Next time you get the urge to purge, don’t put everything on the dining room table with ambitions of hosting a garage sale. Take it from me, all it does is sit there for months on end. If you need to jump start your organization aspirations, we’ve got a few clever tips to get you […]
You’ve got some money in your pocket. You want to use it to buy a real antique. And here’s the catch—you don’t want to make a big mistake. Never fear, says Alessandra Branca, the Italian-born interior designer and antiques dealer who divides her time between New York, Rome and Chicago, where she founded her own […]
Green is the new black. It’s everywhere and it’s actually un-cool, not to mention uncouth, not to be green. Whether you’re talking about good for you and the Earth skin care, health care or overall wellbeing, going the verte route is clearly the genius way to veer. Maintaining a green home is the next simple […]
You need to get your “you-know-what” together before school starts and the craziness begins. Kelly Konrad, our featured editor this week, not only tells us where to go and what to do (with guarantees of fun), she’s also a working mom with a husband and three kids. Serious organizational needs. Here are some of her […]
Following a few simple rules helped interior designer Stephanie Wohlner transfer her family’s “wreck of a house” into a stylish and comfortable home. Rick and Stephanie Wohlner’s 80 year-old 5,600 square foot Nantucket Clapper-style home was dated and worn the first time they saw it, but they appreciated the simple architecture, idyllic wooded setting and […]
Thanks to everyone—professionals and homeowners—who sent in photos of their fabulous family rooms and mud rooms. Our judges this month are Lindsay McDonell of LB Interior Design in Chicago, Bob Zuber of Morgante-Wilson Architects, Ltd. of Evanston, and Linda Eisenberg of Collaborate Design Studio in Deerfield. The judges were asked to choose a winner in […]
Susan Fredman Design Group’s Ruthie Delf Talks About Transforming a Glencoe Sun Porch. Recently Susan Fredman Design helped a Glencoe couple redecorate their entire home. One of the biggest challenges was creating a serene but masculine sun porch that would maximize the gorgeous views of the nearby garden and swimming pool. Staff designer Ruthie Delf […]
Cool shade, lake breezes … we want to live outside this summer. Lucky for us, with a little design help, we can. “Everything about outdoor spaces is better than ever,” says Lindsay McDonell, of Chicago-based LB Interior Design. “Furniture is better. Outdoor rugs are more sophisticated. People are really carrying the design from the interior […]
What could be worse than listing your house in this horrible market? Well, having a teenager, a busy family and trying to clean up for a showing. I had to find this out the hard way. Two days after listing the house, an agent called wanting to come in a couple of hours. Great news: […]
Do you love the classic beauty of your traditional home, but wish the interior felt more fresh and crisp? Check out transitional design, an aesthetic that combines traditional and contemporary elements. “Transitional design is a uniquely American style—it embodies casual elegance,” says George Adamczyk of George Adamczyk & Co., a builder with over 120 houses […]
