Top 5 Media Consoles you NEED and WANT

Author: Sydney Piwowar Now-a-days media consoles are mostly about aesthetics as most people no longer use DVDs and VHS players have gone extinct. There are still some needs for storage though as the modern family probably hides video and board games here. We have created a “Best Of” list according to 5 categories — including […]

Best Counter and Bar Stools

Author: Sydney Piwowar The perfect bar or counter stool requires a balance of aesthetic, lumbar support, and seat comfort. We have curated a few of our favorites below that we believe contain that perfect harmony. 1. Phase Design — The Bride’s Veil Stool 2. Gabriel Scott — Bardot Stool 3. Palecek — Pratt Stool 4. […]

Color Palette Inspiration — Camel and Blush Pink

We love starting a new project with fabric and wallpaper selection. Opening a package of freshly sent samples is the best mail at the office. We love sourcing fresh prints and colors from new lines that are typically a small business run by an artist putting their ideas into print and paper.  A couple of […]

Jen Talbot Design featured in Chicago Tribune

Exciting News and forget to post on the blog! Jen Talbot Design was featured in Chicago Tribune for our work we did for our West Shore Dr client. One of the things we love about what we do is the people we touch. This family was in a special category of their own. Click HERE […]

How to Add Color in Your Home, Naturally

In the last several years, I’ve noticed a trend in the striping of color from wardrobes and adding it to environments. Color can be tricky and much harder as a sweater paired with someone’s complexion. In art school students are first taught to draw in pencil, only using black and white- in order to understand […]

Who Doesn’t Love a Good Before and After?

This summer, I have had the pleasure of transforming several rooms of an historic home in the Kenwood neighborhood of Hyde Park. For the locals, everyone knows it as the “Poppy House.” It is famous for the poppy stained-glass windows throughout the original part of the home. The second owner added an addition, which included […]

Boho Office Make Over

I think we all dream of a sun filled room, a “clear of clutter” desk to set the stage for a productive day. I recently wrapped this office redo for a wonderful client on the North Shore. She is the best kind- open to my ideas, loves what I pitch and willing to take little […]