Features Saving GraceHoly makeover! Designer Michael Abrams gives his condo (in a former church) a sophisticated new look. Show OffThe 2007 Lake Forest Showhouse inspires us with everything from its elegant garden room to the chandelier in the butler’s pantry. Major Minimalism With their five children grown and gone, a couple turn their sprawling downtown … Read more
Decorating with art for the neophyte
August 14, 2007- Chicago Home + Garden hosted a forum discussion for 25 representatives of area Wood-Mode showrooms at The Chopping Block. A cocktail reception preceded the discussion moderated by Chicago HOME editor, Jan Parr. Parr gave guests insider tips on how to best promote stores and products to receive optimum editorial coverage. Photos by Randy Belice
The coolest couple on the block hosts a party, Moroccan style
A newly built house in Roscoe Village is a light-filled
family home full of
luxurious touches
Discriminating interior designers have long called on Tony Ciavola
A peek inside the owner
of Hejfina boutique’s
down-to-earth loft
How do you bend glass, anyway? A. “Everyone does it the same way—with heat,” says John Curran, owner of Curran Glass Studio (6507 Ogden Ave., Berwyn, 708-795-8620; www.curranglass.com). Heat softens the glass, which is then molded into a curved form. Artisans at Curran do all this and more right in their shop; they are trained … Read more
Artist Casey Gunschel gives contemporary wallpaper a much-needed makeover
Wilmette Lighting offers the styles of the first half of the 20th century with the technology of today.
