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Roman Holiday
Designer Jimmy Jamieson created,
through deft sleight of hand,
a grand neoclassical apartment
that still feels fresh,
contemporary, and livable.
By Stefene Russell
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Snagging the Sales
We all have our favorite shops,
but the best is finding fabulous things
at fantastic places at greatly reduced
prices. Here are just a few of our picks.
By Nicole Benoist Edgerton, Christy Marshall, and Armani Tatum
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The Collector's Cache House
Evelyn and Eric Newman live in his childhood home, surrounded by their collective treasures
By Christy Marshall
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Ranch Dressing
She was the architect and interior designer, he donned the cloak of project manager, and together they transformed a dinky 1960s ranch into a mini-mecca of modernism
By Jeanette Cooperman
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To Dye For
Each piece sold is created from hand-spun wool dyed with plant extracts
By Christy Marshall
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Change in Plans
Patty Kelley was all ready to get cozy in a Clayton condo — but her husband was secretly shopping for a brand-new house
By Jeannette Cooperman
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sticks and stones
Both can be found at twigs & MOSS — as well as reproductions of plants you'd never imagine
By Dan Michel
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The Complete Guide to Furniture Stores
With gas topping $4 a gallon, who can afford to cruise the city in search of great furniture? So here you have listings with comments on stores selling brand-new, never-been-used furniture all over the St. Louis area — from Illinois to St. Charles
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Clash Course
At Design Guy University, an artist turned interior designer offers master classes to the uninitiated
By Jeannette Cooperman
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The Adventuress
She travels like a 19th-century explorer. And she's got the whole world in her house
By Jeannette Cooperman
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Made Over
The rooms were dumpy but then they turned divine once the designers worked their magic
By Mary Ann O'Toole Holley
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Get It Right
How people get historic décor all wrong, and why that's OK—except when it's not
By Jeannette Cooperman
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Barry Dishes
Style editor Nicole Benoist Edgerton chats with top interior designer Barbara Barry
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Not Just Pushing Paper
The couple behind Retta le Ritz is thinking beyond stationery, and soon their designs may take over your walls, furniture and feet
By Dayna Crozier
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At The Show
In May, thousands and thousands converged on Las Vegas to see the latest and greatest in kitchens and baths. Here's what wowed us.
By Christy Marshall
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They Meant to Downsize
The old house was huge; the new one was meant to be considerably more modest. But by the time they were done, it had grown.
By Carol Ferring Shepley
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Little Arcadia
Deborah Patterson spends her days saving the world. When she comes home to her private world, she's all about an environment that's light, bright and unfussy.
By Stefene Russell
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The Design Fairies
A junior in high school, a professional designer and a team of happenstance helpers transform a Habitat for Humanity house
By Rebecca K. Roussell
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The Ghost and Ms. Miles
Andrea Miles let sunshine and color stream into her turn-of-the-century Compton Heights home, teasing away the heavy-hearted past
By Jeannette Cooperman
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A Perfect Symmetry
Ken Miesner and John Sullivan rebuild a mystery house—and keep a friendship's history alive
By Jeannette Cooperman
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All The Light Moves
The house was painted a drab pink. Designer Pamela Calvert came in, repainted, redecorated—and brought the outside in
By David O'Neill
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The Design Muse
Bill Donius bought a nondescript 14-year-old house in Ladue. Then Christy George came in and totally transformed it.
By Magan Lyons
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Finishing Touches
Passion, panache and things with "meaning and memory" make Madelyn Lane's new place all her own
By Anne Makeever
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Brilliant by Design
We combed the city to find designes operating under the radar and found a crop of 11 up-and-comers you need to know. Catch 'em before word spreads.
By Barbara Ballinger and Margaret Crane
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Moving On
Sarah Klein, Stefene Russell, Christy Marshall and Betsy Zatkulak
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The Finisher
Anna Buechter's detail work makes you go "ahh"
By Diana Losciale
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Avocation: Restoration
The ceilings were falling down. The grout was too clean. The chimney was too low. The finials were gone. Restoring a Compton Heights mansion to its original glory was no mean feat for this anesthesiologist.
By Susan Caba
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The Sum of Its Parts
More homeowners are choosing expensive, time-consuming additions that can double the size of a house. But is it worth the money, noise and dirt? Many say "yes."
By Kevin M. Mitchell
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Past Perfect
The plaster and paint may be peeling off the walls, but this Clarksville getaway's flaws add considerably to its charm
By Christy Marshall
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Revamp Champs
Hector Caiazza plans theme parks for a living and retrofits the odd item for a hobby
By Katie O'Connor
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Goof Proof
Procter & Gamble is rolling out a new paint-wallpaper concoction that anyone can hang
By Lindsey St. Clair
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Breaking the Mold
How a not-so-traditional traditionalist, an expert in decorative trim and a lover of French country style collaborated to create a warm, colorful home that's charmingly offbeat
By Stefene Russell
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Up on the Roof
When Lana and Ted Pepper downsized from their home on Kingsbury Place, they went up in altitude
By Susan Caba
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Nantucket Cove
Hailing from the East Coast, the Martins added the flavor of Cape Cod to an old farmhouse.
By Carol Ferring Shepley
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Lovely Bones
June Roesslein designed a home that will last through the ages, and her husband, Howard Chilcutt, built it.
By Susan Caba
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To Market
It's early on a Sunday morning and Elizabeth Maxson, owner of Elizabeth House in Maplewood, is hunting treasures in Wentzville.
By Lindsey Schwartz
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Sprick and Span
It was just another pretty house in Ladue—until master designer Tom Sprick got his hands on it.
By Stefene Russell
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Bringing Home Baby
"Every child deserves a home of his own." —Harry Holt
By Christy Marshall
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Walk The Line
The son is a modernist. The father is a collector. The house is a work of art.
By Christy Marshall
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What The Pros Know
And where they go to fulfill their kitchen and bath design dreams.
By Melissa Klearman-Cooper
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The Widow's Peak
The Italianate villa was nothing more than a deteriorating pile of bricks when this couple bought it. But they had the original plans.
By Kristina Sauerwein
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The Party House
Although only two inhabit it, this home is frequented by many. Frequently.
By Kristina Sauerwein
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The French Connection
A confessed Francophile, Susan Webbe found a house that could have been plucked right out of the city of lights...or blues
By Christy Marshall
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The White Box
Set in the woods atop a high hill, this minimalist masterpiece exemplifies the art in architecture.
By Christy Marshall
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Naturally Chic
Fire up. And consider alternatives to wood logs and piles of ashes.
Stefene Russell
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Disney Land
Artist Theresa Disney lives in a world of spellbinding art.
By Kristina Sauerwein
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In The Closet
What used to be simply clothes' quarters have evolved into separate rooms with comfy chairs, tvs and nooks and crannies designed just for socks, shoes, sweaters, belts and bracelets.
By Melody Walker
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Home Movies
Put some thought into your home theater and you may never go to the multiplex again.
By Matthew Halverson
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The Forever House
This couple were newlyweds when they started planning their new home. They don't anticipate moving. Ever.
By Christy Marshall
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A Redbird Roost
Baseball memorabilia with oriental rugs and silk drapes sounds more like a foul ball than double play. But in this house in Ladue, it's all been done in grand slam style.
By Stefene Russell
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