Who needs an interior designer when you can just shop from a designer’s collection? Cindy Galvin, a designer on the North Shore for more than 20 years, has stocked her new store, Maze Home in downtown Winnetka, with all of her favorite furnishings, including one-of-a-kind finds from Paris flea markets, Oriental rugs and her […]
Calling all designophiles! Come participate in our Best Dressed Homes contest. Each month our judges will select the best features of North Shore homes from reader nominations. Showcase the favorite features of your home or nominate a friend or neighbor’s home (with their consent of course!). Amateurs and professionals welcome. Winning entries will be featured in upcoming editions […]
Intrigued by word of the vast and deep collections in Linda Crispell’s Highland Park home, I ventured her way to find out how one can pick up bride-and-groom cake toppers here and an old herb drying rack there—and avoid becoming the décor equivalent of the cat lady. Yes, my friends, it can be done. And […]
When I was 12, my mother renovated the attic and allowed me to have a say in the decor of my new bedroom. Under the heading of no good deed goes unpunished, her willingness to collaborate resulted in an epic battle about whether or not to buy an expensive hunter green wallpaper I loved. Naturally […]
“Good design involves a lot more than picking out materials,” says Mick de Giulio. And he should know. Since founding de Giulio Kitchen Design in 1984, the North Shore resident has created more than 3,000 kitchens and has clients across the nation. He is also currently the creative force behind product lines for other companies, […]
If you ask Maclund Gallery co-owners Ro McLaughlin and her sister Barb Lund, they’ll tell you their lovely downtown Winnetka shop specializes in 19th century British antiques and art. But like a rebellious teenage girl slyly winking at her paramour across a crowded church service, the Maclund Gallery offers a selection of quirky products that […]
Now that Chicagoland has had its first couple snows, it’s time to ensure that your house is protected against all the severe weather that’s still to come. And we’re not just talking about weather stripping and insulation. We’re talking about the kind of protection that keeps the walls of your home standing and your family […]
From the curb, James and Blue’s Northfield home, with its brick and siding exterior, looks like a lovely, traditional home. So I was surprised and delighted by the home’s global influences, peaceful energy and most importantly, its fascinating inhabitants who have decorated their home with pieces they’ve collected traveling the globe. As an intuitive, Blue […]
I can’t go anywhere on the North Shore without seeing at least one (OK, 20) Lexus RX SUVs.
There isn’t anything in your home that better represents resiliency than an antique or vintage find. Resiliency and more. These things also represent times gone by—maybe a time from your own past, maybe a time we’ve only heard or read about. Whatever the case may be, they’re still here with us because of someone else’s […]
