Throughout the years, we have discovered a lot of tips and tricks to help you with designing your home. Take a look at some of the tips we have to offer.
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 [...]
One thing I love about traveling to other countries is that you get to see the subtle differences in things. It always makes me think of this great part from Pulp Fiction where Vincent discusses the “subtle differences” in his trip to Europe. Vincent: Yeah, baby, you’d dig it the most. But you know what [...]
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 [...]
This month Kathryn and Bill are taking some time off to travel to Singapore and Bangkok Thailand. After our 14 hour flight from Los Angeles we ha a few hour layover in Hong Kong and had some time to explore their beautiful modern airport. What amazed me most about this airport is the way they [...]
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 [...]
I usually like to keep things positive, however pointing out bad design can help people learn good design. This past weekend while at a hotel in Michigan I noticed that the interior designer or contractor decided that it would be a great idea to use the same ceiling sconces that they used in the rest [...]
In this video, Kathryn Cherne explains how we used fixed curtains to help dress up a living room and add layers to windows that had existing Roman Shades. To accomplish this look, we did the following: Use high quality roman shades to provide the primary form of light control and privacy. Add side curtain panels [...]
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?
While working today at my favorite coffee shop (Cafe Mustache) on this beautiful snowy Chicago morning, I found this beautiful bedding from Jonathan Adler and though that it would look great in a quaint and cozy bedroom for those cold winter days. This bedding comes in a variety of patterns and isn’t that expensive considering many of [...]
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