Table of Contents

Features

Once More, With Feeling
For these suburban empty nesters, moving back to the city meant returning to modernism.

Loft and Found
An enterprising couple take repurposing to a new level, turning a dilapidated old factory into a bright, family-friendly home.

Seeing Red
Nothing lights up a tabletop like bold, go-for-it color.

A World Apart
How a quirky Lincoln Park house became the perfect home for two Weimaraners and their globetrotting owners

Feasts For The Eyes
In these dream kitchens, adventurous design and practicality work side by side. Plus, the hottest new appliances and other high-tech gizmos

Departments

Editor's Note

Domestica
Goods: High-style tile and other chic touches for the kitchen and bath
Shops We Love: Why we get all touchy-feely at Elements
Buzz: Whimsical porcelain, a modular modernist, and other people, places, and things making news

Destination
In Winnetka's Hubbard Woods, a world's worth of home goods

Room Service
Close Call: The perfect guest room-for a lot or a little
House Calls: The art of Lee Godie; resilvered mirrors; protecting patio furniture
Multiple Choice: A sommelier talks corkscrews with us.
The Insider: Bright ideas from lighting expert Xavier Yager
Elements of Surprise: It's an elegant planter, a fabulous fire pit-and so much more.
Inspiration: A hip local lounge and a swanky new restaurant have walls we want.
Tricks of the Trade: Matting and framing pictures
Transformation: New life for a dowdy corner kitchen

The Dirt
Setting the stage for entertaining in a terraced back yard

Open House
MK's Michael Kornick cooks for a crowd; hiring a chef of your own

Events

Buyer's Guide

Resources
Kitchen & Bath
Decorative Hardware
Lighting
Closet Design
Art & Antiques

 
Fall 2006
  • Seeing Red »

    Nothing lights up a tabletop like bold, go-for-it color

  • Once More, With Feeling »

    For these empty nesters, moving back to the city meant returning—with pleasure—to modernism

  • Loft and Found »

    An enterprising couple take repurposing to a new level, turning a dilapidated old factory into a bright-spirited,...

  • Feast for the Eyes »

    Three distinctive kitchens where bold design and practicality work side by side

  • Table of Contents
  • Guested Interest »

    Spend a little—or a lot—on your houseguests’ every creature comfort and enjoy the many happy returns. You may just want...

  • Taming of the Screw »

    Scott Tyree, sommelier at four-star restaurant Tru, sizes up the coolest tools for opening a bottle of wine

  • Fantasy Island »

    Shrewd rethinking and clever cabinetry turn a corner kitchen into a real showpiece

  • Everything is Illuminated »

    Lighting expert Xavier Yager offers insights about all fixtures bright and beautiful, the importance of shadows, and how to put...

  • Five Uses For... »

    This standing planter is made from the cast-iron sides of theatre seats salvaged from the 1929 PhiladelphiaCivicCenter, which...

  • Surface Charm »
  • Picture Perfect »

    How to choose mats and frames that bring out the best in your artwork

  • Stair Masters »

    Setting the stage for entertaining in a terraced back yard

  • Big Night »

    Roasted guinea hen on your plate, a fine cabernet in your glass, close friends all around . . . and Michael Kornick in the kitchen

  • On the Fly »
  • Wall Flower »
  • Gilding the Lavvy »

    Bathrooms are the new showpieces of modern homes; have you gussied up yours yet?

  • Magic Touch »

    Is it just us, or does everything at Elements beg to be picked up?

  • Prairie Home Companion, Salvage Won, Porcelain God »

    Whimsical porcelain, a modular modernist, and other people, places, and things making news

  • Tile Spin »

    From Frida Kahlo–worthy colors and patterns to textured monochromatics to mesquite (yes, wood!), the options for tiles these...

  • Skip to the Loo »

    Give your lav a little love with these whimsical touches.

  • Add Style, Mix Well »

    Need a little kick in your kitchen? These goodies will up your cool factor.

  • All Geared Up »

    Local cooks, foodies, and partymakers evaluate the newest kitchen appliances and high-tech gizmos