Lighter, Brighter Interior Design
There’s nothing like our cold, gray winter to inspire lighthearted design.
Designer Style: Holiday Decorating Ideas
Simple and clean, layered and textured, over-the-top glam, or cool and eclectic. Decorating your home for the holidays is as personal as the style you employ year-round.
Function and Flair: The End Table
The end table—otherwise known as a side or drinks table—is necessary for holding a lamp, cocktail, favorite book and even the remote.
Make It Better Goes Shopping: 20 Best Sconces
Sconces fill the gap between table lamp and chandelier, and if done right, accent a room’s personality and design.
Tricks of the Trade: Rethinking the Dining Room
Who doesn’t love a gorgeous dining room with all the elegant appointments?
Chicago’s Home Décor Stores: New Inspiration Downtown
Looking to spice up your humble abode? Venture to the city to check out the latest and greatest home stores. Here are our favorites and why we love them. Susan Fredman at Home One of the coolest spots for a modern collection of tabletop items, glassware, home décor, furnishings, and gifts curated with the eye […]
Fresh: A-Maze-Ing
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 […]
Kid-Friendly Rooms in 4 Easy Steps
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 […]
4 Better Parties
’Tis the season of the party. But what kind should you throw? Here’s our Better guide to hosting the perfect party—one you’ll enjoy as much as your guests. Our secret? Know what you want to wear and go from there. We’ve got menu ideas, decor hints and even caterers who can make you feel like […]
Design Rules: Add Zebra for Instant Glam
Scientists study animal characteristics to help them develop useful new technologies. For example, observing how geckos climb walls is yielding new advances in materials, which may soon enable firefighters to leave the ladder at home. As it turns out, looking to nature for your decorating inspiration is also a terrific way to spice up a […]
