Less is More

In her own home, an architect makes one smart move after another.

Gina Bazer

Straight Talk

Five design pros reveal where they scrimp—and where they won’t

Elizabeth Blackwell

That 70's Girl

Dedicated thrifting and the occasional splurge make for spirited hippie-chic décor

Gina Bazer

The Great Outdoors

In the South Loop, an innovative architect designs an entire home around a sun-drenched atrium and puts a grassy yard right where he wants it—on the roof.

Kim Atkinson

Touch of Class

The cushiest throws, sleekest furniture, gleamingest silver, and other gorgeously affordable luxuries

Barri Leiner

With All Due Respect

An architecturally significant 1930s house in Northfield gets an update that honors its pedigreed past.

Elizabeth Blackwell

A Cut Above

Sometimes a grab-and-go bouquet just won’t do. We want to be dazzled. Here, six highly creative florists show us their most artful arrangements for $100*.

Barri Leiner

Subterranean Cool

A basement becomes a high-style retreat—and goes green at the same time.

Lisa Bertagnoli

Curtain Calls

Of subtlety, function, and fun: what we learned about dressing a window from the pros at Workroom

Karin Horgan Sullivan

View from the Top

Lush ornamental grasses, a fountain, and a remarkable view make a rooftop garden in Bucktown a peaceful perch.

Dennis Rodkin

Hazard of the Profession

I Spy

We dare you to I.D. one of our favorite boutiques, I.D.

Sarah Hollenbeck

The Art Formerly Known as Prints

Oprah’s decorators, a potter’s new gallery, and other people, places, and things you need to know about

The Human Factor

Add a personal touch with bright, handcrafted accents.

Clothes Encounter

What’s black and white and chic all over? High-impact prints are showing up on everything!

Count on It

Large-type china pleases the number cruncher in all of us.

Popular Science

Feel free to experiment: lab-worthy decorative touches make any room a place of wonderment.