Category: Perspective

  • The Chicest Designers Reveal Their Favorite Flowers

    The Chicest Designers Reveal Their Favorite Flowers

    Looks like Spring is here to stay in Chicago and that means it’s time celebrate the warmer weather with fun short sleeve shirts, bright new pedicures, and BLOSSOMS! I’m stopping in to my favorite wholesale floral shop, Kennicott Brothers, tomorrow to pick up some new spring buds and create some “Perk Me Up” arrangements for…

  • DIY Reclaimed Wood Buffet – IKEA Hack

    DIY Reclaimed Wood Buffet – IKEA Hack

    I’m working with a client that wants to take some of her mis-matched furnishings and make them look cohesive. Immediately I knew to change the hardware and paint or change the legs to begin the unification process, but we needed to do more. What could we do with the doors? Thankfully, I found this post…

  • Sunny Yellow Desk + Hutch

    Sunny Yellow Desk + Hutch

    Kate Reily at Centsational Girl tackles painting a piece of particle board furniture with printed veneer – no small task! In the past, I’ve seen pieces like this at thrift stores and yard sales but always pass over them because too much effort for too little payout. It’s a lot of work! However, I’m looking…

  • Encaustic Graphic Tiles at a Fraction of the Price

    Encaustic Graphic Tiles at a Fraction of the Price

    Today at Lark and Linen, Kristin from The Hunted Interior, is talking about one of her favorite looks – encaustic tiles! More importantly, cement encaustic tiles which are a favorite of mine. I’ve been obsessed with these Cuban patterned cement tiles from the Tile Gallery here in Chicago since… forever. Classic cement tiles are handmade, decorative,…

  • 20 Ways To Update Everything Using Gold Spray Paint

    We love pretty shiny things! Since I can’t justify putting an order in for a new gold MacBook I’ll just have to work out my love of all things pretty and shiny in other ways. Luckily, it’s going to be a warm week in Chicago so it’s a perfect excuse to head outdoors with a…

  • 10 Interior Tips from Roman and Williams That Make a Big Impact

    10 Interior Tips from Roman and Williams That Make a Big Impact

    GOOP gives good advice and we completely agree – especially with tip #4!   Roman and Williams can transform any room into an extraordinary and memorable space that seems to exist outside the parameters of time. We asked them for some ideas to steal. 1 Paint your window frames a dark color. Black is our…

  • Mixing Vintage and Modern in an Urban Family Kitchen

    Mixing Vintage and Modern in an Urban Family Kitchen

    If Emily and Ian Allison’s kitchen looked like it was thrown together on a whim, that’s because it kind of was. When previous owners converted their 1888-built home into a duplex, they put together an ad hoc kitchen on the second floor because the original kitchen resided on the ground floor. So when the Allisons…

  • Modeling in Sketchup

    Oh looky what I made today in Sketchup class! It’s a Chicago neighborhood. I’m trying to stay on top of all of the different modeling software available so I can be useful to my clients. So… what you like me to build for you today?

  • First Look at the 3Doodler

    First Look at the 3Doodler

    Doesn’t this look like so much fun? The 3Doodler is a pen that uses plastic to “write” with and works like a hot glue gun to create with. The “line” are quickly cooled so amazing 3D objects can be created. Check out the video and take a look at how easy this would be to…

  • Marble Inset Piece

    I’m designing a custom marble inset for a kitchen office cabinetry piece. It’s a built in file cabinet and bookcase. The veining in this marble is so stunning I want to use it all!   Tell me what you think! … Comment below. xo Jennifer