Henrietta @ Home
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Henrietta @ Home

Henrietta @ Home This girl's bedroom is pure fantasy, designed by Top Design winner Matt Lorenz, of ML Design Studio in Chicago, for this year's Lake Forest Show House. We discovered it on Hen's buddy Elaine's brand new design blog, The Snoopster. (http://thesnoopster.wordpress.com) Check out more photos there, along with Elaine's i...nspirational finds and interiors.
Photo by Byster Studios

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Kid rooms
June 25, 2009 at 9:20am
Jen Smucinski Rizzo
Jen Smucinski Rizzo
what an awesome room!
July 30, 2009 at 9:06pm
Lynn-Anne Bruns
Lynn-Anne Bruns
love the room, esp. the carpet, and the fresh greens . . . lynn-anne fergusandme.blogspot.com
August 21, 2009 at 5:05pm
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Henrietta @ Home Is it that school is out and they're suddenly omnipresent in the house? Or that Hen's little chicks live in rooms that are (still) awaiting finishing touches? (It's called pacing yourself.) Either way, we're thinking kid rooms, and how to design one while navigating around the land mines presented by Princess prints a...nd Star Wars sheets. We'll have all the answers in our new Sunday section on July 5. But until then, check out these cool digs for kids, let us know what you think, and post your own pics to Fan Photos. Can't wait to see 'em!

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Kid rooms
7 new photos
June 24, 2009 at 11:15am
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Henrietta @ Home For those who were interested: this is the dining table in desperate need of new chairs. Ignore the bad (nonexistent) styling job.

The Dining Chair Debate
June 18, 2009 at 1:00pm
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Henrietta @ Home Get up close & personal with FLOR

the FLOR store
June 17, 2009 at 3:09pm
Sarah Koehn
Sarah Koehn
Flor store???? WHERE? I'm so curious about FLOR tiles but have always shyed away because of the maintenance/replacement issue ...
June 18, 2009 at 7:26am
Henrietta @ Home
Henrietta @ Home
Sarah - there's more info on each photo caption. But here's the store address: 1873 N. Clybourn, next door to Jayson Home & Garden. Have fun!
June 18, 2009 at 11:12am
Janice Wahnon
Janice Wahnon
Thank you for posting this. I could only find them a Lowe's locally and did not have a selection...this new store looks great.
June 19, 2009 at 10:31am
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Henrietta @ Home Hen's in dire need of new dining room chairs. (The first step is admitting you have a problem, right?) Is there a Louis in her future? Should she upholster, slipcover, opt for metal? Weigh in (and see great ideas from Hen's pals) here ...

The Dining Chair Debate
4 new photos
June 12, 2009 at 12:10pm
Sarah Koehn
Sarah Koehn
Why not collect different chairs all the same height? Very eclectic ...
June 18, 2009 at 10:23pm
Christopher
Christopher
Anna Wintour has metal chairs in her office. I only know this from seeing The September Issue.
September 19, 2009 at 7:56am
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Henrietta @ Home The great dining chair debate begins
Hen is in need of new dining room chairs. The current chairs have endured the slings & arrows two children can deliver and are (ahem) a tad disheveled. Much as we love a good re-do, it's time for a new. A durable-yet-stylish new. We're considering a Louis Ghost, even. But is that... really, truly over? Yeas, nays, suggestions? And, if you Louis-ed, would you cushion? (see pic)

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June 10, 2009 at 1:33pm
Henrietta @ Home
Henrietta @ Home
So many cool ideas, guys, thanks! I'm going to move this chair discussion to a photo gallery, so I can put up more pics.
June 12, 2009 at 11:22am
Anne Doherty
Anne Doherty
Ikea has really comfortable faux (!) armless "ghost" chairs for only $99. They have aluminum legs though. It's a great value, especially since your kids are still young enough to experiment with permanent markers like mine! They are great to sit in, no cushion needed. I have them around a round 60" dark wood pedestal table in the dining room. Really makes the space look bigger.
June 13, 2009 at 7:18am
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Henrietta @ Home Things we need: A house cocktail
Do you have a go-to drink at your house? We grabbed these nifty ice trays this weekend and filled them with peach nectar. Drop one in a glass of Prosecco, et voila, instant summer party drink. (Hint -- these are from surlatable.com, we found ours at Kmart, so look around ...) Thanks ...to Country Living, where we spotted this idea, for the summer style boost.

