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Features Starting Fresh A second home in Door County, Wisconsin, gives a Chicago couple the chance to go green. The results are enviable. Heavenly Baths High design where you might least expect it-in the loo. Three spa-like spaces that are the last word in luxury The Right Stuff A newly constructed family home in Roscoe … Read more

Cottage Cool

Bold patterns, sleek shapes, strong colors—these hot accessories turn anyplace into a sophisticated home away from home

Why Not Make a Splash?

The zeal for upscale bathrooms hasn’t waned a bit since the humble loo be-came the new status symbol a few years ago. On the contrary-just in time for our annual Kitchens and Baths issue, we’re seeing much more real estate given over to the bath-a large attic space devoted to a single, gorgeous tub; separate … Read more

Need to Know

SLATED: Green Is the New Black, a "green-tie" event benefiting Archework’s Community Design Projects, May 18; chicagobotanic.org/bloomin … Dream Rooms at the Merchandise Mart, with each room featuring a different Mart showroom’s wares, through June 20; chicagoantiquemarket.com. OPENED: Finishing Touches Studio, a home design advice shop that also carries some home accessories, at 118 W. … Read more