Double Vision

Modern impulses and refined traditionalism join forces in an elegant lakefront aerie

Karin Horgan Sullivan

Cool Yule

A peek inside a Chicago power couple’s refreshingly mod holiday party

Gina Bazer

Air Time

Popular radio morning-show host DreX wakes up to a magnificent view and a whole lot of glamour . . . with a cool ’70s vibe.

Elizabeth Blackwell

Object Lessons

A North Shore decorator with an eye for elegant juxtapositions proves that when it comes to accessorizing, bigger is better.

Gina Bazer

Allison Wonderland

We love his spiffy ties, so we wondered: What’s Lee Allison’s pad like?

Gina Bazer

Westward, Ah

Hinsdale’s charming central shopping district holds French country–style delights—and some thoroughly modern surprises

Karin Horgan Sullivan

Buyer's Guide

Everyday, Elevate

Presents of Mind

This year, thoughtful as ever, we’re giving our loved ones things we’d like to receive ourselves . . .

Barri Leiner

Through the Red Door

Our undying amour for Porte Rouge

Sarah Hollenbeck

Twill and Grace

Crosell & Co is a little haven of stemware and china, pillows and candles, and all things “transitional-traditional”.

Something to Talk About

Trisha London's shop is full of interesting, strikingly affordable contemporary pieces, from accent furniture and lamps to rugs and art.

Bright Lights, Big Statement

Light up your life with British-based Duffy London’s Glow Canvases.

Local Heroes

As buying original, handcrafted pieces becomes more and more appealing to design enthusiasts, local furniture designers who once worked under the radar are starting to bring their work to the fore....

Natural Selection

Flora and fauna charts are becoming all the rage in home decor.

Prints Charming

Nama Rococo's and Neisha Crosland's no-so-typical wallpapers

Bowled Over

A custom-made bowling-lane table from Scout.

Mixmaster

In her relatively short career of ten years, interior decorator Jordana Joseph—whose style can be loosely described as what happens when funky-eclectic grows up—has done a little bit of...

Mann Power

Gutsy designer, Kara Mann a hopeless fan of skulls, leather, and rock ’n’ roll, will open a namesake showroom in River North this winter.

Quick Hits

Clark Street in Andersonville is becoming a hotspot for home accessorizing. Proving the point , here are a few of the shops.

Sarah Hollenbeck

High Society

When baby’s on board, you want a chair that’s safe, practical, and coo-coo crazy cute

The Character Issue

Shrewd design takes the cookie-cutter look out of a new-construction condo

Elizabeth Blackwell

Hue Man

Paint guru Ed Mattingly spills on color trends, the importance of sampling, and the benefits of getting dirty

Gretchen Wahl

Five Uses For...

Five designers tell us what they love about ribbon.

Gina Bazer

Home, James

Check into the hot new James Hotel—and check out ways to create suite hospitality on your own turf

Bradley Lincoln

The China Syndrome

Give antique dishes a surprising new spin by mixing them with modern pieces

Joanne Trestrail

Cold Comfort

No, Virginia, a winter garden is not an oxymoron.

Dennis Rodkin