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Festival of Homes "Enjoy Your Home"
Homefinder Special Article as published in the March 6, 2009 Chicago Tribune
Maybe it's true the current economic situation, but more people are choosing to entertain at home these days. Whether it's a great room that combines gaming areas with a wet bar or a home theater room, home entertainment spaces are increasing in popularity...
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Hotel Amenities:
Updated Traditional Decor
By: Barbara Ballinger
As Published in Distinctive Kitchen Solutions
Because of the age of their 1913 suburban Chicago home,
a couple with three children wanted their remodeled bathroom
to reflect the time period when the house was built. They also
wanted the bathroom to have the feel of a high-end hotel and to
be a lot lighter (it was dark when they moved in) as well as...
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Design For All
By: Barbara Ballinger
As Published in Developer Magazine
For years, even decades, universal design represented a
little-known concept. Design professionals who worked with people
with any number of physical and mental challenges understood its
importance–to create comfortable, accessible and safe
settings by including such features as zero-threshold entrances...
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light, fun &
functional
By: Barbara Ballinger
As Published in Distinctive Kitchen Solutions
When an actor living in an 1880 Victorian home in Chicago
hired designer Leslie Markman-Stern to redo his dark, gloomy
kitchen, he asked for a room that would be light, fun and
functional. The designer immediately picked up on his humorous
personality and went hunting for design ingredients that were
quirky enough to make everyone chuckle, yet would also function
superbly...
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Kitchen Works
With a View: A New House Brings Lake Vistas Indoors
By: Barbara Ballinger
As Published in Distinctive Kitchen Solutions
Because the wife likes to cook and wanted her kitchen in
Chicago, Illinois to be highly organized, she hired designer
Leslie Markman-Stern to help plan its final look while the
design/build firm of Benvenuti and Stein, Inc. was constructing
the house and custom cabinets...
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An Amateur Chef Gets it Right: Years in the Making, a
Remodeled Kitchen Rates Five Stars
By: Barbara Ballinger
As Published in Distinctive Kitchen Solutions
When she moved into her current home 18 years ago, the wife,
a nurse, knew that she would remodel the kitchen someday. She
loved to cook, had taken classes and thought nothing of making
fresh bread, pasta and every imaginable dessert, but only from
scratch...
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Updated Hollywood Glamour: A Dark Drafty Bathroom is
Made Over to Resemble a Five-Star Gem
By: Barbara Ballinger
As Published in Distinctive Kitchen Solutions
After they became empty-nesters, the owners of a house in
suburban Glenview, Illinois, decided to make their home into an
adult retreat. They asked Chicago designer Leslie Markman-Stern to
transform their master bedroom into a sanctuary...
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By Design: Leslie Markman-Stern
By: Jennifer Pinto
As Published in Residential Lighting
 "I have a very
strong feeling that we should approach interiors in such a way
that the space is designed for any user; for accessibility but
also for comfort and beauty. Design is so expensive, and there
should be a lot of thought put into it, so you're designing so the
client doesn't have to change things five years down the road
because certain things weren't considered."
View the Article at ResidentialLighting.com
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What's Cooking in the Kitchen
By: Barbara Ballinger
As Published on Realtor.org
Senior citizens aren't the only ones concerned about kitchen
safety. With the first baby boomers turning 60, and younger home
owners knowing that serious accidents and illnesses can occur at
any age, a host of noninstitutional looking designs are grabbing
attention...
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The Space Age
By: Barbara B. Buchholz
As Published in Crain's
To accommodate employees' increased mobility, companies will
position more small service facilities throughout an office,
outfitted with copier machines, computes, printers and wet bars...
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Successful
Homebuilding and Remodeling: Real-Life Advice for Getting the
House You Want without the Roof (or Sky) Falling In
By: Barbara B. Buchholz & Margaret Crane
First decide whether you can tackle the project on your own.
Unlike years past, you may be able to because there are so many
more resources available today...
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Lake View
By Casey Ellis
As Published in Home Remodeling & Decorating
A ramped ranch house expands into a spacious home with
stunning water views. The 1950s ranch house on Chicago's North
Shore had a multitude of minuses, including cramped rooms and a
leaky roof, but it had one major plus: a bluff-side site with
splendid views of Lake Michigan...
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It's Your Bed and
Bath: Hundreds of Beautiful Design Ideas
By: Joan Kohn
As Published in It's Your Bed and Bath
Staying true to its origins, this design collected all its
ideas from the past, then without great expense, polished them for
maximum storage and light...
