A Beautiful Home Tour, Porches and More: Style Showcase

First up on today’s list for Style Showcase is a home tour and it reminds me that this coming weekend is Cavalcade of Homes in the Chicagoland area. I bought tickets my daughter and me. Several builders open up houses (some private) to the public. I plan to take photos so I can show you... The post

What the iF DESIGN AWARD Reveals About Where Global Design Is Heading Next

If you want to understand where global design is headed, look at the projects that rise to the top. Each year, the iF DESIGN AWARD puts work from around the world through a rigorous two-stage jury process led by more than 130 international design leaders. What emerges from that process is more than

L’OBJET x Jessica McCormack Turns Jewelry Into Objects for the Home

Shells, spirals, and ropes are familiar territory for objects inspired by the sea—but in L’OBJET x Jessica McCormack, the first collaboration between the luxury brand and the London-based jewelry designer, those motifs are treated less as decoration and more as building blocks, translating the preci

Sabrina Albanese Reimagines a Toronto Home for Its Next Chapter

For years, this classic stone home in Toronto’s historic Lawrence Park neighborhood revolved around the rhythms of family life. As the residents began a new chapter, they faced a familiar question: move somewhere smaller or rethink the house they already knew. They chose the latter, asking Sabrina A