Musician Mazurka Wojciechowska manifested her dream home in Belmont Gardens.
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Alan Lake’s casa de soul in Ukrainian Village
Alan Lake’s apartment is bursting at the seams with art, cookbooks, and percussion instruments from around the world.
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An interior designer transforms a former tavern into a home
Interior designer Aleks Furman’s Bridgeport home was once an Elvis-themed bar and a notorious gang haunt.
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David Roth’s Evanston home links to his past
David Roth’s Evanston home links to his past with archival photos and a collection of analogue cameras used as decoration.
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A house of glass in Oak Park
Laurie Freivogel lets the ingenuity contained within her subterranean glass-art studio spill over into her Oak Park home.
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The curious case of Jonn Wallen’s West Town apartment
Jonn Wallen has built a peculiar nest for himself in West Town—but it’s the one in which he’s the most comfortable.
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A blaze of glory for Taryn and Sanford Parker’s home
After their newly acquired Logan Square residence went up in flames, the couple got creative with an “unintentional gut rehab.”
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Metro’s backstage past
Metro’s green room has dealt with its fair share of rock stars, Kurt and Courtney among them.
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School bus stop, a vintage shop
Meghen Fueston and Lindsay Betland transformed a former school bus into their very own traveling vintage store.
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A tailor-made interior in Logan Square
Fashion designer Jamie Hayes allows her day job to influence her decorating eye.
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Welcome to the dollhouse in Tiffany Gholar’s Fine Arts Building studio
Interior designer Tiffany Gholar plans and builds mini spaces within her colorful studio.
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A congregation of three in a former Lakeview church
A converted church with 25-foot cathedral ceilings isn’t too shabby a space for the Stapleses to raise a family.
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Greg Burhop’s game of barns in Pilsen
Greg Burhop’s south-side spot acts as an unofficial art gallery and an official battleground for board gamers.
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Finding the light in a garden apartment
Kate Goshorn finds the light in her Humboldt Park garden apartment.
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A Ukrainian Village recording playground builds a memorial
Founded by the late Jay Bennett, Pieholden Suite Sound occupies a former rec center.