When a historic home is infused with modern conventions in the heart of Kenilworth, there are no words to describe it. But there may be music. Known by its neighbors…
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Fashionista
North Shore native Jennifer Lake is flying high these days. As a Senior Vice President at Zapwater Communications, she somehow finds time to infuse color and style into her blog,…
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A Natural Wonder
For Lenore Weiss, her recent collaboration on an east Highland Park residence was a dream project. “As an architect who also does interior design, a project like this has been…
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House of Dreams
“I’m excited every day to get out of bed and come to work,” says Britt Carter, founder of and senior interior designer at Britt Carter & Company. “No two clients,…
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This Old House
With one small son and another on the way, Jeremy Hollis and his wife Amanda knew that their days of living in the city were numbered. “We loved our life…
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Cool As Ice
It may be every woman’s dream to take a dip in the fountain of youth. And if she’s willing to travel to Iceland, she may get the chance. Iceland is…
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Picture Perfect
When Wilmette’s Jack Nixon graduated from art school with a degree in graphic design, his father asked him if he would draw the house of one of his friends. “I…
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A Fashionable Cause
Anyone who cheered for Lake Forest’s Peach Carr when she appeared on Season 8 of television hit Project Runway got a front row seat to a beautiful friendship blooming between…
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A Voice In The World
As an accomplished and award-winning working artist and avid reader, Vanessa Filley finds that reading gives her greater empathy, as well as an immersion into a world that’s not her…
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There’s Something About Mike
Mike Leonard is a big believer in universal abundance—that the universe holds the answers to all of our questions if we’re open to finding them. And, he has a lifetime…
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