Apartment Therapy Chicago {Meet Meg + John}
Do you sometimes look with lust at beautiful homes and feel like a total loser because you don't live like they do? Well hold my hand, take a deep breathe, and prepare yourself because we're going in... Into a home that just may take you from confident decorator to depressed soul in 20 seconds flat. But strangely enough, in a good way.
The rocking horse really warms up this room and thelight fixture softens the modern lines in this area to relax things a bit.
I found this massive 2800 sq/ft city townhouse on Apartment Therapy Chicago (their new website is killer). It belongs to a couple of creative professionals, Meg and John, who live and work in Chicago and their home slideshow is incredible. I mean really Meg and John, how do you do it? In terms of size, this urban abode would be the equivalent of about 6 Boston proper 1-bedrooms.
It's inspiring, I guess, I mean I can't walk away from this feeling like Oh! Yeah! Great! because outside of beautiful decorating, it's really the bones of this place and all that natural lighting and space and money to afford those things that creates the beauty you see and drool for. But looking at it is fun anyway, it's a bit like Chubby Hubby ice cream, you eat the whole pint and yeah it was real good going down until your spoon hits the bottom and feelings of regret step in. You look in the mirror and see loser across your forehead. Sometimes that's what looking at beautiful homes that I'll never live in does for me. So here's a spoon - dig in. But don't say I didn't warn you...
This (above) is the only room that felt more within reach, their elegant yet simple guest bedroom. This look is attainable. The average homeowner could do this with a few Dwell chinoiserie pillowcases and some natural tone bedding.
What an exquisite abode!
(images from apartment therapy chicago)