Tricks of the Trade: Master the Gender-Neutral Bedroom
Like a marriage, designing a master bedroom is all about finding balance without anyone having to compromise.
Bright Lights: 20 Chic Chandeliers
Overhead lighting sometimes gets rejected in favor of softer floor and table lamps.
Don't Let Costs Prevent You from Building your Dream Home
Listen to insider tips from award-winning homebuilder Orren Pickell.
How and Why You Should Organize Your Closet Now
If your bedroom closet is overstuffed with clothes, shoes and accessories, you probably know you should tackle a closet purge.
Tricks of the Trade: Create a Gorgeous Great Room
After the kitchen, chances are the most-used space in your home is the family room or great room.
Transform Your Space With Wallpaper
If you want to completely change the look of a room, you may not need to replace furniture or artwork.
Fresh: Stumble & Relish
Paulette Leffler and Jaime Leonardi have always dreamed about opening their own shop in order to share their love of unique finds and gift giving. So, in late November, this mother-daughter team opened Stumble & Relish. “Evanston has so many great shops, particularly in our neighborhood, [and] we wanted to compliment the surrounding businesses,” Jaime […]
6 New Year's Resolutions for Your Home
This year, resolve to get your home in the best condition yet. These resolutions, developed by Northfield-based Orren Pickell Building Group, will make your home safer, greener and more luxurious in 2014. Some you can accomplish on your own, while others will take a reliable professional team. Here are six resolutions to get you started: 1. Ready the fireplace. […]
What Makes a House a Home?
House or home? It’s easy to tell the difference.
6 Ways to Go Green at Home and Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
It’s never too late or too hard to make a change for the better. We asked Katherine Kiefer, native Midwesterner and principal of West Elevation Architects in Steamboat Springs, Colo., for some common sense ideas on how to become more environmentally friendly on the homefront. 1. Add a dimmer light switch Just dimming a halogen light by 10 percent will […]
