Habitar Design Selected as the Best Interior Designer in Chicago, Illinois

Habitar Design was recently selected as The Best Interior Designer in Chicago, Illinois by Quality Business Awards. Habitar Design achieved an overall quality score of 95% or greater. You can view our award by clicking here.

Getting Steamy in Here!

As a designer of 29+ years, I personally have seen many items that start out as “luxury” designer item, that seemingly only the elite can afford – but has become cost-efficient and very accessible to us all.  Fabric Steam units are officially part of that list. So this linen-pants-wearing maniac mom loves it! Whether you’re one who needs crisp ironed clothes & bed linens or steaming out the occasional wrinkle on a dress shirt, there are plenty of options for all consumers. 

5 Bathroom Products We Loved from our Visit to Kohler in Chicago

With the Kitchen and bath market trending towards well-being and respite from the outside world, fitting kitchen and bath spaces with tools engineered to make your home experience more enjoyable is well worth the investment. Kohler is one brand of Kitchen and bath products that never ceases to amaze with innovative fixtures and intuitive design since 1873. 

While visiting their showroom and taking a tour with their team, we went through some exciting items. Here are 5 things we found in their Chicago Loop showroom that is sure to amaze and inspire. 

Habitar Design Selected Best Interior Designer in Chicago

Habitar Design was recently awarded “The Best Interior Designer in Chicago for 2022” by Quality Business Awards for achieving an overall quality score of 95% or greater by our clients. If you are looking for an experienced interior designer in Chicago to help with your project, contact us today.

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Ask an Interior Designer: How much will a kitchen design cost in Chicago?

The cost of kitchen design in Chicago according to Home Advisor is $4,331 to $22,610 dollars. That’s a pretty wide range, but since it comes from Home Advisor’s data, I suspect it’s true for kitchen designers hired through Home Advisor.

Seven Steps to a Perfect Home Office Design

All great interior design starts with understanding your needs first.   Creating your perfect home office is no exception.  Many of the seven steps to a perfect home office are about understanding your needs.

7 Home Design Solutions for Pets

You just moved into a new place with your pet and you’re wondering what your options are to make it more functional for both of you? Here are 7 design solutions to give your pet a place to meet their needs while also meeting your needs to have a beautiful, functional home.  

5 Ways to Increase your Kitchen Storage

You love the look of your kitchen but what do you do if you don’t have enough storage space to keep things organized and functional?  Here are 5 kitchen storage solutions to create space, better use kitchen space and make your kitchen more functional.  They might even give your friends “kitchen envy.”

Bathroom Renovation: Architects vs. Interior Designers vs. Builders vs. Design Build – Who Should I Hire?

You’re renovating your bathroom in Chicago and you’re wondering do I need an interior designer, an architect, a design/build firm or just a good builder to guide me through the process.   It’s the first question to ask when doing any renovation and the answer is not one size fits all.  Much depends on your budget, the size and complexity of your renovation, and the choice professionals available to you that you might hire.

Remarkable Chicago Home Interior Design and Remodel

With updated photos, we’ll show you this remarkable home renovation designed by one of Chicago Top Designers, Karl Sponholtz of Habitar Design.  For those who ask: Can home renovation increase the value of your home above the cost of the renovation, here’s one example where we believe that happened.  

Keep reading to see the before and after pictures, and click here to view a virtual home tour.

Stunning Mies van der Rohe Interior Design and Remodel

This Mies van der Rohe condo interior design and remodel in Chicago was so stunning that the final result was much like a butterfly born from a caterpillar.  Done by Habitar Design Senior Designer Kapan Shipman, it was the creation of a unique unit unlike any of the parts it came from. 

The bones she started with were two units previously combined by eliminating the party wall.  The result was a large central space and numerous small outdated rooms including 2 small kitchens.  None of this fit the client’s lifestyle. 

3 Things to Consider When Selecting Grout Color

You have made all the major decisions for your new bathroom and kitchen renovation and now it is time to pick the grout color! At first consideration, the grout color does not seem particularly important, especially when compared to all the larger items you need to decide on in a renovation. In fact, you might not even realize that it can add another level of impact in your new space. Grout can blend in with your tile, create high contrast, or fall somewhere in between. Here are three things to consider when selecting grout color.

Eight Popular Subway Tile Designs

Subway Tile; the most classic choice of all tile materials. To no one’s surprise subway tile was originally designed for subways. Simple, white and keeping spaces light and bright, over the years it has become one of the most desired and cost-effective tiles you can incorporate into your home. We have rounded up 8 of the most popular layout designs to inspire you to break free of standard patterns and create a unique look in your own bathroom or kitchen!

Six Tips to Perfectly Style Your Bookcase Shelves

You just had a beautiful built-in created in your home, now how do you perfectly style your bookcase to capture the great look you want and carry your personality into the corners of your bookcase? To find out, we interview Hannah Lewick and MacKenzie Cain of Habitar Designer. Here are their 6 tips to style beautiful shelves.

Grays, White, Colors and Wood my Gosh!

Mid-Century Modern has a lot of grays, whites, and rectilinear shapes, which can create some very clean lines and cool spaces.  Succinctly put, less can be boring. (Sorry Meis!)   

So what to do? 

Now a days, it’s possible to mix in contemporary elements to add more visual interest into your interior design.   

Something Old, Something New, Nothing Borrowed, Some Things Blue

When the D’s moved to Chicago, they wanted their new River North condo to have clean lines and be warm enough to spend days in cozily reading and playing board games.   Husband and wife, together since high school, hail from upper New York state on the water just south of Canada, so rustic elements and the color of water on sunny and cloudy days were a natural fit.  These colors along with photos of water near their old home tied all those homes together making their new place as contemporary as it was an extension of their stomping ground. 

A Year of Living in National Parks

We just had to share a few more of MacKenzie’s amazing photos from her wanderings.