The White House of the Midwest

Oh, Naperville. Close to Chicago, yet oh so far from my price range. Take this craftsman style beauty, for instance. Honestly -- those pillars? That white? I can't handle the regality of it all.

Well, except for the master suite, of course, as it's a bit of a snooze-fest. Don't worry; I'll be changing that in a snap!

Let's switch out the matchy-matchy furniture and boxy headboard for something more worthy of this home's charm... say, a canopy bed? Much, much better. I'd add a lovely Victorian-inspired bird duvet for some added femininity and a masculine Colette bench for the bed's footer.

Next, we'll add a patterned laser cut runner underneath the bench, coordinated with a damask paneled curtain. To reflect all of the accents and textures, I'd hang a trio of antique hand mirrors in the room's corner.

Of course, every great room needs a touch of symmetry, so I'd pair a set of Tessa nightstands with traditional table lamps on either side of the canopy bed.

A touch Parisian, no? Ahh... we'll always have Naperville.

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