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Forward Fruit Full-service interior design studio & whimsical wallpaper.

Hot off the press! Our Inky Kitchen project is featured in the summer issue of RUE … in print! Thank you so much to Kel...
06/16/2026

Hot off the press! Our Inky Kitchen project is featured in the summer issue of RUE … in print! Thank you so much to Kelli Lamb for the wonderful spread, to Ryan McDonald for the beautiful photos, and to our color-loving clients for being fantastic collaborators.

Kitchen renovation, chicago interior designer, design inspiration, Oak Park

3 years of my sweet Sylvia! Full of surprises, adventure, whit, and imagination, she made me a mother and changed my who...
06/16/2026

3 years of my sweet Sylvia! Full of surprises, adventure, whit, and imagination, she made me a mother and changed my whole world. Running this business while in the the thickety thick of it has been nothing short of….wild, 🙃🤪 but it’s all on my own terms, and that’s wild in and of itself. Adding pics of her nursery from 2023 because she’s in a big kid bed now and stuffie flotsam and jetsam is out of control.

Happy Saturday! Maybe some of you are at home thinking of a cool project, a way to work with your hands. But not me! I a...
05/30/2026

Happy Saturday! Maybe some of you are at home thinking of a cool project, a way to work with your hands. But not me! I am a confident DIYer. Probably too confident. My first job out of college was as a display artist for Anthropologie. There, we learned how to make absolutely everything. I loved it and it was empowering. But just because you can do something, doesn’t mean you should.

When my husband and I moved in together, DIY was the name of the game. We had the vision and we had the time. But the more I started to seeing the results of these refinishing projects professionally done for my clients, and the more babies we had (there’s honestly just 2 but still…), the less motivated we felt to do the projects ourselves.

This doesn’t mean we will never ever be refinishing something ourselves again, but while these babes are still little, we will happily let the refinishers and workrooms we work with execute our ideas. And I will do the same for you! 😉

Let this post be an homage to our DIY era, and a Saturday without paint on my clothes.

Hot off the press! Our Inky Kitchen project was featured in the latest issue of … in print! Thank you so much to for t...
05/28/2026

Hot off the press! Our Inky Kitchen project was featured in the latest issue of … in print! Thank you so much to for the wonderful spread, to for the beautiful photos, and to our color-loving clients for being fantastic collaborators.

Kitchen renovation, chicago interior designer, design inspiration, Oak Park

Installs moving forward for our Potomac project, where we created 4 distinct “zones” in an open floor plan “situation”. ...
05/01/2026

Installs moving forward for our Potomac project, where we created 4 distinct “zones” in an open floor plan “situation”. We really went all-in with on this one!

Chicago interior design, block printing, pattern on pattern, colorful millwork, storage inspo

Exciting to see our primary bath featured in the latest edition of as they celebrate the Chicago folks ! And also pro...
04/30/2026

Exciting to see our primary bath featured in the latest edition of as they celebrate the Chicago folks ! And also proof that Allison and I made our way to LA this winter 🤣

Chicago interior design, luxe magazine, bathroom design

04/28/2026

Let’s talk about pistachio & walnut kitchens!! Is it a trend or a classic?? Come with me an we travel through time and space to Victorian era Paris when this calm green hue became forever linked with food spaces and finishes like wood and marble.

Shout out to , , and Morgane Sézalory

Kitchen design, chicago interior design, paris, Ladurée, pastry, kitchen trends

Bopped down to with Odette today! And yes, going anywhere with an 8 month old vs a 3 year old feels like a “bop”. 🤣 So ...
04/11/2026

Bopped down to with Odette today! And yes, going anywhere with an 8 month old vs a 3 year old feels like a “bop”. 🤣 So casual! They do whatever! Anyways, here are some of my favorites, in order of mention.

these are so exquisite! At

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Imaginary Friend by at

Ceramic Flowers by at

Chicago local at

Another local Chicago fave

Mondrians Assistants 🥹🥹🥹 By

The Multiplicity of Being bjurstrom at

ICONIC Bad Lemon by

When I was younger, my parents gave me a folding screen with 3 panels, each with space for 3 photos. I’d swap them out w...
04/10/2026

When I was younger, my parents gave me a folding screen with 3 panels, each with space for 3 photos. I’d swap them out with artwork or photos, and always kept a robe hung from one of the panels. It made me feel like a very sophisticated tween, and I after designing my very own screen last year for the , I can confidently say I still feel the same.
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Slide 1,2&3 Design by , built by , embossed leather by Photo
Slide 4 Mother of Pearl inlay folding screen
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Slide 7 Jean Lurçat textile folding screen, 1925 repost from
Slide 8 Town and Country, 1951. Screen by Tony Duquette
Slide 9 Photo
Slide 10 Piero Fornasetti folding screen

Checking in on the staircases and kitchen refresh at our Elmwood Oak Park project. Our clients went moody and full of pa...
03/30/2026

Checking in on the staircases and kitchen refresh at our Elmwood Oak Park project. Our clients went moody and full of pattern with the design on this one! Can’t wait to show you the rest once the window dressings are layered in.
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Everyone loves a powder room for stretching the limits, but let’s do staircases too!
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Interior design, staircase inspo, staircase design, wallpaper, grasscloth, chicago interior designer, oak park interior design, old house design

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