Enhancing your Outdoor Living Space

Apollo Draperies extends the longevity of your covered porch With spring rapidly approaching and warmer days finally becoming a reality, many Cincinnatians are looking forward to getting outside and appreciating the sunshine. But you don’t have to go far to enjoy the outdoors. With Apollo Draperies, clients can transform their indoor and outdoor living areas […]

Small Space: NYC Apartment

After she left Ohio for the Big Apple, our favorite tiny home designer is sharing her tips on living small!

Behind-the-Scenes with Emily in NYC

This Ohio native turned New Yorker is sharing her background and love of design with The Chic Guide as part of a new column called Emily in NYC!

Sweetly Inspired

Sweet Inspired Living considers homeowners’ wants and needs Rachelle Levine and Stephanie Dietz-Van Giessen know that the interior design process can be complex, and that it sometimes doesn’t consider the wants and needs of the customer. In an effort to simplify the process while giving clients what they need in a living space, they launched […]

Best in Home + Design 2022

For our second annual 2022 Best in Home + Design Awards, we asked individuals across the region to name their favorite Tristate providers. From favorite bathroom remodelers and home builders to the best plumbers and movers, we asked for them all and you delivered! In the following pages, you’ll find favorites in 77 categories. Thousands […]

Freshening Up Your Space

A beauty kitchen island and living room space with mid-century furniture

Local designer Amy Youngblood offers insight into design tips, tricks and trends Amy Youngblood has been in the interior design business for over 20 years. Youngblood, who has an art background, realized in her mid-20s that she wanted a creative career. She decided to go back to school and get a degree in design—which paired […]

Heather Herr Will Find Your Dream Home

Team Herr color coordinates their outfits in shades of blue, seated in a 1950's styled kitchen smiling at the camera

One of the region’s top agents tells us how she gets it done After working as a sales educational consultant for Siebel Systems for several years, Heather Herr decided it was time to travel less for work and focus on her family. Her husband, Jeff Herr, encouraged her to get her real estate license to […]

More than a Guesthouse

Lana Pagel aims to uphold her late neighbor’s legacy with rental property Lana Pagel was able to turn a devastating and sudden death of a neighbor, Teri, into a powerful celebration of her life by transforming the residence into an Airbnb that memorializes Teri’s legacy. Pursuing Passion Pagel, who works for a judge and lives […]