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Planting New Roots

During the Kennedy Presidency, Rachel (Bunny) Lambert Mellon served as a trusted advisor to First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy on the White House interior and gardens’ redecoration. Born into privilege, Mrs. Mellon acquired a love of arts and horticulture in her youth. Marriage to Paul Mellon, the banking heir, enabled Mrs. Mellon to further indulge her

Savoring Screen Time

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Mila Furman was 11 years old, maybe 12, when she first watched the Food Network show “Essence of Emeril” with her mother, Dora. Mila and Mom kicked back at home on that seminal day for the youngster, as celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse shared his “kicked-up” recipes with his viewers. Mila’s eyes grew, grew, and grew

Inspired Interiors

Once upon a time, Lauren Buxbaum Gordon had dreams—well, rather, plans—of attending law school. That is until the namesake Chicago- based interior design firm of Nate Berkus offered her a coveted summer internship, and she instead set her sights on the world of interiors complete with an education from one of the best in the

Change-Maker

In 2002, Chicago-based fine artist Erin Minckley lived in Morocco, studying abroad for her dual undergraduate degree in Art and Middle Eastern studies. She had dreams of one day working for National Geographic as a travel photojournalist, all in the pursuit of exploring untapped and misunderstood world cultures. During her time in the country, she

Daring Design

Like most quarter-life crises, that of interior designer Sarah Vaile started with playing hooky at her desk while working in advertising. At 26, Vaile had just started making a decent living but realized she, well, hated her job and wanted to instead spend time helping decorate the Palm Beach home of her parents. “I had

Hamptons in Highland Park

When Jamie Schachtel launched her line of women’s couture fashion in the 1980s, the philosophy of “more is more” defined the decade. Now, as the head designer, co-founder, and CEO of Highland Park-based interior design firm Jamie Schachtel Design Group, her design aesthetic skews slightly cleaner, albeit with an edge. Schachtel first ran her fashion

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