designchicagomag.com 40 DESIGN CHICAGO THE MART The tufted high-back lounge chairs, upholstered in Villa Nova fabric by Romo Group , offer a cozy spot to sit and read in the living room. A floor lamp by Visual Comfort , through CAI Designs , illuminates the space, while window treataments from The Shade Store open to let in natural light. The designers reconfigured a kitchen island into a peninsula to carve out a Parisian café- like eating counter, topped with stone by MSI Surfaces , and surrounded by counter-height seats. An organic arrangement of porcelain plates—the client’s own newly acquired Royal Copenhagen blue-and-white collection as well as plates from her mother’s collection—adds a personal touch. MSI provided the floor tile, with New Style Cabinets in the peninsula, adorned with knobs and pulls by Katonah Architectural Hardware . Appliances from Wolf and Sub-Zero . Faucets by Brizo , through K&B Galleries .