Barri Leiner

With paint colors, as with hairdressers and doctors, it’s best to get a recommendation before jumping in. We asked our trusty style editor, Barri Leiner, to spill the beans on seven hues that design pros turn to again and again. Read more

Following the runway rush to jewel tones for fall, we predict plum as the season’s frontrunner for the home. Alone or with gray, pink, chocolate brown, or even yellow, it’s playful, rich, and ripe for the picking. Read more

We are simply smitten with lemony hues, the brighter the better. Just a quick squeeze wakes up any decor. Read more

This past spring, for the International Antiques Fair at the Merchandise Mart, we asked three interior designers-Greg Jagmin, Julia Buckingham Edelmann, and Hillery Estes-to create vignettes for us that use antiques in a fresh way. Read more

So many ways to hang things on the powder-coated aluminum Arrow Hanger by Gustav Hallén for Design House Stockholm, we want to try them all. Read more

There are beaucoup treasures to be found at the 42nd annual Lake Forest Antiques & Treasures Show, benefiting the Infant Welfare Society, and The Market (formerly the Hinsdale Antique Show & Sale), benefiting the Hinsdale Community House. Read more

Just add ice (and, of course, a drink): LSA International’s four-inch Hula glass tumblers Read more