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June 4, 2009 at 10:16am
Kim
Kim
I found something similar to this last year at Marshalls, so bargain hunters, look there!
June 4, 2009 at 10:25am
Henrietta @ Home
Henrietta @ Home
ok, Kim, so how were the cocktails??? what did you make?
June 4, 2009 at 11:53am
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Henrietta @ Home Suddenly, it seemed like they were everywhere! Or did we just have beanbags on the brain? Whichever, we pulled some of our favorites together for a page in Sunday's House & Homes. But here's what we're wondering: What do YOU think of the beanbag comeback? Like it or hate it? Yea or nay? Hen awaits your comments ...

Yea or Nay?
June 3, 2009 at 8:16am
Barbara Maginnis Palmer
Barbara Maginnis Palmer
They look beautiful but I can't imagine myself rising gracefully from any one of them.
June 3, 2009 at 1:51pm
Anne Doherty
Anne Doherty
They are great if you still young enough to still be an exemption on your parents tax return!
June 6, 2009 at 12:20pm
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Henrietta @ Home

You saw her at the flea market ...
Now check out where that big iron pot she hauled home on the CTA ended up. In Sunday's House & Homes, we revealed the finds of all five winners who accompanied Thrift Girl (aka H&H editor Cindy Dampier) to the Kane County Flea Market...
June 1, 2009 at 2:24pm
Nancy Keats Frankel
Nancy Keats Frankel
Looks great!
June 1, 2009 at 7:30pm
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Henrietta @ Home coming up with last-minute, slam dunk gift ideas for summertime

Teacher's Pet
June 1, 2009 at 11:18am
Holly Herring Regan
Holly Herring Regan
Cool to do this with MaSon Jars also! So much you can do.
June 1, 2009 at 1:40pm
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Henrietta @ Home Hen's thinking slipcovers, thanks to a Marimekko-loving friend. Bemz makes covers for IKEA furniture (perfect, since IKEA furniture comes apart, meaning it's easier to recover) and we love their Marimekkos. So, our question: Would you buy an IKEA sofa just to get this look? Hen's favorite sofa, to be honest, is alw...ays a white/solid neutral sofa. She dates prints, but can't commit. You?

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May 27, 2009 at 8:45am
Ann Rundle
Ann Rundle
Slipcovers are a great way to change around a room, or re-purpose a sofa or chair. My sister has an IKEA sofa in her family room, and she bought it in part for the ease of the slipcover. Last year she bought a new one, as the old one had finally given up the ghost after a number of washings.
My sofa is a Henredon, it is almost 40 years old, has been re-upholstered and was oroginally in my parent's living room. Quality, classic furniture never goes out of style!
May 27, 2009 at 9:42am
Nancy Keats Frankel
Nancy Keats Frankel
I've always loved this Marimekko pattern. But...not sure I could commit to it on something as large as a sofa!
May 27, 2009 at 6:07pm
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Barbecue season is open
Memorial Day weekend is here, and with it comes the start of outdoor entertaining season. Hen has spied a few things that might help keep up the style standards in the old backyard. Like these monogrammed melamine plates...
May 20, 2009 at 8:54am
Holly Herring Regan
Holly Herring Regan
LOVE 'EM!
May 20, 2009 at 9:43am
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Henrietta @ Home Anybody out there crafting?
If you're rising to the Martha Stewart craft challenge, we want to hear about it: Post a photo of your craft (created from instructions found in Martha's latest book, Martha Stewart's Encyclopedia of Crafts) to Fan Photos by Tuesday, May 26. (We've extended the original deadline.) Martha he...rself will choose one crafter to receive a signed copy of her other new book, "Cooking School."

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May 18, 2009 at 12:29pm