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Lincoln Park (Chicago) Kitchen

The existing modern kitchen didn’t fit the design aesthetic of the customer or the home. She was ready for a dramatic change.

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Category: Featured, Kitchens, Portfolio

Posted on January 17th, 2012

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Design Inside Featured in Chicago Redeye article on Moving Day Tips

Recently, the Chicago Redeye local newspaper interviewed Bill Cherne, the owner and one of the lead designers at Design Inside for an article about the stresses of moving.  Bill was interviewed along with 3 other professionals in the Chicago area and a local woman who has moved 15 times in the past 10 years.  Click [...]

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Category: Design Tips & Tricks, News & Press

Posted on September 28th, 2011

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A Toilet and Shower in One. Good Idea or Bad Idea?

During our Fall 2011 trip to Singapore and Bangkok, our first stop was at our hotel in Singapore. Hotel 1929 is a great little boutique hotel at a great price, however one strange thing about the room is that they combined the walk-in shower and toilet to save on space.  Having yet to see an [...]

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Category: Design Tips & Tricks

Posted on September 19th, 2011

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Butterflies!

For a project we are currently working on in the Chicago South Loop neighborhood, the client asked for our assistance with decorating their daughters bedroom. Abigail, one of our talented designers, took on this task and designed a beautiful layout with decals and butterflies spread throughout the little girls bedroom. The result is a beautiful array of [...]

Category: Design Tips & Tricks

Posted on September 8th, 2011

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Design Inside listed as top interior design firm in Chicago on Yelp!

Today is a great day, Design Inside is listed as the top interior design firm in Chicago on Yelp!  Thanks to all of our great customers who took the time to write us a review and help us get to this spot.

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Category: Featured, News & Press

Posted on July 15th, 2011

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Testimonial From Katie W.

My husband and I needed some decorating/design help, but were hesitant to consult a professional, as we only needed help in a few areas. We were having a tough time selecting backsplash tile & paint colors. But our biggest problem was designing an attractive & functional furniture layout in the living room/dining room (great room) [...]

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Category: Testimonials, Uncategorized

Posted on June 20th, 2011

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Ukrainian Village Living Room

This couple that lives in a beautiful contemporary home in Ukrainian Village neighborhood of Chicago initially hired us to stop by for a few hours and pick paint colors and to provide some assistance with selecting a couch for their living room. After picking paint colors, they realized that they wanted more of our help [...]

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Category: Featured, Living Rooms, Portfolio

Posted on May 25th, 2011

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Ukrainian Village Master Bedroom

This couple that lives in a beautiful contemporary home in Ukrainian Village neighborhood of Chicago initially hired us to stop by for a few hours and pick paint colors and to provide some assistance with selecting a couch for their living room. After picking paint colors, they realized that they wanted more of our help [...]

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Category: Bedrooms, Featured, Portfolio

Posted on May 22nd, 2011

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Andersonville Bathroom Remodel

Design Inside was brought on to this project to help redesign a dated Kitchen and Bathroom in this Andersonville condo. When we arrived on site for the initial consultation, the bathroom was functional but out of date. The existing cabinets were in a dated Oak door style, and the plastic shell shaped sink didn’t help [...]

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Category: Bathrooms, Featured, Portfolio

Posted on April 8th, 2011

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It’s In the 3rd Drawer

No longer will there be any confusion as to where to find something. With this reclaimed wood dresser from from Anthropologie, it will give your bedroom a unique look while clearly labeling the drawers to avoid the household debate as to which drawer is the sock drawer.  Great style, happy households, what’s not to love?

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Category: Design Tips & Tricks

Posted on December 5th, 2010

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