How to Use Gifts for a Down Payment on a New Chicago Home
In today’s real estate market, lenders are requiring higher down payments than before the bubble burst in 2006. To meet this requirement, potential homebuyers are asking relatives to help fund their...
View Article5 Ways to Decorate with Leather Furniture
The “five ways” series continues today with a spotlight on a different design topic each week and today’s focus is on decorating your new Chicago home with or around leather furniture. There’s...
View Article5 Ways to Decorate your New Chicago Home with Bold Pattern
A gorgeous fabric can act as the jumping off point for a room’s palette or be the frosting on the cake in a space design. Solids and stripes are classic choices and small repeats add pattern in more...
View ArticleOrganize With This: The Credenza!
Trend: Multifunctional Credenzas The credenza is one of my top storage furniture picks due to its endless versatility. Today, I am sharing the top eight ways to utilize these multifunctional furniture...
View ArticleArt Displays Inspired by Nature
The allure of the outdoors influences interior design and decor in countless ways, from the rustic wood surfaces we crave on our floors and tabletops to the furnishings we layer around our new Chicago...
View Article74 Years Later, Home Designed by Wright Finally Built
Fifty-four years after Frank Lloyd Wright's death, they're still building his houses. Though nobody will live in this one, you definitely can visit it. Filled with custom cabinetry and furnishings...
View Article5 Ways to Display Children’s Artwork in your New Chicago Home
Every child possesses the will and skill of an artist and that truth is validated by one of the best. Picasso famously said “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we...
View ArticleMy Home to Yours: Gold and Brass
TREND: Gold and Brass About four years ago, I wanted nothing to do with gold or brass. Nothing. I’m pretty sure I considered gold to be the antithesis of decorating in the 21st century. Fast forward to...
View ArticleLifestyles of the Rich and Richer: Bonkers Barrington Hills Mansion on 70...
Attention big spenders – here’s your chance to own a ginormous 30,000 square foot mansion set on 70 acres of prime Barrington Hills land for the stately sum of $19.98 million. Dubbed Hidden Ponds, this...
View ArticleLast Weekend for the Haunted Hayride in McHenry!
Halloween is quickly approaching, and what better way to enjoy the season than with a spooky Halloween hayride? Every year, the Wonder Lake Ski Show Team hosts their annual Haunted Hayride in McHenry,...
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