Chicago Home + Garden magazine's Fall 2012 issue hits newsstands Thursday, August 2nd. To schedule an interview with one of our writers or editors, please contact Allison Roche at aroche@chicagomag.com.

The New Colonialist (cover story): A classic red-brick, white-columned house in River Forest gets a sophisticated update.

Kitchen Design: Stone veneer and gleaming marble sit side by side in a hospitable Glencoe kitchen. Also, see how a quick sketch leads to an ingenious island-centric renovation in Logan Square.

Bath Time: Wake up your home spa with eye-catching color and splashes of silver and gold.

Charm Inc.: With all the high-tech appliances and materials used in kitchens these days, personal style can get lost. To the rescue: Martyn George, a new jewel of a shop named for owner Johanna Lowe’s father.

Destination – North Shore: From the studios flourishing in its leafy lakefront suburbs to the boutiques along Green Bay Road, the North Shore has something for every design lover.

Wet and Wild: Designer Jonathan Adler has brought four special-edition colors to a collection of Kohler enameled cast-iron sinks for kitchen and bath, and his hues evoke the 1960s in a very pleasing way.