March - April 2010

Features

A Plan for All Seasons

A Plan for All Seasons

The lush grounds of a North Shore property mix East and West, modern and traditional

Gina Bazer
Greener Acres

Greener Acres

A grand home in Lake Forest goes formal and nearly flowerless with Euro-style landscape design

Dennis Rodkin
Lounge Act

Lounge Act

A Wicker Park bachelor pad that’s both homey and party-ready

Gina Bazer

Departments

Departments
Nice Save

Nice Save

For his own home in Bucktown, an architect decides against a teardown and creates a bright, crisply contemporary family house

Lisa Cregan
High Minded

High Minded

A rooftop garden in Wicker Park is a home (ever so slightly) away from home

Lisa Bertagnoli
Soft Landings

Soft Landings

We spend more hours in our bedroom than in any other room. Surely the place we start and end each day deserves attention—here are some inviting chambers that easily caught ours.

Gina Bazer
Outside Artist

Outside Artist

Modern gardening guru Tara Heibel offers tips on exterior space planning

Gina Bazer