Case Study: Whole House Remodel After Fire on Chicago’s North Shore

The complete open-concept kitchen in this remodeled Chicago home is nothing like its tiny, cramped predecessor. The kitchen cabinets are the same style but with different finishes; the perimeter cabinets are matte twilight while the island cabinets are champagne. The metal base on the blue leather bar stools complements the sleek stainless steel appliances. The…

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Want to Build on Your Own Land? Don’t Overlook These Two Things

So you’ve weighed the pros and cons of buying an existing luxury home versus building your custom dream home and you’ve decided to take the construction plunge. Congratulations! Now comes one of the most important and exciting parts of your home building adventure—selecting the lot on which your new home will be constructed. Whether you…

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Top 4 Upscale Design Features our Architects Love Seeing in Chicago’s Custom Built Homes

As one of the top architectural home designers in Chicago, we’re often asked what we see as the most popular design features of the moment. What are luxury homeowners asking for in their custom built homes? What kind of design elements are getting the most requests? To answer this question, we took a look through…

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Home Addition vs. New Home Construction: How To Determine If You Should Remodel Or Build

Does your current home feel a little cramped, like your growing family could use more space? Or perhaps your home has plenty of room but its style no longer reflects your unique tastes and preferences? There are many different reasons that homeowners decide to add custom home additions, remodel their homes or to build a…

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