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Designer JESSICA LAGRANGE finds peace inshoe shopping. “When I need to decom-press, I head to Oak Street and peruseManolo Blahnik at Barneys as well as JimmyChoo and Christian Louboutin for some sexynew heels. Nothing pleases me more than

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EVAN ORENSTEN, co-founder and executivedirector of Cool Hunting, admires the“re-lighting” of Italian lamp design great GinoSarfatti. “Flos’ re-edition of Gino Sarfatti’sModel 607 table lamp looks identical to the1971 original but gets a complete technicalmodernization. Its future modern design stillresonates.”

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Escape hatchGETTING AWAY FOR THE RIGHT KIND OFRETAIL THERAPY — VIA A QUICK, STYLISH

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People keep telling you to take a break. And you would,

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worker, score perfect gifts for the five weddings looming on your

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It’s no wonder the last time you walked the dog, you noticed he

had developed a nervous tic. That getaway? It’s time.

Forget planning some elaborate escape, however — you need an

answer to your stress that won’t stress you out. Michigan’s beach

towns, blissfully nearby, offer a chance to road trip for the day,

change your scenery and score a few stylish finds. We’ve got the

shopping part covered, with three favorite shops that have done

the editing for you, whether you’re buying a gift or sprucing up

your own house. Just grab the list and your shades, and get in the

car. Your dog will thank you.

>> Modern mixOld arrows, skeleton keys, modern hand-made furniture, chic plastic planters ...it’s all in there, all hip, all framed by thehuge glass doors that open on to the RedArrow Highway at Sojourn. Owner StaciaGarriott has transformed an old indus-trial building into her shop and weekendhome, backed by a green woods andfilled with home goods that make usthink of the stuff we might find on, say,a ramble through Northern California.“Whenever I get here,” says Garriott, “myheart rate automatically goes down.” Us,too — until we spotted the perfect stoolfor our kitchen.

Sojourn 12908 Red Arrow Highway.Sawyer, Mich. sojournastore.com

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Cottage charmerAriane Nelson-Prewitt offerswelcome at APShop; her love oftextiles informs thestore’s mix of homeand fashion.

The chosen ones: Wares at Soujourn include “anything that I love” says Stacia Garriott— from the vintage arrows and keys she keeps on hand, to a clay chain, indie maga-zines, faux-bois tableware and lighter-than-air glassware, such as the carafes below.


>> Real style“Almost everything here is handmadeby somebody,” says Ariane Nelson-Prewitt, the textile collecting, world-traveling shop keeper behind AP Shop.The textured, authentic feel of thosedresses, beads and blankets (inter-spersed with the occasional vintageChole piece) telegraphs worldly,relaxed sophistication. Ariane and hus-band Archer Prewitt, of the band TheSea and Cake, have renovated one ofthe oldest buildings in Lakeside, Mich.,into a perfectly styled store, infusedwith the couple’s laid-back vibe.

AP Shop14866 Red Arrow HighwayLakeside, Mich.apshop.blogspot.com

>> Edited vintageThe unimpeachable selection of good, old stuff (from who-knows-when to just a few decades ago) at Marco Polo ischosen with a razor-sharp eye by Brian Overley and AlanDeBaugh. “Beautiful,” says Overley, “is the overarchinggoal.” Which makes it easy to grab a little of that beautyfor your own space. You might find anything from an oldfootball trophy to a ’70s graphic print, all displayed in astore just spare enough to let you see that one thing youcan’t go home without. Our advice? Throw it in the trunk— whatever it is, your house will get a little cooler onceyou get it home.

Marco Polo13565 Red Arrow Highway.Harbert, Mich.marcopoloantiques.com

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Whenever I get here,my heart rate automatically goes down.

— Stacia Garriott, owner of Sojourn

Red Arrow styleMarco Polo’s vintage nirvana(below) and the worldly, soulfulfinds at AP Shop make for roadtrip retail therapy.

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add a refreshing bright-ness to the most basicsalad — or, paired withfresh basil, olive oil andpancetta, humblespaghetti becomes asavory summer dinner.Jerry Thomas’ Bartend-er’s Guide of1862 offersfresh mint, sugar, waterand bourbon for awhiskey smash, or steepmint leaves in simplesyrup and mix with vodkato create a refreshing,boozy lemonade.

ComplexShichimi Togarashi blend rounds out the dominant flavorsof sansho pepper and chilies with ingredients such as fragrantdried orange peel. Le Sanctuaire’s version, a special chukara– or medium-heat blend – is a piquant, peppery mixture thatdeepens the flavor of soups or grilled meats. Or add it toolive-oiled shrimp before grilling for a spicy twist. $9 for 8ounces at le-sanctuaire.com.

FreshBruleed with a burnt sugary crust, sweet-tartpink grapefruit becomes a chic brunch treat.Or enjoy it fresh, squeezed with tequila.For a stellar summer salad, add juicy segmentsto grilled shrimp, avocado and radicchio.

