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Almost from the first moment Alessia Zanchi Loffredo stepped into a 1920s English cottage-style home in Glen Ellyn, she knew it was meant to be hers. “My husband and I took our time finding the right house for our family,” she says. “It was important that we find the right fit.” This home, layout flaws

In December 2020, Country profiled Margaret Rajic Palmer, a professional photographer specializing in interior photography. After three years living and working in Chicago, Rajic Palmer and her husband, Matt Palmer, a data engineer, had just finalized plans to renovate a 5-acre Barrington Hills property. Today, “Palmer Farm,” as the young couple call their home, includes

Time never stands still. And for many of us, space isn’t a constant either. The closet under the stairs becomes a powder room. That unused attic? Meet the man cave. And now that you’ve walked your daughter down the aisle, wouldn’t her old room make a perfect office? Unless we up and move with every

“I love designing with color and pattern, so when clients trust me with this mix—that’s when the real magic happens,” says Lake Forest’s Annie Liddle, founder and principal of boutique interior design company, Annie Liddle Design. For the last 15 years, the Winnetka native has become known for design work that is classic, colorful, creatively

A contemporary of Frank Lloyd Wright, Howard Van Doren Shaw was recognized as one of the leading country house architects of the early 20th century. In addition to his noted work on Lake Forest’s Market Square, from 1894 to 1926 Van Doren Shaw designed a number of stately houses in an area stretching from Lake

Lake Geneva has long been a summer getaway for Chicagoans seeking to escape the sweltering city. And when the Wrigleys and their peers chilled out back in the day, they did so in style, relaxing in houses that would have fit right in with the mansions of Newport’s Bellevue Avenue. Tastes and lifestyles have changed