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Design for
Living: A Few Simple Changes can Make a House Safer for Homeowners
as They Age.
By: Carolyn Barth
As Published in North Shore
"Safer designs should be both beautiful and functional, the
thing to keep in mind is that every room should have a focal
point. If you've got beautiful bay windows, let's feature them as
a focal point..."
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Making Your Home
Work for You
By: Leslie M. Stern
As Published in Reaching Out
Whether you are born with a disability, develop a condition
later in life that alters the way you are able to use your living
space, or trying to prepare for the changes that may accompany
your MS diagnosis, it's a good idea to thing about designing your
living space so that it will accommodate all of the physical
changes you may experience...
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Designing for the
Hearing Impared
By: Leslie M. Stern
As Published in Realty & Building
The Americans with Disability Act has become a very
important consideration when planning for an accessible space.
Before a project commences the question needs to be asked; how is
this space going to be used and by whom...
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Designing Office
Space
By: Leslie M. Stern
As Published in Realty & Building
Designing an office can be an overwhelming experience. Many
decisions have to be made such as space planning, lighting,
material and finish selection. Each phase of design has to be
properly though through because of its impact on the client...
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A Sound
Partnership
By: Pat Gerlach
As Published in Daily Herald
While some decorating and design rules are made to be
broken, the restrictions on the lamp were absolute. Because Eileen
Sudling is impaired, the lamp in question serves as one of the
woman's links to the outside world, blinking to let her know
someone is ringing her doorbell...
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Complete
List
- "Enjoy Your Home” Chicago Tribune Spring 2009 Festival of Homes; 6, March, 2009
- Chicago Home and Garden, Nov./Dec. 2008, Design Resources, Interior Designers
- Ballinger, Barbara, “hotel amenities: updated traditional decor”, Distinctive Kitchen Solutions, Country Collectibles, #45 2008.
- Ballinger, Barbara, “Design For All”, Developer Magazine, March/April 2008.
- Ballinger, Barbara, “light, fun & functional”, Distinctive Kitchen Solutions, Country Collectibles, 2008.
- Interior Design, Chicago Home & Garden Magazine, November/December 2007.
- Ballinger, Barbara, "Kitchen works with a view", "An amateur chef gets it right", "Updated Hollywood glamour" Distinctive Kitchen Solutions, Country Collectibles, 2007.
- Pinto, Jennifer, By Design: Thinking Green, Residential Lighting, July 2007.
- Ballinger, Barbara, "What's Cooking in the Kitchen" Realtor.Org. June 2007.
- Ballinger, Barbara. "Zen in a Xeriscape setting," Distinctive Backyard Ideas, 2007
- Stern, Leslie. "Making your home work for you," Reaching Out, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Winter 2007
- Ballinger, Barbara. "First home, tight budget?" Decorating Solutions, Country Collectibles, 2006
- "Interior design," Chicago Home Magazine, Fall/Winter 2005
- "Interior design," Chicago Home Magazine, Spring/Summer 2005
- Ellis, Casey. "Lakeside view," House Beautiful: Home Remodeling & Decorating, March/April 2005
- Ballinger, Barbara. "Time to freshen up," Chicago Tribune, Your Place, 4 February, 2005
- Markman-Stern, Leslie. "5 tips for a top-notch reception area," NewBites: North Suburban Branch of Chicago Dental Society, January/February 2005
- Ballinger, Barbara. "Could your attic be awesome?" Decorating Solutions, Country Collectibles, 2005
- "Resources: Interior Designers, "Chicago Home Magazine, Fall/Winter 2004
- Ballinger, Barbara. "I need help with my first home," Decorating Solutions, Country Collectibles, 2004
- Crane, Margaret. "Setting up family workstations," Decorating Solutions, Country Collectibles, 2004
- Kohn, Joan. It's your bed and bath, New York, Bulfinch Press, 2004
- "Resources: Interior Designers," Chicago Home Magazine, Summer 2004
- Ballinger, Barbara. "Meet the parents," Chicago Tribune, Your Place, 26 March, 2004
- Ballinger, Barbara. "What the pros know," Chicago Tribune Magazine, 21 September, 2003
- Buchholz, Barbara. "Look…before you leap," Chicago Tribune, Real Estate, 21 September, 2003
- Buchholz, Barbara Ballinger. "Brighter, cleaner, fresher," Chicago Tribune, Your Place, 7 March, 2003
- Buchholz, Barbara Ballinger. "Downsizing to a smaller home?" Chicago Tribune, Your Place, 31 January, 2003
- Barth, Carolyn. "Design for living," North Shore Magazine, August 2002
- Buchholz, Barbara B. "6 steps for controlling the closet monster," Chicago Tribune Magazine, 14 July, 2002
- Kaplan, Kathy. "A tight spot," Chicago Tribune Magazine, 4 November, 2001.
