Tactile treasures
At a time when gray, white and beige dominate so many interiors, decorating with textiles offers a way to add a wide swath of color, pattern and texture — and...
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Beyond the bean: an interview with chocolatier Katrina Markoff
Others may consider chocolate simply another delicious treat. But for chocolatier Katrina Markoff, founder of Vosges Haut-Chocolat, passion for cacao beans has allowed her to travel in search of new...
Foodie’s Farm: Q&A with Blackberry Farm owner Sam Beall
Food lovers may still dream of heading to Paris, Rome, or Napa Valley. But the South beckons. Set amid the Great Smoky Mountains in Walland, Tennessee, Blackberry Farm, a working...
Beyond the bean: an interview with chocolatier Katrina Markoff
Others may consider chocolate simply another delicious treat. But for chocolatier Katrina Markoff, founder of Vosges Haut-Chocolat, passion for cacao beans has allowed her to travel in search of new...
Foodie’s Farm: Q&A with Blackberry Farm owner Sam Beall
Food lovers may still dream of heading to Paris, Rome, or Napa Valley. But the South beckons. Set amid the Great Smoky Mountains in Walland, Tennessee, Blackberry Farm, a working...
In a light mood
Big and old. A daunting combination for most design professionals. But for Julie Fleps, co-founder with husband, Peter, of Fleps Designs Ltd., redoing a 10,000-square-foot, 1894 historic house in Evanston...
In a light mood
Big and old. A daunting combination for most design professionals. But for Julie Fleps, co-founder with husband, Peter, of Fleps Designs Ltd., redoing a 10,000-square-foot, 1894 historic house in Evanston...
Reimagining History
When Chicago architect and designer Carlos Martinez, a principal with architecture/design firm Gensler, went apartment shopping with partner and communications consultant Michael Tirrell, they hoped they'd find a vintage unit....
The new bamboo
What's trending in renovation? According to the American Institue of Architects' Leonard Kady, these four healthy, earth-sensitive materials. Antimicrobial hardware: Certain copper alloys kill germs. Colonial Bronze recently began producing...
Reimagining History
When Chicago architect and designer Carlos Martinez, a principal with architecture/design firm Gensler, went apartment shopping with partner and communications consultant Michael Tirrell, they hoped they'd find a vintage unit....