Design STL September/October 2018

During the decade of my life that was defined by apartment living, I could have used the smart space-saving techniques offered in this month’s issue.

Lisa Davis is responsible for the selection and styling of everything you see in KDR Designer Showrooms.

Photographer Sofi Seck founded the company that sells authentic African basketry and jewelry.

We reached out to four writers with one pressing question: Does your house match your clothes?

Earlier this summer, Design STL put out a call to our readers for photos of the most beautiful homes in St. Louis. We chatted with Meghan Putnam, the photographer behind the winning entry.

Home chargers can be installed indoors or out—on everything from brick to metal surfaces—and all take similar form: wall-mounted with a charging cable that resembles a fuel hose.

The annual cover story gives me the opportunity to do what I love most: report and write about houses whose beauty and history pique my interest.

The development in St. Louis’ Midtown Alley will offer amenities that have been largely absent from the area.

However you define beauty, we’re pretty certain you’ll agree that the following 10 properties merit a place in our annual portfolio of the region’s most beautiful properties.

“Wood’s a humbling medium; you can do everything right and it’ll still split or twist,” says Ryan Johnson.