

Leslie Bowman, founder of The Design Bar in Burr Ridge, reveals how a triggering life moment inspired her to rethink interior design from a health and wellness perspective. Click on the website for Burr Ridge-based The Design Bar and the first words you’ll see are: “Every home has a story. Let us help write yours.”

Professional stager and organizer Ashley Rapp knows what goes where. Sometimes we weed out our closets. Sometimes we replant our careers. After a decade spent working for a global supply chain company, followed by stints at a private school and a landscaping company, Ashley Rapp reinvented herself as a home staging and organizing pro. “When

Interiors maven Laura Tribbett has been reading rooms all her life. Laura Tribbett didn’t stand a chance. She was born to be an interior designer. As a kid growing up outside the Twin Cities, she loved building with Legos and making shoebox dioramas. By the time she was in high school, she was hooked on

Mariani Landscape’s Tony Lobello collaborates with a Barrington Hills family to bring Frank Lloyd Wright’s vision for a native landscape design back to life. After Dave McArdle purchased Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fredrick House in Barrington Hills, he tapped Mariani Landscape architect Tony Lobello to help revitalize the exterior. Lobello was thrilled. “Dave truly has a

For over 50 years, The Barn has transformed ho-hum yards into stunning landscapes and great escapes. You can go home again. Just ask Tom Kusmerz. As a kid working for his grandfather’s lawn maintenance and gardening business, Len’s Landscaping, he pulled weeds and watered plants for $3.56 per hour. After attending the University of Iowa,
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