Category: A Closer Look: MCD Projects and Design Details

Design Within Beach: Custom Rugs for a Lake Point Tower Home

Published: August 31st, 2015

Whenever I design a room, I strive to bring every element of that design into harmony with its setting and architecture. This is particularly true when those characteristics are as strong as they are in a client’s home in Chicago’s magnificent Lake Point Tower. The landmark building’s curvaceous form inspires a soft geometry of circles, bends […]

Unconventional Intervention: PAINT IT BLACK!

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Published: May 4th, 2015

When a home sports a view as magnificent as the one from a client’s apartment in Chicago’s iconic Lake Point Tower, interior design takes an unexpected turn. Why not frame the view instead of trying to compete with it? That calls for something unconventional.  A monochromatic palette of off-black for all of the finishes sounds […]

Continuity and Contrast: Finding the Right Balance

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Published: March 23rd, 2015

One of the challenges in any art, including interior design, is to find the perfect balance between continuity and contrast. When we do, we create just the right effect and convey something essential. As an interior designer, continuity and contrast are among the most important tools I have for imbuing a space with interest and […]