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Veronica Theodoro

St. Louis

Editor-in-Chief, Design STL at St. Louis Magazine

Articles

  • 3 days ago | stlmag.com | Veronica Theodoro

    When it comes to furnishing your home, invest in a quality sofa or sectional. That’s the unanimous advice from four interior designers who emphasize its daily use and central role in both comfort and aesthetics. “It’s often the cornerstone of everyday life,” says Rebekah Moore Murphy of Murphy & Moore Design. Top-tier sofas feature eight-way, hand-tied springs and kiln-dried hardwood frames—hallmarks of durability, according to Joni Spear of Joni Spear Interior Design.

  • 1 week ago | stlmag.com | Veronica Theodoro

    In the hours following the EF-3–category tornado on May 16, I realized how ill-prepared I was to deal with the aftermath of a natural disaster. I have plenty of “stuff” around the house, but I lacked many of the essentials that I needed during the first 24 hours. After taking into account the supplies that I relied on most, I compiled a list of the necessities I plan to keep in my basement for future emergencies. That said, I hope to never have the need for them.

  • 2 weeks ago | stlmag.com | Veronica Theodoro

    Sisters Maggie Kidd and Annie Genovese, with artist and co-founder John O’Hara, have been reimagining vintage furniture since launching Forsyth ten years ago from an unassuming warehouse building in Creve Coeur. Their creative interpretations–think an Eero Saarinen Womb Chair upholstered in Texas Sheepskin and a Biedermeier walnut sofa dressed in Beata Heuman’s “Florentine Flowers,” among many others, have garnered them a devoted, national following.

  • 2 weeks ago | stlmag.com | Veronica Theodoro

    Within hours after an EF-3-category tornado hit St. Louis, homeowners took to social media, scrambling to find local contractors available to help them with repair and recovery efforts in the aftermath of the storm. In the next days and weeks, the extent of the work will intensify, as St. Louisans grapple with the extent of the damage to their roofs, windows, landscaping, interiors and more.

  • 3 weeks ago | stlmag.com | Veronica Theodoro

    The Field House Museum, located at 634 South Broadway, is set to reopen to the public on Sunday, May 18. Built in 1845 in an area of the city known as “Walsh’s Row,” the house has been closed for more than two years following extensive water damage stemming from a burst pipe. Eugene Field, who was born in 1850, spent his childhood in the Greek Revival rowhouse.