Local Designer: Anne Coyle

You might recognize this room, I know I did…

Turns out it was done by a local, Chicago designer, Anne Coyle. As I looked through her portfolio I recognized quite a few spaces I had seen before. But I also realized I really loved her living rooms specifically. Here are a couple that stood out to me:



These rooms were by far my favorite and just happened to all be living rooms. Do you have a room that is your favorite to execute, or comes the most easily to you? Bedrooms are definitely that for me. They always seem to come together seamlessly.

a new year, brings big change

A while back I posted about this room. It actually made my little sister tear up she thought it was so beautiful. Then today, I was reading the new House & Home I saw that the designer, Victoria Webster, had redone the room. The crazy thing is, the room is entirely the same, except for the walls. And wow, do the walls change everything.

Here is the original room:

And here it is now:


(So sorry for the picture quality, I couldn’t find it anywhere online so I had to scan)

They removed the wallpaper and had a mural painted on the walls and wow does it change the entire room. I have to say, I absolutely love seeing how designers move around and change their own homes.

What do you think, do you like the original or the new room better?