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1 week ago | 
stlmag.com | Cara Downs
Four years ago, Ellie Redders undertook an ambitious overhaul of her backyard in Wildwood. She installed a sport court, a fire pit, and built a new deck. The project called for backfilling and re-landscaping one-and-a-half acres. Redders, an interior designer and owner of Ellie Redders Interiors in Ballwin, understood the scope of the project, but wasn’t prepared for just how complicated it would be. Like many homeowners, Redders hired a landscaper.
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Mar 26, 2025 | 
stlmag.com | Michelle Mastro |Caroline Kopsky |Cara Downs |George Mahe
The unsung heroes of the design world, stair runners punch above their weight when it comes to multitasking. Not only do they protect stairs from everyday wear and tear—and thwart potential slips and falls—but they also offer up the chance to create a striking design moment, adding color, texture, and pattern to the staircase, somewhat an afterthought in the hierarchy of home. Typically, stairs are utilitarian in their design.
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Mar 26, 2025 | 
stlmag.com | Michelle Mastro |Kim R. Hill |Charlene Oldham |Cara Downs
The region’s best in dining, arts, shopping, startups, sports, entertainment, and more. 24 U.S. house museums and gardens to visit this summer Ready to hit the road? Discover some of the best historic house museums and gardens across the country in our roundup of more than 20 sites, from West Coast destinations to stops in the Southern United States. Ask the Experts: How to style a coffee table Is it possible to design a look that’s both eye-catching and free of clutter?
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Mar 17, 2025 | 
stlmag.com | Cara Downs |Veronica Theodoro |Caroline Kopsky |Cheryl Baehr
If most people travel to relax and unwind, interior designers are not most people. When designers travel to industry shows, antique markets, or design events, they’re expecting to be wowed, energized, enlightened. “Traveling for work gives me so much inspiration,” says Lauren Thorpe, owner of Bonboni Interior Design.
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Mar 3, 2025 | 
stlmag.com | Ryan Krull |Mike Miller |Cara Downs |Kathleen Lees
Manager Mark Erney, who is charged with wire fraud, previously pled guilty to stealing from his partners at a different restaurant. A look at the latest across the political landscape, including some of St. Louis’ top elected officials and candidates
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Feb 26, 2025 | 
stlmag.com | Veronica Theodoro |Micah Barnes |Cara Downs
Veronica Theodoro Veronica Theodoro is editor in chief of design and home content for St. Louis Magazine. She edits the weekly Design + Home newsletter and hosts the monthly House of Lou podcast, in addition to contributing print stories to the magazine. Veronica is a graduate of the Columbia Journalism School in New York City and Saint Mary’s College in South Bend, Indiana. In her spare time, she likes to tend to her home, a 150-plus-old Italianate in the historic Central West End neighborhood.
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Feb 12, 2025 | 
stlmag.com | Cara Downs
If you dream of living in a home with soaring, ten-foot ceilings you're not alone. Who isn't inclined to want all of that extra space, or the perception of that space? Do you know that you can achieve the expansiveness of high ceilings without lifting a hammer?
According to interior designer Emily Hall, an easy and inexpensive way to make a ceiling appear taller is to use drapery and curtains strategically.
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Feb 5, 2025 | 
stlmag.com | Cara Downs
The ceiling, or the fifth wall, as it’s referred to in design circles, is a decorators’ best-kept secret. “Personally, I abhor statement walls, unless the statement wall is the ceiling,” says designer Joni Spear. “When you paper the ceiling, it automatically brings your eye up and adds architecture and dimension to any space.”
Some rooms, more than others, lend themselves to wallpapered ceilings.
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Feb 4, 2025 | 
stlmag.com | Cara Downs
Bloomin’ Buckets
Are you looking for bouquets in an assortment of styles, flowers for a wedding or special event? How about a monthly subscription? Look no further than Bloomin’ Buckets, located off of Manchester Road in Rock Hill.
Blooms in Yellow
Located in the Old Webster Business District, this shop serves up fresh florals for every occasion. Owner Kelly Smith worked as a nurse for 20 years before deciding to turn her passion for flowers into a business.
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Jan 30, 2025 | 
stlmag.com | Cara Downs
“Electrical, plumbing, floors, walls, windows… You name it, we had to fix it,” says Danielle Kalish.
In 2021, when Kalish and her husband, Powell, bought a Georgian Colonial in a University City neighborhood, they knew they were signing up for a project. But they had no idea what awaited them.
“When you take apart one of these old houses, you just never know what it’s going to take to put it back together—but a lot of time and money are a given,” she says.
