Show Time
The houses you see on a home tour are like stars in a blockbuster Hollywood film. With help from a crew of interior designers, florists, caterers, landscapers, and dozens of…
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Home & Garden
The Vinci Code
For most preservationists, John Vinci is a man who needs no introduction. The award-winning architect has a portfolio that spans 50 years and includes the restoration of some of Chicago…
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A Well Designed Life
One day in 1998, a young aspiring interior designer named Joanne Walgreen marched into Holly Hunt’s showroom at the Merchandise Mart in Chicago to ask for a position. She didn’t…
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English Renaissance
Sarah Shelley had the kind of English childhood American anglophiles only dream of. Growing up in Shropshire, a sparsely populated county about two hours north of London on the border…
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Putting People First
Buying a home is a huge decision, both financially and mentally. Susan Duffey, a real estate agent with @Properties who has a background in psychology and consulting, takes that into…
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Hands-On Experience Sells
In real estate, hands-on detailed knowledge—whether it’s the marketing, the community and location, or how homes are actually built—goes a long way. John Josephitis, a real estate broker with @Properties,…
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Ode To Ragdale
“Small, but adequate.” That’s what the Latin inscription on the chimney at Michaele Ann and Patrick McDonnell’s Sheridan Road home means. But one glance and you assess a few things…
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Huge Smiles And Spirited Personality
Cynthia Tobin has real estate in her blood. “I’m Greek, so it’s not unusual to have real estate in the genes!” she jokes. Her grandparents, parents, aunts, and uncles have…
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Oak Tree Barn
Lake Forest resident Fiona McCarthy recently blended two of her passions—community and home design—in the construction of a modern farmhouse in the shadows of South Park. “I think there’s a…
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Shaw of Lake Forest
Bill Redfield can still remember the first time he saw the old Hugh McBirney estate in Lake Forest. It was 1974 and he and his wife, Lyn Redfield, had been…
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