Posts with tag 'architecture'

Summer is the perfect time to embark on painting projects that can transform your home's appearance and increase its value. With the warm weather and longer days, it's an ideal season for home improvement. If you're considering selling your home or simply want to refresh your living space, here are some painting projects to tackle this summer.

If you're moving into a new home in 2024, you might be facing some difficult design choices. Today's trendy design can quickly become yesterday's outdated relic, which is why it's important to always be looking forward. As experts in staging and selling homes, our real estate agents strive to stay ahead of the emerging interior decorating trends. Whether you're decorating an Albany Park bungalow or a greystone in North Lawndale, these are the biggest interior decorating trends to keep an eye on in 2024. 

The legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright once said: "The mother art is architecture. Without an architecture of our own, we have no soul of our own civilization."  Like so many notable architects, Wright famously called Chicagoland home for much of his career. Chicago and the surrounding suburbs are sometimes called the architecture capital of America, both for the number of legendary designers who have passed through, and the remarkable and historic structures that still proudly stand today — from the gleaming skyscrapers downtown, to the historical hidden gems tucked into neighborhoods all over Illinois. Every year, tourists from around the globe trek to our area to go on architecture tours, while locals eagerly await annual events like Open House Chicago.  So, what neighborhoods should passionate architecture lovers set out to explore in the year ahead? From the city to the suburbs, here are seven Chicagoland neighborhoods known for amazing and historic architecture: 

From the city to the suburbs, Chicagoland's astonishing architecture is world-famous — and for good reason.  For devoted fans of architecture, design, and history, there's no shortage of remarkable things to see and discover in and around Chicago. From the massive skyscrapers of the Loop, to the historical hidden gems tucked into neighborhoods all over Illinois, our area has served as a playground and a creative launching pad for some of the most celebrated builders and designers in history.  In fact, it can sometimes feel like there's so much impressive architecture in our area that it's impossible to see it all in one lifetime. Fortunately, there are almost as many ways to immerse yourself in Chicago's famous architecture as there are iconic structures worth discovering.

Are mid-century modern homes having a moment? Mid-century modern homes have always held a special place in the Chicagoland real estate market. Our area is home to some of the most iconic mid-century spaces you'll find anywhere in the country, and there have always been buyers who flock to these retro-futuristic homes, eager fo...
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