Home Design

EXCEPTIONAL CLIENT SERVICE

When you work with Keller Williams real estate agent Melanie Parsons and her team, you get a knowledgeable and committed ally to negotiate on your behalf with the backing of a trusted brand. With its state-of-the-art technology, Barrington-based Parsons Premiere Homes is leading the way in how homes are sold and purchased through digital marketing.

POETRY IN AUTOMATION

Created in 2002 with husband, Gary, Sound Living is Jarmila Singer’s passion project. A graduate of Indiana University’s Kelly School of Business who earned an MBA from Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management, Singer brought her corporate experience into the boutique consultancy. Her Sound Living team of professionals deliver a “high touch” approach to building

LUXURY SPECIALIST

Rob Morrison was Coldwell Banker Realty’s No. 1 producer for homes sold in Barrington in 2024 and is on track for the same success in the year ahead. With more than 22 years of experience and $700 million in career sales, Morrison and his team specialize in luxury homes across the northwest Chicago suburbs. A

SHOWHOUSE SPLENDOR

Mary McDonald, the Honorary Chair of the 20th Annual Lake Forest Showhouse & Gardens, reflects on her own showhouse experiences and introduces the designers behind 18 of the Showhouse’s spaces. “It was like being in dollhouse land!” declares celebrated interior designer Mary McDonald recalling the first time she saw Lake Forest. “I was so impressed

MUDROOM

“It’s both an honor and a thrill to participate in our first Lake Forest Showhouse,” says Jen Morrow, founder and principal of Jen Marie Interiors, a Kenilworth-based firm specializing in residential projects and custom furniture. Having attended Lake Forest Showhouse events for years, Morrow has always been deeply impressed with the Infant Welfare Society’s work

GARDEN ROOM

For Amy Kartheiser and her team, designing a room in a home that combines Henry Ives Cobb’s architectural brilliance, David Adler’s attention to detail, and Frances Elkins’ innovative interiors has been a rare treat. “It’s thrilling to think about a space that bore witness to their collective genius,” says Kartheiser, founder of her eponymous design

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