Before & After | Lincoln Park Row House
The Lincoln Park Row House featured on our portfolio page was quite the transformation. See the dramatic before and after photos below!...
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- Jun 11, 2014
Designer Spotlight | Charlet Design
Today’s Designer Spotlight features Charlet Design, a custom furniture studio located in Brooklyn, NY. Spearheaded by its namesake...
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- Jun 3, 2014
Iconic Chicago | Marina City
I first took note of Chicago’s Marina City – nicknamed the Corncob Towers – long before I lived in Chicago. They appeared on the cover...
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- May 28, 2014
Honeycomb Heels
Good design can be found anywhere – and it most certainly is found in this fabulous pair of C.Wonder (sadly now out of business!) shoes,...
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- May 16, 2014
Small Project Awards: Straw Bale Cabin
Last Friday I attended the Small Project Awards, a reception hosted by the AIA Chicago Small Practitioners Group. The fourth annual...
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- May 9, 2014
A Well Arranged Bookshelf
If you're like me, you may have a collection of visually interesting books and knick knacks. You, like me, may also need ideas for...
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- Apr 22, 2014
Indianapolis Modern
Close friends of mine recently built a custom home in Indianapolis and the result is a stunning residence that is both cleanly modern and...
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- Apr 14, 2014
Lovely Monday Blues
Chicago had a fleeting glimpse of spring last week and the blue skies that accompanied it were so inspiring. Shown here are some of my...
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- Apr 4, 2014
Designer Spotlight | Modern Urban Woods
This month’s Designer Spotlight features Chicago based Modern Urban Woods. Founded in 2012 by brothers Adam and Devin Long, Modern Urban...
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- Mar 28, 2014
2014 Pritzker Prize Winner: Shigeru Ban
The Pritzker Architecture Prize is awarded every year to a living architect who has contributed significantly to society with his or her...
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- Mar 12, 2014
Dale Chihuly
A favorite artist of mine is the incredibly accomplished glass sculptor Dale Chihuly. He was born in 1941 in Tacoma, Washington, and...
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- Mar 7, 2014
Designer Spotlight | EEB Interiors
This month in our Designer Spotlight series we are featuring the insanely talented Erin Bodnar. She formed her design firm, EEB...
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- Feb 28, 2014
Radiant Orchid
Pantone's 2014 Color of the Year is Radiant Orchid, a vibrant mix of purple, pink and fuchsia. Perhaps if we start dressing and designing...
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- Feb 13, 2014
Kohler Design Center
I recently took a trip to Kohler, Wisconsin, to celebrate an anniversary. Although it wasn’t on the agenda, my husband and I made a visit...
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- Feb 5, 2014
Designer Spotlight | Bubby's Vintage
We will now be featuring a fellow designer in the first blog post of each month! To kick off our Designer Spotlight, we have the very...
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- Feb 1, 2014
Cacti & Succulents
Sometimes on a frigid day, one must take a mental trip elsewhere. On this particular frigid day, I went to the desert. These beautiful...
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- Jan 29, 2014
Prada Store, Soho NYC
This incredibly designed retail space is located just around the corner from the (tiny) New York City apartment I lived in during the...
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- Jan 22, 2014
Graced With Light
Picture this: You enter a vast cathedral, cool and quiet and immense. In contrast to this solid mass, hundreds of muti-colored ribbons...
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- Jan 15, 2014
Ville d'Este
I was incredibly fortunate to study in Rome my junior year of college, and one of my favorite class trips was to Villa d’Este in Tivoli...
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- Jan 6, 2014
Julia Morgan
Julia Morgan (1872-1957) was recently the first woman to be awarded the American Institute of Architects Gold Medal, which recognizes an...
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