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RELOCATION AND RESTORATION

A few days prior to writing this, I sat in the Presiding Judge’s courtroom at the Daley Center — waiting for a ruling on a three-month long relocation and custody trial. As I waited, I thought about my own personal experience with relocation. Eight years ago this month, my then-wife (also a divorce lawyer) and

Design Trends: WILMETTE’S KASHIAN BROS SHARES STYLISH LIGHTING IDEAS FOR YOUR NEW KITCHEN

Use lighting to add function, texture, and personality to your kitchen.

INSPIRED DESIGN: LAKE FOREST’S KASHIAN BROS RECOMMENDS A LIGHTING PLAN FOR SUPERIOR FUNCTION AND STYLE IN YOUR NEW KITCHEN

EXCEPTIONAL kitchens have exceptional lighting. That means the lights reinforce your overall design and, of course, beautifully illuminate the general space. Don’t forget to make a plan for task lighting! Task lighting sometimes gets overlooked in favor of the more exciting ambient lighting. Your task lighting needs depend on how you most use your kitchen.

HOMETOWN DESIGN

When Glencoe’s Sarah Dippold graduated from the Harrington College of Design in Chicago, she had hopes of someday opening her own design firm. Nearly 25 years later, she has not only achieved this goal but today caters to luxury residential and commercial projects in the Chicagoland area and beyond. “Right out of school, I went

NEXT-LEVEL LUXURY

Modernist architects, like Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in the early 20th Century, pioneered the notion that form should follow function; in the case of a home, the shape should primarily relate to the intended function or purpose on the inside—not the other way around. Fast-forward more than 100 years to Michael Klein’s vision for

SPARKLE AND JOY

OCTOBER launches us into Fall and the cusp of the holiday season with loads of celebration and cheer. There are many things about diamonds that are perfect for the holidays; their frosty sparkle harboring a warm fire within, the twinkle they bring to a hand, and the festive feeling she has when wearing them. Barbara

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