Mid-Century In McHenry
Year
2024
This project was especially meaningful to me on a personal level. From our very first meeting, the clients and I shared a clear, aligned vision, which made the collaboration feel effortless and energizing. Their passion for sourcing unique, secondhand pieces from thrift stores and estate sales added so much soul to the process—we curated furnishings almost entirely from found objects, each with its own story. Together, we embraced the home’s mid-century architecture, its wooded setting, and the fact that it’s a weekend retreat to create a space that feels design-forward, collected, and deeply personal.
-Trent
Throughout the home we used acoustic wood strip panels to help cut down on the echo as well as for the aesthetic quality.
We added a raised hearth and a mantel to the fireplace, as well as cladding it in slate panels with acoustic wood strip panels on either side.
Coffee table and sectional sofa were left in the home by the original owners. We reupholstered the sofa in a beautiful green burn-out velvet from Fishman's Fabrics here in Chicago.
I was flattered that the clients chose to showcase a few of my ceramic pieces throughout their home. Nowhere are they more impactful than these tile pieces displayed above this long haired sheepskin hide bench. The way the textures play off of each other is a moment in and of itself.
-Trent
Wall color - White Sesame by Sherwin Williams
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This dining room is flooded with natural light from the windows and skylights. It is about as close to alfresco dining as you can possibly do indoors.
Another fabulous vintage find was this spectacular artwork which we paired with a handmade ceramic lamp from Trent in a black shino glaze.
Arcades games, a pingpong table, a pool table, three sofas, a karaoke machine and a big screen tv - if this isn't a room made for the boys (of all ages) I don't know what is...
One of the biggest challenges in the design of this room came from the large windows. Originally each one was trimmed out seperately and they didn't all align. It took some work but we trimmed them out to look like one continuous unified window that really brings the outside in. We used exterior wall sconces here to complete the ambience.
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