C3: A Prefab Home by Square Root Architecture
PREFAB-ULOUS: Jeffery Sommers calls his design “a prototype for a house that can be built in urban centers all over the world…”
PREFAB-ULOUS: Jeffery Sommers calls his design “a prototype for a house that can be built in urban centers all over the world…”
INTO THE WOODS: A family cabin in Wisconsin gets a total redo—while staying true to its rustic heritage
Custom Furniture Interior designer Lori Schroud is as much a regular at New York Fashion Week as she is at the Chanel boutique on Michigan Avenue, so it’s no surprise that the fledgling line of furniture she’s designing, called Lori Frank, has runway roots. “Fashion-conscious people want to buy statement pieces,” she says. Thus … Read more
A structural glass inset in the ceiling brings extra light into the living room from the level above. The carpet and the coffee table (made from a vintage ox cart) were purchased at the now-closed Fenway Gallery; oak flooring was stained ebony. In the kitchen, Ikea cabinets are complemented by countertops of statuary marble. See … Read more
MEDIUM COOL: Artist Francine Turk has gone 3-D with her charcoal drawings of nudes and landscapes
TAKE TWO: A winner of the National Kitchen & Bath Association’s annual local design competition shares ideas that gave an old house new life
PARADISE REGAINED: A condo in the refurbished Marshall Field Jr. mansion on historic Prairie Avenue provides a blank slate for sophisticated design
SNOWDRIFT: Nothing feels as cozy as whites in winter. Mix shades with abandon
TABLE IT: We love how these dining rooms combine elegance and practicality. Best part? None are so formal that you’d worry about spilling
THE Y FACTOR: Add a little men’s club cool to your home with stripes, plaids, and leather