Designer Inspirations: 2013 Lake Forest Showhouse & Gardens

The designer showhouse. It’s more than an occasion to showcase a designer’s talents. It’s a chance for a designer to explore a creative concept and introduce dramatic gestures and fantastic elements. In some cases, it’s the opportunity to take a particularly unique or challenging space and make it something special. This year’s Infant Welfare Society […]

Pamper Makes Perfect: Designer Jeannie Balsam

This was no assignment for a novice. In 2009, Jeannie Balsam was selected to design an awkwardly long and narrow rear entrance hall and small powder room for the bi-annual  Lake Forest Showhouse & Gardens, which benefits the Infant Welfare Society of Chicago. Designed by Benjamin Marshall and built in 1911 for a Rand McNally […]