Grill out at the Galleria

The Grill out at the Galleria hosted by LUXE Magazine, Materials Marketing and DDC, Ltd., took place recently and what a marvelous event it was! Luckily the rain held off, which left a cool comfortable evening for everyone to enjoy. Held at the Galleria Marchetti, the envirionment was irresistibility charming from the lush, green outdoor garden to the elegantly designed interiors. Not to mention the beautifully crafted stone work by Materials Markeing. Michelle, her 2 summer interns, Alyssa and Megan, along with Jeff, spent most of their time outside underneath an elaborate white tent with unique, nature-like lighting fixtures. A creative concept this event had was a grill off between 3 different companies, which were Viking, Wolf and DCS. The delicious h'orderves ranged from salmon, polenta, slow cooked pulled-pork, scallops and more. It was hard to pick just one favorite! Afterwards, Michelle began networking, emphasizing the importance of it to her interns. Michelle's group met other interior designers, architects and visited with old friends as well. Amongst the energetic atmosphere, multiple snacking occasions and intermingling, this event could not have been any more enjoyable!

Diffa Pictures in CS Magazine

We are so excited about the latest issue of CS (Chicago Social) Interiors Magazine. This new issue, from the publishing company Modern Luxury Media, has several pages of pictures, including one of our booth, from the Diffa (Design Industries Foundation Fighting Aids) event, Dining by Design. As mentioned in previous blogs, this was a three-day annual event, hosted at the Merchandise Mart, in November of 2009. Seeing the picture, just reminded me of all the hard work that went into the entire project, and I just want to say, “Thank you!” again to the following contributors: JML Remodeling Specialist, Johansen Woodworks, Creations and Style Upholstery, Designer’s Choice Painting, Edco Drapery workroom, Kravet, Osborne & Little, Brimar, Lite Art, San Juan Ventures, Peerless Imported Rugs, C.A.I Designs, Maya Romanoff, Barbara Morley Photography, and Stems, Inc. . If you want to see the picture you can go online and look through the online version of the latest issue. This is an issue you don’t want to miss out on!

Rare Chair Winner Announcement!

The time has finally arrived! We get to announce our winner! Michelle’s Interiors Design Group decided to celebrate their second location, located in Chicago, by having a “Rare Chair Giveaway,” and the drawing was held on December first. Everyone from Michelle’s Interiors Design Group would like to say, “Congratulations!” to Denise Chaimovitz.

After drawing the winner, the next step was to set up the photo shoot, which was held at Salvage One, located on Hubbard Street, in Chicago. For those who don’t know, Salvage One is a showroom of four floors, offering amazing finds, saved from being tossed into a landfill and just waiting to start a new life in a new home. It seems they have everything from furniture to accent décor, to bathroom and kitchen fixtures, and so much more. Vignettes are also available for various events, like weddings, photo shoots and parties. While working with Sara, from Salvage One, we visited two vignette within the building; only one will be seen here on the blog.

If you missed the original promotion for the “Rare Chair Giveaway,” and are curious about the chair, we have just finished the photo shoot, so keep an eye out for the April issue of the Chicago Social (CS) Interiors Magazine. You’ll see the picture of Denise and her chair; however, if you want a sneak peak, we have a photo of Michelle, Denise along with her daughter, Dia, who seemed to fall in love with Salvage One.