If home decor changed with the seasons like fashion, these new fabrics from Wesley Hall would make a ravishing fall wardrobe for your home.
Oh, the humble recliner. Like Cheese-Whiz in the fridge, it’s been a staple in the American home that somehow never finds its way into those high-style magazine photos about the latest trends in haute cuisine and home decor. Until now. Recliners, like the ones shown, have come a long, long way. Oh, the overstuffed Jabba [ read more… ]
Several years ago a famous designer pronounced that a well-decorated home required the accessory budget to equal (or be greater than) the budget for furniture purchases. While today’s looks may be somewhat cleaner and more streamlined, it still takes an amazing amount of stuff to finish a room. How much stuff may not become entirely [ read more… ]
Having just furnished the model condo shown below, now we will be dressing up a place in the newly-renovated historic courthouse building. If you look out this window, above the stuff, you can see the old courthouse clocktower across the railroad tracks from our Wheaton store — that’s where we are headed. The Wheaton Center [ read more… ]
In our homes and elsewhere, we work hard to make our surroundings warm and inviting, not stark and austere. It just takes a lot of STUFF. Shown above is the model condo at the Courthouse Square development in Wheaton, by Toms-Price designer Peggy DuMont.
On Saturday, Oct. 6, in support of Pleasant Home Foundation’s “Beautiful Bungalows: A Celebration in Oak Park”, we will be giving a seminar. I know this information is kind of last minute, but it would be great to see everyone there. Also on Sunday, Oct. 7, there will be docent-led tours of six Oak Park [ read more… ]
Ever done a major renovation? Oh, the planning, the selections, the research and anticipation. The dust, the debris, the disruption, the mess. It can be an exercise in endurance. But when you see the final result it’s like a new lease on life for an old friend.