- Buchholz, Barbara A. "The great escape," Chicago Tribune, Your Place, 15 June, 2001
- Buchholz, Barbara A. "The goods on cabinets," Chicago Tribune, Your Place, 20 April, 2001
- Buchholz, Barbara B. "Enough already!" Chicago Tribune, Your Place, 22 September, 2000.
- Buchholz, Barbara B. "Living large," Chicago Tribune, Your Place, 23 June, 2000
- Buchholz, Barbara B. "One size doesn't fit all," Chicago Tribune, WomanNews, 31 May, 2000
- Buchholz, Barbara B. "Tip sheet: 30 experts, 30 trade secrets," Chicago Tribune Magazine, Home Design, 9 April, 2000
- Buchholz, Barbara B. "To fly or not to fly," Chicago Tribune, Prime Time, 22 March, 2000
- Buchholz, Barbara B. "Juggling act," Chicago Tribune, Your Place, 28 January, 2000
- Shepherdson, Nancy. "Home renovations that make sense now," New Choices, Reader's Digest, July/August 1999
- Buchholz, Barbara B. "The space age," Crain's Chicago Business 2000 & Beyond/Extra 7 June, 1999
- Buchholz, Barbara B. "Small world," Chicago Tribune, Your Place, 26 March, 1999
- 401 North Michigan Avenue brochure, Compass Management and Leasing, Inc. 1999
- Buchholz, Barbara B.; Crane, Margaret. Successful Homebuilding and Remodeling, Real Estate Education Company, 1999
- Buchholz, Barbara B. "A work in progress," Chicago Tribune, Your Place, 16 October, 1998
- Buchholz, Barbara B. "Staying on top of it: Expert advice on bidding out construction work," Chicago Tribune, Your Place, 10 April, 1998
- Buchholz, Barbara B. "Best-laid plans," Chicago Tribune, New Homes, 20 December. 1997
- Buchholz, Barbara B. "25 top features," Chicago Tribune, Your Place, 19 September, 1997
- Buchholz, Barbara B. "Down under," Chicago Tribune, Your Place, 11 July, 1997
- Buchholz, Barbara B. "Common scents," Chicago Tribune, Your Place, 15 November, 1996
- Buchholz, Barbara B. "Parent care," Chicago Tribune, WomanNews, 26 May, 1996
- Stern, Leslie M. "Designing office space," Realty & Building: The Renovation Issue, 14 October, 1995
- Buchhlolz, Barbara B. "Making your home stand out from the competition," Chicago Tribune, Your Place, 4 August, 1995
- Stern, Leslie M. "Leslie M. Stern's vision of light," Realty & Building: Architectural/Developer Profiles, 10 June, 1995
- Buchholz, Barbara B. "Shower power," TwentyOne, Century 21, July/August 1995
- Buchholz, Barbara B. "Anatomy of a sofa, "Chicago Tribune, Home, 13 November, 1994
- Stern, Leslie. "Designing for the hearing impaired," Realty & Building; Senior Housing/Health Care Facilities ADA Compliance, 29 October, 1994
- "ADA-Not for owners only," Realty & Building, 3 September, 1994
- Buchholz, Barbara B. "Study habits," Chicago Tribune, Home, 28 August, 1994
- Imrem, Miriam; Kirsch, Sima Lisa; Markman-Stern, Leslie, "What is the 'Americans with Disabilities Act' and what is its impact on the real estate industry?" Realty & Building: The Office Issue. Boma/Chicago, 2 July, 1994
- Buchholz, Barbara B. "Interior motives," Chicago Tribune, Your Money, 21 April, 1994
- Cunniff, Bill. "Seminar will discuss the stress of rehabbing," Chicago Sun-Times, 25 March, 1994
- Gerlach, Pat. "A sound partnership," Daily Herald, Home & Garden, 6 March, 1994
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