because they don’t know where to find good advice—or they believe that the […]
Spring has finally arrived and it’s time to prepare your garden for the upcoming season. Here are some tips to make this your most successful garden ever! Perennial Cleanup Try to cut back perennials before the days get too warm and new growth starts emerging in last year’s stem residue. You may need to remove […]
Long gone are the days of the backyard fire pit. Today’s homeowners want their outdoor living space to be a focal point of the home, not just an afterthought. The team at Lindemann Chimney Co. is proud to offer our customers the hottest trend in the home improvement industry: the custom outdoor patio featuring all-weather […]
Some people were born with the organization gene—they were the kids who color-coded their Big Box of crayons. But for the rest of us, getting organized (and staying that way) remains a perennial springtime promise—as dependable as daffodils, but not nearly as pretty. Karen York, an Evanston-based professional organizer and one of those color-coding kids, knows […]
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 […]
Long gone are the days of the backyard fire pit. Today’s homeowners want their outdoor living space to be a focal point of the home, not just an afterthought. The team at Lindemann Chimney Co. is proud to offer our customers the hottest trend in the home improvement industry, the custom outdoor patio featuring all-weather […]
Just knowing where to begin can be the trickiest part of a design project. When you’re starting from scratch, every decision feels monumental, the myriad options are dizzying, the possibilities endless. But the secret to starting strong, any designer will tell you, is to first find your inspiration. “Art is an incredibly rich source of […]
An organized home is a beautiful thing, but sometimes the methods of organizing are less than luxurious. Wire mesh? Plastic bins? No, thank you! Organization should work with a room’s design, but in case you weren’t blessed with built-ins, we’ve rounded up 10 stunning solutions for clutter containment that won’t clash with your décor. 1. GRAHAM […]
