• Client Update

    This summer, we’ve been working with a wonderful family in Evanston on a full-home renovation. They want their home to be transitional with some fun details, but timeless.  Nothing is complete (and you know we’ve been terrible at shooting our final projects anyway so don’t keep your hopes up!) but here are some less-than-stellar iPhone progress pics. Kitchen lights are…

  • The Look for Less: Affordable Entry Rugs

    A reader contacted us last week asking about an alternative to the Restoration Hardware rug that I included in the last post about entry way design. Surprisingly, she didn’t want to have to sell a kidney to get a new look for her foyer. Come on! Here’s the original from my design: Perfectly antiqued look with shades of taupe, gray…

  • Welcome Home: Five Musts for any Entry

    A great foyer is key in a well-decorated home because it sets the tone for what you’re about to experience in the rest of the house. Here are three very different entries from which we can take inspiration. Amazing wallpaper, check. Amazing pendant light, check. Bench, check. Mirror(s), check. Giant shell, check…ok, well that last week seems a little stagey,…