Plume Perfect

Symbolizing wealth, royalty, and beauty, the peacock has been a design icon for centuries. Now the old bird is having her moment again—and looking better than ever

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Handcrafted iron wire 17½-inch-diameter decorative bowl with peacock feather motifs

Handcrafted iron wire 17½-inch-diameter decorative bowl with peacock feather motifs. $50, at Crate & Barrel, 646 N. Michigan Ave., 312-787-5900, crateandbarrel.com

 

 

Fern Living feather wallpaper in petrol and white, printed on nonwoven fleece paper

Fern Living feather wallpaper in petrol and white, printed on nonwoven fleece paper. $115 for a 21-inch-by-11-yard roll, at Urban Source, 1429 W. Chicago Ave., 312-455-0505, urbansourcechicago.com

 

 

Cotton percale 400-thread-count citrine peacock duvet cover and pillowcases by Dwell Studio in full/queen and king sizes

Cotton percale 400-thread-count citrine peacock duvet cover and pillowcases by Dwell Studio in full/queen and king sizes. From $280 for the set, by special order at Bedside Manor, 2056 N. Halsted St., 773-404-2020, shopbedside.com

 

 
Chicago magazine
March - April 2011
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    Sensitive design and smart engineering turned a topographically challenged property into a lovely, multilevel landscape

  • Game Changer »

    A dated Bucktown loft becomes a modern bachelor pad with a party-ready attitude

  • Longman & Eagle’s Inn Style »

    Longman & Eagle’s guest rooms have the rustic-hip thing down

  • Trading Spaces »

    How do you make a grand old house just right for a 21st-century family? Rethink which rooms should go where

  • Making It Work »

    With a few shrewd moves, an architect improves—majorly—on a gut-rehabbed Wicker Park house

  • Lines and Squares »

    An architect and a designer pare a 1930s International-style house down to its essentials—and give it back its edge