Cottage Cool

Bold patterns, sleek shapes, strong colors—these hot accessories turn anyplace into a sophisticated home away from home

Barri Leiner

Days of Wine and Rhododendrons

Amid the rolling hills of southwestern Michigan, a classic Cape Cod provides a refuge for two city dwellers

Karin Horgan Sullivan

Small World

Lewis and Susan Manilow—Chicago’s First Couple of the Arts—drop a playful modern prefab onto their Wisconsin vacation-home property

Pete Rognli

House Party

A Saugatuck retreat that’s stylish, warm, and inviting—ideal for entertaining, or just laying low

Gina Bazer

The Comfort Zone

Spend a little—or a lot—on the perfect spot for lounging on a lazy afternoon

Barri Leiner

Eco Chick

Green-design trailblazer Jill Salisbury on why sustainable, healthy design is no fad

Karin Horgan Sullivan

Five Uses for . . .

We asked interior design students at Harrington College of Design, how they would turn galvanized-steel parts bins into useful home accents.

Meredith Landry

The Hang of It

Professional art installers show us how to create an eye-catching arrangement of family photos

Joanne Trestrail

Form Over Flower

The bloom’s off the rose: Create a modern garden out of minimalist containers and architectural foliage

Dennis Rodkin

Game On

A high-concept wedding planner throws a couples shower with a competitive twist

Gina Bazer

Buyer's Guide

Second Bases

Good Seed

Our feelings for Sprout Home just keep growing.

Lap of Luxury

Jeffery Smith sells image in his 4,000-square-foot showroom

Meredith Landry

Independence Day

Morlen Sinoway, commander-in-chief of the annual Guerrilla Furniture and Art Truck Show on Fulton Market

Meredith Landry

Need to Know

Viva La Cucina

Tina Trenkner

We Love Lucy

Lucy Rose Singh recently opened a showroom on the second floor of Crosell & Co. in Bucktown, where she offers—exclusively in the United States—fabrics, wallcoverings, and rugs.

Gina Bazer

Mozer Made

Jordan Mozer created a whole line of cast metal and cast resin accessories for the East Hotel in Hamburg, Germany.

You're Welcome

Sixteen superior gifts for the design-conscious, all clever enough to get you invited back for the weekend—or a week

Barri Leiner