Design Diaries
Five local home blogs that keep us coming back for more
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The Jet Set
There’s nothing more luxurious than setting your table with Nymphenburg
Dream Girl
The business model behind Haelo Design, a collaboration between furniture and object designer Helen Maria Nugent and her husband, architect Ron Kirkpatrick, is quite simple: she dreams; he builds.
From Europe, with Upholstery Options
For Kevin Schwartzberg, 11 years in the contemporary furniture business led to many trips to Europe
Cocktail Ready
Sculpture masquerades as a (three-leaf) table
The Essential Mudroom
A once-humble home feature becomes—voilà!—the new must-have amenity
Q. Our new sofa fits (technically) where we thought it would in our living room. but its size overwhelms the room Is there anything we can do to make it appear smaller?
A. Length and width aren’t the only considerations when it comes to fitting a sofa into a room. There’s also volume. “Scale is the scariest issue faced by most people because they don’t understand it,” says interior designer Laura Barnett (700 N. Green St., 312-654-1706; laurabarnettdesigns.com). She says buyers need to take into account the … Read more
Major Minimalism
Empty nesters turn their apartment into a sleek space for two – and a fine setting for entertaining their brood
Exposed!
Open shelves are so very cool, but what to put on them? A designer offers two solutions …
Sitting Pretty
You’ve got your mod crib and bouncy chair, but are you ready for the toddler years and beyond?