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BUILDING THE DREAM

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CHICAGO • When you’re designing somebody’s home, emotions tend to run high. Five Chicago designers open up to Editorial Director Joanna Saltz about the roller-coaster ride—and where it lets off.

House Beautiful

4 INSTAGRAMMERS TO FOLLOW IN NOVEMBER • Ideas for a home that’s completely unique, inside and out.

Hidden Doors

How to Install a Jib Door • Magicians never reveal their tricks, but we do.

Where Work Feels More Fun • This airy New York kitchen was born out of the backyard—and acts like a playground.

Stealing the Spotlight • Lauren Buxbaum Gordon is the force behind Nate Berkus’s design firm.

The No-Fear Guide To Antiquing • Gordon’s best practices for finding, buying, and repurposing.

Knife, Fork & Paddle • If you put a ping-pong table in your dining room, maybe you’d actually spend time in there. These can play double duty.

Sleepover at John Robshaw’s • An A-list textile designer transformed a ramshackle barn into the ultimate weekend hangout.

Gonna Make You Sweat • Home saunas have never been hotter.

3 Things to Consider Before Getting a Sauna • A cheat sheet for smoother planning and installation.

Reclaim Your Dining Room • You should be spending more time in here.

Beautiful Ideas

LIVE BETTER AWARDS • Fifty products that will dramatically improve your life at home.

RELAX BETTER • Big exhale. Your wind-down time is about to get the spa treatment.

PLAY BETTER • Your free time just got a little freer.

EAT BETTER • Staying in your pajamas for a five-star dinner experience? It’s possible.

True story: • We went to Nashville and built this house from the ground up.

The Ultimate Laundry Solution • Freshly steamed dresses, quickly remedied wine spills, and deodorized work shirts—all without a trip to the dry cleaner? Believe it.

INHALE, EXHALE • A minimalist Hawaiian home that embraces the ocean around it. Don’t think—just dive in.

WHERE’S MY INVITE • If your guests aren’t Instagramming dinner, did it even happen?

3 HOURS FROM ANYWHERE • Two European metalworkers hire their New York–based daughter to create their dream home in the Utah high desert, beauty ensues.

Resources • A listing of designers, manufacturers, distributors, and retailers featured in the 2019 Whole Home Concept House.

PROMOTION

Flex Your Style • When your fitness gear looks this hot, there’s no need to put it away.