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Beautiful French Tudor Style House on Country Club

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Summer Thornton Design did a complete remodel and interior design of an early 1900′s French Tudor style house, nestled on beautiful Country Club drive, Chicago, Illinois. The client is a bachelor (but not for long) who loves the finer things in life – nice clothes, cars, watches, and of course a beautiful home. Inspiration for […]

Sleek Lincoln Park Residence showcasing inspiring details

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Lincoln Park Residence is a single family modern home that has been designed by Joseph Trojanowski Architect, and is situated near Lake Michigan in Chicago, Illinois. The homeowner’s, a management consultant and a physician and their young daughter live here. With their busy lifestyles, they had very little time to house hunt, but they were […]

Three-story West Loop Loft renovation in Chicago

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This West Loop Loft renovation unifies four existing lofts in a former Nabisco cracker factory built in 1884 into one large open space by Scrafano Architects in Chicago, Illinois. The  6,000 square foot residence is situated in the top northwest corner of a five story, brick and timber-frame building. The three-story loft has mezzanines at […]

Contemporary Olympia Center Penthouse in Chicago

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Olympia Center Penthouse has been designed by interior design firm jamesthomas, situated in Chicago, Illinois. This gorgeous two-level property is the conversion of two units into one cohesive, contemporary home, which allowed the designers to fully utilize all design resources: space planning, architectural design, project management, interior decorating, art procurement, custom furniture design and accessories. […]

Chic modern high-rise apartment in Chicago

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This modern high-rise apartment situated in Chicago, Illinois has been designed by Mia Rao Design. The clients wished for a space that showcased modern Italian furnishings, clean lines, and artistic accents. The designer has created a multi-functional space with maximum comfort in the heart of the city. The light fixture featured in this living room […]

Incredible renovation of an old mercantile building

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The Leavitt Residence is an extensive renovation to a 1920′s mercantile building in the Chicago neighborhood of Bucktown by architecture studio Miller Hull Partnership. The 3-story existing structure consisted of heavy timber framing, with brick cladding at the exterior. An effort was made to respect the existing 8,600 square foot building while at the same […]

Three-story barn transformed into modern house

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The Mid-North Residence is a historic masonry complex in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood, once a barn, then a dairy distribution center and most recently an artist’s studio and gallery. The commercial building was recently transformed into a house for a family of five oriented around a courtyard by Vinci | Hamp Architects. The exterior masonry […]

Sleek aluminum-clad house surrounded by forest

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The Hennepin House is a fabulous weekend house for a Chicago couple designed by architecture firm UrbanLab in Hennepin, Illinois. The couple had an extremely modest budget which led to the proposal of a simple box shape of 1,600 square feet. Carving the box creates the main living space that links the two landscapes on […]

Schoolhouse converted into modern-industrial home

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More than a century old, this schoolhouse located in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago is home to couple and their five children, renovated by Sullivan, Goulette & Wilson Architects. The architects transformed the 8,500 square foot schoolhouse into an innovative, modern-industrial home with many colorful and functional details and sustainable features. The architects retained […]