Home Landscape Design Triple play

Kristina Albaugh and Josh Ingmire are home - makeover veterans. Since meeting at the University of Oklahoma 17 years ago, they have rehabbed two houses and three condos in various cities, completing the design and much of the demolition and construction work themselves. TYained, respectively, in advertising/journalism and architecture, Albaugh and Ingmirc moved to Chicago nine years ago tor careers in retail fashion; Ingmire joined Luminaire as general manager in 2006.
"We tell our real - estate agents to show us the trappiest places they have, but with the best square footage, in a good neighborhood," Albaugh says. "Then we take it from there " Adds Ingmirc, "Wc dont mind living surrounded by tarps."
Their latest challenge was turning a 1,400 - square - fbot bare - bones loft in the West Loop into a multilevel pad with a townhousc feck By expanding a sleeping loft to a full floor and adding a third level above it, the couple increased their floor space to 2,400 square feet. Over three years, the evolving configuration has yielded an open yet intimate living room and dining area adjacent to the kitchen, a master bedroom framed by translucent glass doors, a guest room/study, and a third - floor sleeping loft/studio. A split - level 700 - square - foot roof deck tops things off Finishes were carefully chosen. Warming the living room is a wood - burning fireplace faced with remaindered teak; an ethyl - alcohol - burning fireplace in the study is surrounded by sleek Cor - Tcn stcck The kitchen island has a waterfall - edge marble top. And the couple reconfigured the original staircase in an L shape, fitting the steps with ebony - stained oak treads, Ingmirc Js technical background aids their do - it - yourself strategies, while Albaughs eye - she is an assistant manager for MaxMara and also an artist and online vintage - clothing dealer - balances the duos design equation. They like to mix modern American and Italian furniture with standout vintage finds, such as a weathered wingback chair and a coffee table created from an old ox cart.

Triple play


"We wanted to make our home express who we are instead of contriving rooms that felt too pristine/ Albaugh says. Ingmire agrees. "A minimalist loft was just not for us.
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1. Albaugh painted a vintage armoire white and added safety straps from Home Depot to create a contemporary art statement. 2. Pennie enjoys the swing made from oak strips bolted together and covered with Plasti Dip. Its suspended from the ceiling of the third - floor sleeping loft/studio by airline cable that was threaded through PVC pipe on one floor and a cutout on the other; the swing itself is in the living room. 3. Colorful screwdrivers pushed into reinforced wall backing provide hanging opportunities in the master bedroom. 4. The modular bed by Piero Lissoni is outfitted with linens by Frette; the pillow shams were made from vintage dresses. A series of small photos hangs over the bed; Ingmire and Albaugh took them while driving through New Mexico during a lightning storm. 5. The couple found the wingback chair at an estate sale and offset its blue leather upholstery with bright pink paint on the legs. On the wall, a portrait of Albaughs grandmother on horseback was blown up as a graphic image. The Frank side table is from Luminaire.
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