Partners in business and home build their Wilmette dream house. “It’s a real privilege and an honor to be able to build your own house,” says Fred Wilson, of Morgante Wilson Architects in Evanston. Wilson and Elissa Morgante, his partner in business and in life, were happily ensconced in a home in Wilmette when they were approached about […]
Interior design firm Cannon Frank helps a busy couple create a relaxing retreat on the edge of a forest in Highland Park. When one couple purchased a contemporary 4-bedroom home on a forested setting in Highland Park, they hired interior designers John Cannon and Cary Frank, of Cannon Frank, to help them remodel the home. […]
When a Highland Park couple found a spacious, one-level home on a picturesque lot near Lake Michigan, they decided to make an offer despite its choppy layout and badly dated décor. “There was so much visual clutter that it was hard to make sense of the house, but it had classic elements and it wasn’t […]
If you’re looking for inspiration to explore our communities this summer—with visitors, or without—we have advice from an expert.
Many North Shore houses reside on land that used to be farmland. Illinois, our beloved Prairie State, is made up of thousands of acres of land running from the base of Wisconsin to the Kentucky border. As the nation expanded westward, farmers settled on this land, starting in the late 1600s through the late 1800s. […]
The North Shore has an abundance of historic residential architecture on our tree-lined streets.
Twenty years after finishing their dream home, Peter and Robin Baugher are at it again. The Baughers were the subjects of a mini Wilmette scandal in 1982 when they paid the then princely sum of $250,000 for a little house on Sheridan Road. Nobody could figure out why anybody would pay so dearly for a […]
When New Trier Township High School Architecture teacher Josh Wood heard about the Peter and Robin Baugher’s project to develop an environmentally friendly home on their Sheridan Road lot, he offered the assistance of his class. Intrigued by the possibilities, the Baughers met with Wood’s class as if they were clients, outlining their requirements in […]
