Debbie Midgley’s heart beats red, white and green before and after December each year. “Probably at least 20 years ago, I started earnestly decorating inside my home for Christmas beginning in...

Renovating a historic structure takes a contractor who is both left-brained and right-brained, analytical and artist, pragmatist and dreamer. As specialists in historic renovations, Ladd Suydam...

Sometimes, it pays to wait—especially when hunting down your ultimate dream home. After a two-year search involving multiple options and communities, St. Louis couple Wendy and Mark Gellman still...

    After nearly a dozen corporate moves and almost as many home purchases, a couple now living in Chesterfield knows how to pick a good house. But as the husband approached retirement, they began...

        An idyllic setting and great bones are sometimes all it takes to make a home suitable for renovating rather than replacing. Overlooking the picturesque grounds of a local country club,...

Opportunity literally knocked at the door for St. Louis couple Bradley Fratello and Doug Moore. While admiring their dwelling in The Grove from the street, a stranger walked up to their front door...

The owners of this home were drawn to Ladue’s location —more convenient to the airport and downtown than the couple’s previous home in Chesterfield. As they imagined their dream home, the couple...

   This is a California house located in Clayton, owned by a St. Louis woman with an affinity for all things Cali. While both home and human are firmly rooted in the Midwest, one reaches back in...

When the sky’s the limit, building a custom home can get overwhelming without the proper guidance and expertise. Decisions become daunting, with endless choices of materials and finishes that...

It is often said that great design makes timeless design—and this custom-crafted home in Springfield, Illinois, tells a story illustrating that belief flawlessly. Dubbed the “Hand in Glove House”...

When your dream home is sold to someone else, what do you do to make the “second choice” house become “second to none?” One thing you can do is call Joni Spear Interior Design for Joni to work her...

For a couple looking to retire in their beloved Sunset Hills neighborhood, there was no better scenario than to have their builder son step in to make it happen. Mike Borzillo, who is now...