Air Apparent

In the Montgomery, an open floor plan takes dramatic advantage of the light-drenched view

Karin Horgan Sullivan

Thinking Big

An interior designer pulls out all the stops in her largely quirky Wilmette home

Lisa Cregan

The New Marshall Plan

An iconic Beaux Arts apartment on the Gold Coast gets a respectful (and totally cool) makeover

Lisa Cregan

Some Like It Cold

Eight great ice buckets that add style, cubed, to your holiday buffet or drink cart

Barri Leiner

Letting Go

A Lake Shore Drive condo owner learns to minimize—and achieves inner peace.

Elizabeth Blackwell

Tables of Content

How to create tantalizing topography on your coffee table

Gina Bazer

'Tis The Season

How a design pro decks his halls and throws a high-class holiday bash

Gina Bazer

Eye Opener

Inside the eccentric studio—and mind—of a well-known Chicago artist

Gina Bazer

Buyer's Guide

A brief listing of products and professionals involved in the designing of the homes we show in our pages.

Swedish Fishing

There’s nothing like a Gustavian Swedish bench to give your home the airy feel of a European country home.

Gina Bazer

Cork, Popped!

Cork flooring is becoming fairly common, but some designers are exploring other possibilities that this popular sustainable material offers—and the results are lovely.

Gina Bazer

Hog Heaven

We fell in love with the leather pig standing guard in Nate Berkus's master bath (featured in our July/August issue), and decided everyone ought to have one. Turns out we're not the only ones in...

Gina Bazer

Delicious Details

The sleek interiors of these three new restaurants made us hungry for more information. So we zeroed in on the touches most applicable to residential design and asked the creative minds behind them...

Jessica Linn

Tru Colors

Gina Bazer

Log On

Gina Bazer

Under the Radar

Crazy about the non-new? Prepared to travel to unlikely locales or navigate a warehouse or the Web to find really good pieces? Here are three local hidden treasures you should know about

Tate Gunnerson

Plaid About You

From blankets to pillows, when it comes to English Cottage owner Julie Fernstrom, everything is devoted to plaid

Gina Bazer

New Country

How to revive an old mill town? Two words: antique shops

Gina Bazer

Need to Know...

The latest scoop on openings, relocation's, happenings, and other notable information

Gina Bazer

Great Gifts Under $50

We went shopping for presents that look like a million bucks but cost a lot less. At these prices, you can buy in multiples for even more impact—perfect for a stylish friend, or a stylish you

Barri Leiner