Furnishing & Styling in Winnetka
Furnishing & Styling focuses on selecting and arranging furniture, lighting, textiles, and art for your home. We help you select the specific pieces that make your rooms comfortable and personal.
What we do
Our work begins with a design consultation to understand your home and preferences. We then create a Presentation of your design, including furniture layouts and material selections. We provide Construction documents that detail furniture placement and electrical needs. We also make Material selections for all furnishings and decorative items. We conduct Jobsite inspections to ensure proper placement and installation of items, and we add Finishing touches to complete your space.
Who it suits
This service suits homes in Chicago, Southwest Michigan, and Atlanta that need new furniture and decorative elements. It is ideal for refreshing a single room in a historic bungalow or furnishing an entire new-build condominium.
Questions
What is included in Furnishing & Styling?
This service includes a design consultation, presentation of your design, construction documents for furnishing, material selections, jobsite inspections, and finishing touches for your home.
What do I receive at the end of the Furnishing & Styling process?
You receive detailed construction documents for furnishing, specifications for all material selections, and a fully furnished and styled room or home.
How does Furnishing & Styling differ from your other services?
Furnishing & Styling focuses on furniture, lighting, and decor, without the structural changes of Kitchen Design, Bath Design, or Full-Home Design. It provides more comprehensive selections than Color Consultation and focuses on specific rooms rather than general Living Space design.
How long does a Furnishing & Styling project take?
The timeline for Furnishing & Styling projects varies based on the scope and the availability of selected items. We will discuss a projected timeline during your initial design consultation.
Can I use my own contractor for installation?
Yes, our construction documents and material selections are provided for your contractor to implement. We conduct jobsite inspections to ensure the design is executed as planned.
In Winnetka
Homes in Winnetka
Winnetka features a variety of homes, including 1920s and 1930s brick and stone Tudors in areas like the Indian Hill Estates, often with smaller, enclosed kitchens that we update with Kitchen Design. We also work on 1950s and 1960s ranches and split-levels in the Crow Island neighborhood, where we often address primary bathrooms with outdated layouts through Bathroom Design. Many homes built in the 1980s and 1990s near Skokie Lagoons have primary suites with separate, small shower and toilet rooms, which we combine into more spacious layouts. We also see many homes with unfinished basements that are ideal for Basement Remodel projects.
What homeowners in Winnetka ask for
Homeowners in Winnetka often request Kitchen Design for their 1920s and 1930s homes, seeking to open up galley kitchens. We frequently provide Bathroom Design for 1950s and 1960s ranches to update layouts and finishes. Many projects involve a Full-Home Design for properties built in the 1980s, updating multiple living spaces and primary suites. Basement Remodel projects are also common in homes of various eras.
Led by Jennifer Peterson from the Chicago studio
About the studio
Two sisters, one studio
Jennifer Peterson founded J. Peterson Design in 2008 and leads our work in Chicago and Southwest Michigan. Her sister, Jill Kearns, leads the Atlanta studio. Together, we design homes that feel considered and beautiful, but also comfortable, functional, and personal to the people who live in them.
Although we work in different cities, we operate as one studio. We talk through plans, share ideas, question each other, and bring another experienced set of eyes to the decisions that matter. Being sisters makes that collaboration especially natural — there is a shorthand, an honesty, and a shared standard that has been there long before the studio.
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Contact
Ready to talk about Furnishing & Styling in Winnetka?
Tell us about the space and what is not working in it.
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Jennifer Peterson
[email protected]
(847) 809-7344 -
Jill Kearns
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(404) 626-6952
Winnetka · Chicago studio
Led by Jennifer Peterson