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TAKING TIME TO REFLECT YIELDS A HOME

THAT’S CONSIDERED, FROM ITS ENVIRO-FRIENDLY

FEATURES TO THE FURNISHINGS AND ART

Smart, efficient, multi-use:

A kitchen counter for eating or working

and a height-adjustable exhaust fan.

A frosted glass overlay masks a

dated glass block wall.

Mutable furnishings the owners can build

on, such as an unfussy table

and an Ingo Maurer chandelier made

for personalization.

ome homes come together

in a snap. Others require a little more thought. And then, there

are those that are weighed, debated ... pondered. Which was the

approach a Chicago couple utilized —time and time again — while

buying, renovating and furnishing a 2400 sq. ft. Near North Side

townhouse built in 1981. Given the results — a home with no extra-

neous stuff; energy efficient features calculated to last a decade or

more; well-reasoned trade-offs and fixtures, furnishings and art-

works that can all be deemed forever finds that the couple will build

on in the future — it also reflects today’s sustainable mindset.

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Even buying the home was an exercise in that ethos for the couple. “Wehad a long check list of requirements,” admits the wife, who conducted thesearch. Tops on their list: Natural light, clean architectural lines, outdoorspace, parking, room for the family they planned and proximity to shopping,public transportation and easy access to his job at a Loop bank, since hebicycles there year-round, regardless of snow or sleet.

After a two-year search, the house they found — with a giant skylight thatfloods the second level living areas with light and an enviable back courtyard— was almost a perfect fit. One caveat? It needed a total gut renovation, savefor one bathroom.

Maximizing the square footage and performance quotient of the home,and imbuing it with the sleek, 21st Century aesthetic the couple admired, wasaccomplished in nine months with the help of architects Abby and Greg Ran-dall, who run an eponymous River Forest firm. A friend recommended thehusband-and-wife team, but Abby’s “thoughtful, measured approach and pas-sion for minimal design,” — not to mention the appetite for culinary exploitsshe shares with the wife — earned them the job. “If we had a problem, shewas clearly the type who would lay awake at night thinking about it until shefigured it out,” laughs the wife.

And despite the easy simplicity and understated elegance now evident inthe home, there were plenty of complications that did just that, such as ekinga powder room out of the already trim kitchen. But designing the kitchenitself, was the hardest part of the job, admits Abby.

“We had to flip it entirely around to fit the powder room in and still getall the features they wanted. And we had to work around some really awfulstructural details, like an ugly glass block wall that really made the room lookoutdated,” she explains. Greg solved that problem with a frosted glass overlay

A trim bathroom is loaded a deep Japanese soaking tub and a rain shower. A wall of hand-carved Italianlimestone from Artistic Tile adds drama. The garden’s tiled floor and compact plantings create a base foran alfresco dining area.

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Now, the trim kitchen also sports “aninduction stovetop because it’s fast, power-ful and far more energy-efficient,” saysthe wife. “But I added one high-octanegas burner because you really need it forcertain culinary techniques, such as using awok,” she explains.

They also got an adjustable exhaust fanto account for their 11-inch height dispar-ity; higher counters in the zone he usesmost (the cleanup and coffee area); twosinks geared to specific functions and ahard-wearing honed finish on the marbleisland.

The tiny bathroom and outdated hearthon the first level were transformed intohardworking showstoppers — the formerenlarged to accommodate a deep Japanesesoaking tub, a spa-quality shower andstorage, and the latter given a dramaticmakeover with a completely redesignedlimestone tile façade. New sliding glassdoors lit up the master bedroom, and doorheaders were removed to accomodate thehusband’s height.

The couple was equally deliberativeabout their furnishings and art. A casein point is the dining room table, whichrequired a three-month search. “We didn’twant anything fussy made of materi-als we’d have to worry about with kids,”explains the wife. They finally settled ona massive Corian and wood Established &Sons design from Luminaire.

Finding the right dining chairs—curvyto counter the table’s lean, long lines; com-fortable; and indestructible to withstandkids—took another three months. “Wewere eating at Terzo Piano (in the ModernWing of the Art Institute of Chicago), sawthe chairs (HermanMiller’s Nelson SwagLeg), had a eureka moment and orderedthem online,” says the wife.

They had long-admired Ingo Maurer’s1998 Zettel’z chandelier but still thoughtabout it a year and “considered literallyevery other ceiling lamp in existencebefore we finally realized this is the perfectone because it’s so free-form to balance thestraight lines of our other pieces in the din-ing area,” says the wife. “You can change itwith what you choose to clip to the arms.”

Only the sofa, Patricia Urquiola’s TuftyTime designed in 2005, was a shoo-in.“We’ve loved it ever since it first came out,and it’s incredibly comfortable. We canboth lay on it side by side,” says the wife.

Today, the architects have come to thesame conclusion about considered designas the couple: “it takes a tremendousamount of thought and effort to create alower-stress, more sustainable lifestyle. It’sabout making a place feel and live effort-lessly,” says the wife. “But the more youwork on it, the happier you are with theresults.” ■

In the living roomcomfortable, durableseating is all designedby Spanish-bornItalian architect PatriciaUrquiola, for differentcompanies (Morosoand B&B Italia).

