The Remembrance Garden
By 6:30 a.m. on a recent Tuesday, soft shafts of morning sunlight had already worked their way past the West Lake Forest Train Station, and across Telegraph Road. There, they…
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Home & Garden
French Palatial
Building a new construction home in East Lake Forest is not without its pressures. Sure, modern technology makes it possible to have state-of-the-art everything, but when an architect or builder…
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Coastal Living
If you can dream it, you can make it happen. This is the life philosophy Victoria Lidstrom lives and works by. The Lake Bluff resident and interior designer/architect isn’t interested…
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Timeless Elegance
One thing long-time residents know about Lake Forest is that if you are going to build a new house in a historic district, it’s important to stay mindful of the…
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French Twist
Outbuilding. Not a pretty word, and certainly not a place one is likely to call home—unless you and your architect can see the silk purse within the sow’s ear. Anyone…
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The Caretakers
Looking out over their private beach, and a splintery boat pier that was grandfathered in more than a century ago, Janet and Paul Burt feel the weight of their Lake…
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The Good Life
We’ve all the heard the expressions about how life is short, and we need to appreciate every moment. Good advice, for sure, but many of us have a hard time…
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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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