For those of you who have been following along on Instagram in April, you may have noticed us installing a dramatic, jungle themed nursery for a lucky little guy. We (and the client) are ecstatic with how it’s turned out….but what you aren’t seeing, is the magical bedroom belonging to this baby’s soon-to-be Big Brother!  Our River North Residence project was recently featured in the Spring 2023 issue of Design Chicago Magazine. And while you got a glimpse into this beautiful home – we are excited to share this special space we made for their 4 year old son.    A cust ..read more

We are thrilled to share that one of our largest projects was recently featured in an 8 page spread in Design Chicago Magazine’s Spring 2023 issue! This project is near and dear to OI as this stunning home belongs to one of our most loyal and supportive repeat clients. Spanning 8,000 sf over 4 levels, the River North Residence was a complete gut renovation and furnishings project that lasted 15 months. Now that this publication has dropped, we look forward to taking you through this incredible home over the coming weeks. The post River North Residence – Design Chicago Article appeared fir ..read more

Country Kitchen with Downtown Style We love a good Before & After as much as the next person, but this Kitchen transformation took things to a new level. While a lot of our work leans more modern comfortable and our office is located in the heart of downtown, we met this client, saw her Kitchen, and had to put an OI twist on country Kitchen design! Before: This empty-nester couple had purchased a beautiful old farmhouse originally built in 1861. Over the years, they sourced and inherited an impressive collection of antique furnishings and other vintage collectibles. The character of this ..read more

Reimagining the St. Regis Last year, Outline Interiors had the pleasure of designing and renovating one of the first condos purchased at The Residences at the St. Regis. We loved reimagining this space for a couple of dream clients looking to downsize. This project allowed us to play with color and strategize a re-work of the layout to create a sleek backdrop for the client’s extensive art collection and allow optimal storage. To compliment the client’s eclectic artwork and decor, as well as the stunning east and south views from the 22nd floor, we decided to go with blue tones, airy material ..read more

Welcome to the Brand New Outline Interiors Blog! Whether you’ve been following along since 2015 or you’re brand new to the OI family, we are so glad you’re here. You might remember that last month we launched our brand new site and branding — so we thought now would also be a great time to launch our new OI blog! First things first, a little background on Outline Interiors: We are a small and mighty team of 6, led by founder and principal designer Laura Tribbett. We design out of our gorgeous studio in Chicago’s industrial West Loop neighborhood, though we love to travel nationally for our pro ..read more

Featured in The Wall Street Journal I get it now. I really get it. THIS is why people hire us. Coming through the other side of designing and managing my own full loft gut renovation (while pregnant, subsequently giving birth, all while having “real clients”) – I have doubled down on my conviction that what we do as interior designers adds tremendous value. But let’s step back – I want to tell the whole story from the beginning. In 2017, my then-fiance (now, husband) Charlie and I started scouring Chicago for our perfect first home to purchase. We had both moved to Chicago from New York in 201 ..read more

When I purchased my condo, I had to start from scratch with furniture. After hours upon hours of internet searching, I had narrowed my choices down to approximately 80 couches, 25 beds and 40 different options for counter stools. At this point, I realized that I needed help. After another extensive internet search, this time for interior designers, I found Outline Interiors. I loved Laura’s previous projects, so I contacted her and started the process of creating my dream space. Laura listened to my ideas, took my budget into consideration and did what I found impossible; she narrowed my c ..read more

When you live in your home for over 20 years, it can be such a game changer to spruce up your bathrooms to make it feel new! That’s exactly what these lovely clients wanted to do, and we were so excited to start their home renovation by taking their bathrooms from outdated + dreary to elevated + luxe.         Our clients brought us a vision that we were so excited about! They wanted to upgrade both their upstairs + downstairs bathrooms to feel more luxe and clean, and have a hospitality vibe to them. We decided to use a black + white palette for both bathrooms so th ..read more

If you follow along on our insta stories, you’ve probably seen some behind-the-scenes of our OI photoshoots. Photoshoots can be some of the craziest + rewarding days. We think anyone who has entered the world of Interior Design is always surprised by how much work goes into getting just the right shot and really telling the story of the home and the design, so we thought we would take today to show you everything that happens to get the perfect photo!   Step 1: Home Walk-Through A day or two before the photoshoot, the OI team heads to the home to conduct a walk-through of all the spaces ..read more

Whenever anyone is in the process of buying a house, we always recommend bringing a designer in as early as possible — which is exactly what these awesome clients did! It makes the whole transition streamlined from the beginning, and is a great way to set a cohesive design vision to make your new house feel like your home. For this project, our clients had recently purchased a home that had a lot of vintage charm — but it wasn’t exactly functional, and that “charm” definitely was super dated. It was time for a gut kitchen renovation to open up and brighten the space, and design it to reflect o ..read more