Nancy Georgen recently gave a tour of her home to a client of her interior designer and friend Julie Bruns Haloftis. The client marveled at the condition of what she believed was a renovated home...

Quietly tucked within a quaint bedroom community in Illinois—just 20 minutes from the energetic pulse of St. Louis—Gaye and Barry Julian’s elegant home integrates so seamlessly with its...

When interior designer Tamsin Mascetti told friends and family she was considering purchasing a tired, mid-century home that hadn’t been updated in decades, they were less than enthusiastic. In...

When Thanksgiving approaches, homeowner Brigette McMillin knows Patti Porter and her team of holiday elves from the Rusted Chandelier are not far behind to deck her home for the holiday season. “...

Their love of the great outdoors and ample outdoor living space drew the Bacich family to the lot they built their home on in 2014. “We wanted the house to be centered around the outdoor spaces,...

Melissa Haupt didn’t need much convincing when she was asked to open her home for the Deck the Halls of Glennon Homes Christmas Tour in 2020. An accomplished hostess, she loves entertaining. “It’s...

“There’s something I just love about older houses,” says designer Maggie Jewell, owner of MKS Designs. “Remodeling a house lets you work with quirky angles, previous renovations and less-open...

Anne Loden is a self-described fan of Kirkwood. Born and raised in the suburb, she loves the walkability, the downtown and the sense of community. No wonder, then, that she and her husband Damien...

It was the setting that sold them. Two busy surgeons who found each other later in life were looking for a home to start their lives together. The large Creve Coeur lot featured a creek at the...

When asked to describe what distinguishes her approach to interior design, the first word that comes to Maggie Jewell’s mind is “originality.” “Obviously, my job is to determine the clients’...

When the Glynn family moved to the St. Louis area from Indiana nine years ago, they were drawn to the variety of design styles found in Kirkwood’s homes and neighborhoods. They purchased...

In 2005, Paul Mills and Mary Faller purchased their dream home, a two-story spec in Creve Coeur built by Berkley Construction. “I couldn’t believe at such a young age we had this beautiful, big...