Gardens Under Glass: How to Make Your Own Terrarium

Terrariums have been popping up around the place, from design portfolios into home store catalogs. What is the attraction? It’s easy: convenience and fashion. Terrariums need little watering, take up little space and are usually easy to care for — even for your own black-thumbed amongst us. And those little, lush vignettes make attention and… Continue reading Gardens Under Glass: How to Make Your Own Terrarium

Modern Marries Conventional at a Chicago'Shotgun' Home

I’ve long admired the work of the husband and wife architect team of Stuart Cohen and Julie Hacker. Like this other great architect on Chicago’s North Shore, Howard Van Doren Shaw, Cohen and Hacker have assembled some remarkable houses in Chicago and its environs. While the majority of these houses have been large manor houses,… Continue reading Modern Marries Conventional at a Chicago'Shotgun' Home

Architecture's 12 Days

On the 12 days of Christmas, what will architecture give to you? Jody Brown Architecture Jody Brown Architecture Jody Brown Architecture Jody Brown Architecture Jody Brown Architecture Jody Brown Architecture Jody Brown Architecture Jody Brown Architecture Jody Brown Architecture Jody Brown Architecture Jody Brown Architecture Jody Brown Architecture Jody Brown Architecture Jody Brown Architecture See… Continue reading Architecture's 12 Days

4 Home Tour Dazzlers Give Holiday Decor Inspiration

As part of its annual design to support local neighborhood associations, The Junior League of Palo Alto•Mid Peninsula, California, decked out four family homes in the San Francisco Bay Area in fresh seasonal exhibits to showcase the work of local designers. From bay leaf garland wrapped around a stair handrail into hot-pink acrylic plastic name… Continue reading 4 Home Tour Dazzlers Give Holiday Decor Inspiration