BEST PART ABOUT A MAGAZINE STYLIST'S JOB? GETTING TO PLAY IN EVERY STYLE YOU CAN IMAGINE AND SEEING IN ACTION THE CREATIVE JUICES OF THE HOMEOWNERS BEHIND IT! The beautiful Kohanzo family, who live just outside of Chicago, were the genius creators of The Land of Nod, a children's furniture company that was so wildly successful it was scooped up by Crate&Barrel and eventually renamed Crate&Kids. Michelle and Dave's mix of classic and vintage and boho and contemporary just blew us out of the water. After all, most homeowners wouldn't hang a paper maché deer head against a modern black wallpaper, inside a vintage gold frame overlooking taxidermy birds, resting on a red moose tablecloth... ...and certainly not right around the corner from a dining room displaying grandma's china across from a wall papered in andy warhol flowers... And maybe it's just me, but I've never owned a den that featured Peruvian fiber wall art above a mid-century floor lamp and a window shade fashioned out of what looks like vintage Marimekko fabric. ...nor designed a parlor that boasted a vintage French poster, a Scottish shortbread tin, and an assortment of pillows gathered from Etsy, all resting on an Ikea carpet from the kid's department. And call me old-fashioned but I never upholstered a chair in six different fabrics, decoupaged a map of the mid-west on my coffee table, or counted a yellow vinyl suitcase as part of my living room decor. I never even had a pink kitchen... ...or a day-glo pink alley cat in my bedroom But I confess... there's a chance I just might have made a heart out of polaroids-- if I had thought of it! Here's to creativity and living outside the box! All photography by Mark Lohman and styling by moi. SO SCROLL ALL THE WAY DOWN ,
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13 Comments
Julie Bate
9/18/2020 02:43:34 pm
Love the whimsical creativity!!
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Tamerie Halliday
9/18/2020 04:03:32 pm
Love it!
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9/18/2020 05:06:33 pm
Lots of creativity, style and imagination going on here!
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9/18/2020 08:40:03 pm
I loved your descriptions as much as l loved this families home and your portrayal of it. This home is soooo much fun. Maybe l am too serious? Hmmmmm.😁
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sheri howells
9/18/2020 09:34:26 pm
This home was one of my favorites!!! So whimsical and full of life. Makes me wish I was best buds with the homeowners!
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Ann
9/19/2020 04:52:11 am
Great stuff, especially the Polaroid heart.
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Donna R Holton
9/19/2020 05:42:16 am
You definitely have a gift Sunday! Keep inspiring me!
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9/21/2020 08:59:36 am
I have their CHANDELIER in my bathroom!I need THAT PIGGY BOOKEND!
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Jayne McLeod
9/24/2020 08:56:26 am
this home made me smile and grin from ear to ear ... now that's a HOME ! thank you for sharing, Jayne
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Manhattan
9/25/2020 08:00:33 am
I love this! So fun!
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