Sneak Peek: The Lake Forest Showhouse
Next month, the 17th biannual Lake Forest Showhouse and Gardens will open its doors to this year’s beautiful East Lake Forest estate builtRead More
Anatomy of a Room: Central Park Master Bedroom
We love our client’s master bedroom retreat. Our task was to turn an empty, awkward space into a charming and peacefulRead More
Color Crush: A Dark Palette
Deep, rich colors feel right at home this time of year. Their depth creates a cozy cocoon when wrapped aroundRead More
Designing a Bathroom
A well-designed bathroom is a must in every home. Choosing the right fixtures, paint, and lighting is key to creatingRead More
Styling a Gallery Wall
A beautifully curated gallery wall immediately personalizes any space. Whether you’re combining a collection of images or highlighting a favoriteRead More
How to Style a Mantel
‘Tis the season of snowy Sundays, big cups of hot cocoa, and nestling next to a warm crackling fire. Nothing isRead More
Shop Here – Our Top 5 Favorite Local Stores
We love to shop at 2to5 Design. Whether we’re styling a home for a photo shoot or finishing an interiorsRead More
Coffee Table Styling
In every client’s living room or family room there’s a coffee table that is in desperate need of styling. WhetherRead More
Before and After: Sister Love
Designing for my sister has many perks, none more enjoyable than being able to hang out with her on aRead More
Master Bedroom Bliss
Every master bedroom space we design is as unique as the couple inhabiting it. Some are traditional and tailored, othersRead More
Top 5 Favorite Round Mirrors
We’ve been scouring the internet for round mirrors for a client’s nursery and found some great (and affordable) options. PerfectRead More
The Windows to your World
Nothing changes a room quite like window treatments. Of all the installs that happen during the design process, my favoriteRead More
Shelf Styling
In almost every house we design, there is a room with bookcases or shelves that need to be styled. SometimesRead More
Anatomy of a Room: Asbury Ave. Powder Room
When I first laid eyes on this powder room, it was a sad, sad affair. Tiny, dark, dingy and outdated,Read More
Finishing Touches
Over the next few months we’ll spend lots of time photographing finished projects for the website. It’s one ofRead More
Layer by Layer: Greenview Living Room
A room always reveals itself over time. Creating a warm space takes layers and layers of furniture and textiles andRead More
Before and After: Glencoe Traditional
Every once in a while a project comes along that is seemingly perfect. It has warm, wonderful clients; a home withRead More
Powder Room Whimsy
Designing a powder room is blissfully stress-free — no hours spent sweating the furniture plan, no endless sourcing of textilesRead More
A Few Good Baskets
I have a thing for woven baskets. You can spot them in at least one room of every house IRead More
The One Week Restaurant Redo
How do you re-design a restaurant in one week with a limited budget? Very strategically. We knew with our shortRead More
The Power of Wallpaper
Wallpaper walks a fine line – too much and you’ve created a monster, not enough and you’re left wanting more.Read More
The Perfect Dining Chair
Clearly I have an obsession with Michael Thonet and bentwood chairs. Forever a classic, they have graced many 2to5 residentialRead More
Before and After: Sheridan Rd.
It’s been written about before, the mess this house was in when we first saw it. Abandoned for over aRead More
The Notebook
Undeniably the best love story of my generation, but not what I’m talking about. I’m talking about the littleRead More
The Easy-Peasy Kitchen Makeover
The only way to describe this kitchen when we started working with our client was dated, sad and unattractive. TheRead More
The Fearless Client
I love a client that enters the relationship with no fear, no preconceived ideas about what their home should lookRead More
Ta Dah
As my kids get older, I observe what I call the disappearing act. Everyone seems to disappear into theirRead More
Friends with Benefits
Evanston is teeming with creative types and one of my favorites is my friend Shannon. Her eye for the quirkyRead More
Top Five Favorite Grays
No, gray is not trendy. No, gray will never go out of style. Gray rules. It’s at once neutral andRead More