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A WILMETTE FAMILY BUILDS A SUSTAINABLE HOME THAT’S MEANT TO LAST, BUT THEIR EFFORTS AREN’T OVER YET.

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A window wall thatincorporates sliding glassdoors edges the west side ofthe living and dining areas,capturing passive solar lightand a garden view, whileclerestory windows line theeast side of the home toblock the view of a neighbor-ing property. The floor andrisers are bamboo while thestaircase is framed in steel.


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Scott Krone searched long and hard before settling on Moduline windows forthe glass-heavy house. He was after both aesthetics and performance.

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Optimizing use of the sun: Scott

designed the home to incorporate

passive and active solar strate-

gies. Two courtyards are edged in

Moduline sliding glass doors and

floor-to-ceiling windows. They face

south and west to capture light and

heat, supplementing12 photovoltaic

panels on the gabled garage roof

that provide power to the house.

Improving indoor air quality:

Geothermal heating and cooling and

an electronic air filter that removes

allergens and pollutants provides

economical environmental control;

the garage is 37 feet away from the

house to eliminate exhaust fumes;

and the Krones used low-VOC materi-

als throughout the house.

Using the land responsibly: “We

choose a compact corner lot by East

Wilmette standards, which is close

to public transportation, schools,

services and the beach,” says Scott.

Scott maximized the home’s footprint

with vaulted ceilings that drop to five

feet on the edges of the second floor

and soar to 23 feet in the center. “Vil-

lage zoning doesn’t count any space

lower than seven feet, so we effec-

tively increased the size of the house

by 20 percent,” he estimates. He also

optimized the site by setting the long

side of the house’s T-shape facing the

house next door, fenestrating it with

clerestory windows for privacy.

Creating a high-performance and

moisture-resistant house: The house

is built with engineered lumber, steel,

common brick and fiber cement

board, and the roof is standing

seam aluminum — all materials that

contribute to the strength, water

resistance and reflectivity of the

house. Coupled with high-density

foam insulation and the heating and

cooling system, “the house costs us

very little in monthly expenses and is

easy to maintain,” says Scott.

Wisely using the Earth’s natural

resources: “We’ve very careful about

what we bring into the house and

how much we own,” says Sharon.

“We’ve chosen our furnishings very

carefully to last for a lifetime.”

They mean greenHere’s how the Krones home embraces green design principles:

hat does ‘green’ really mean? Incorporate America, it’s definitive and quantifiable, such as Patago-nia’s $20 million green venture capital fund or Cisco’s stringentgreenhouse gas reduction goals, which just landed it on the pres-tigious annual Global 100 list of world leaders in clean capitalism.“That’s not how it works for the rest of us,” quips Christian

Narkiewicz-Laine, director of the Chicago AthenaeumMuseumof Architecture and Design. “We don’t have whole teams to createand manage our individual sustainability strategies and tell uswhere to shop, what to buy or how to ‘green’ our homes.” Instead,he believes ‘greening’ our lives and abodes is a series of steps thatpeople commit to gradually.That’s exactly how the process has worked for Sharon and Scott

Krone, whoseWilmette home won the Chicago Athenaeum’sGreen GOOD Design Award in 2011 — founded in 1950 by Charlesand Ray Eames, Eero Saarinen and Edgar Kaufmann, Jr. ButScott adds another dimension to the progression when he pointsout “our journey got increasingly faster and more comprehensivewith each home.”The couple’s current sustainable lifestyle has been 19 years in

the making, but Sharon believes it “will always be an ever-evolv-ing process.” It began when “I started applying what I was learn-ing to our home,” Scott explains, at the time the couple’s loft in aformer Evanston biscuit factory. He had just earned a Master ofArchitecture at Illinois Institute of Technology and was workingat Optima under architect-developer David Hovey, whose award-winning structures are noted for both their impressive moderndesign and environmental and cost efficiencies.But he found “there wasn’t much I could do in our loft because

it had already been built out and our funds were limited.” Thecouple finally got to apply green strategies to their home in 1998,when Scott started his own firm, Coda Design + Build. Theybought a 1950s ranch in Northfield and gave it a complete over-haul using primo materials Scott salvaged from other jobs andhigh efficiency mechanicals, windows and insulation.Today, the Krones and their three children are living in their

sixth home, which Scott designed and built in 2008 to accommo-date the ideas he and Sharon have embraced over the years. “Wewere able to accomplish everything we wanted in this house andwe love the diverse community,” he says.It also has a high green quotient, though measurement stan-

dards vary and are not an ideal benchmark of true sustainability,notes Scott. For instance, LEED for Homes (the United StatesGreen Building Council’s certification standard), which manyconsider a gold standard, “was developed after I built our homeso I didn’t even consider using it. But I’ve seen really large housesearn platinum (the highest award possible), which says to me thestandard can be more about earning points than achieving envi-ronmentally mindful performance and sustainability,” he says.TheKrone’s home packs a big punch in both arenas, measured by thefive Principles of Sustainable Design identified by the NationalBuilding Museum inWashington, D.C. ■

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