There’s no better conversation starter—or home décor accent—than a good coffee table book. Whether you regularly page through it or it’s a permanent fixture on your bookshelf, these beautiful books are much more than that; they’re works of art. Here are 10 gorgeous books we want on our coffee tables. 1. The Dogist: Photographic Encounters with […]
Spring is here, and color is blooming all over the city, perhaps most spectacularly in the 11th annual Merchandise Mart Dream Home, where Chicago’s hottest interior designers have let their imaginations soar. The result is well worth a visit. . Make an Entrance or Foyer For the spacious foyer, Marshall Erb, of Marshall Erb Design, combined […]
A house is more than four walls and roof. From the electricity to the plumbing to all the creature comforts—a home is a complex piece of machinery worthy of some intelligent design. So forget the smart phone (okay, at least just put it down for a second) and start thinking about a smart home! Here […]
A touch of glamour can take a well-appointed home from tasteful to enchanting. Edyta Czajkowska, a North Shore designer and glam-expert known for her chic interiors, defines glamour as “a luxurious and alluring take on something otherwise ordinary.” “I love crafting glamorous rooms…they can become delightful environments for people to experience,” she says. With the […]
The entryway to your house is where you hang your coat, drop your keys and take off your shoes, but it’s also the first place that guests see when they enter your home. Make a stellar first impression with these nine easy updates! The Essentials 1. Chicago’s Elizabeth Stamos, principal and owner of Elizabeth Stamos […]
George and Sylva Cardenas of Highland Park share their garden retreat with Make It Better. George and Syliva Cardenas have been landscaping North Shore homes since they founded George Cardenas Landscape Design in Highland Park in 1976. Although running the business keeps the couple busy, they carve out time to maintain their own garden retreat […]
When you live in a sprawling home, you have room to express your individuality with treasured possessions and decorative treatments. Yet all that unrestricted space makes it tricky when the time comes to scale down and move to a retirement home. But one Winnetka couple was pleasantly surprised when they decided to make the […]
