Name: Anthony Almaguer & Steven Burgert
Location: Streeterville — Chicago, Illinois
Size: 950 square feet
Years lived in: 4 — owned
When we got a sneak peek into Steven and Anthony's downtown Chicago apartment a few weeks ago, I was definitely intrigued. After the sample photos, I wanted to see the rest of what the couple describe as a "modern yet organic city dwelling". Armed with my camera, I was invited in for a full house tour of their charming little urban oasis.
Steven and Anthony cite a love of nature as the inspiration for decorating this home and it is definitely evident. It is those touches of organic that create a beautiful juxtaposition in their modern, urban home. Here, in this modern high rise, off a bustling, noisy street near Michigan Avenue, sits a quiet, calming oasis.
When Steven and Anthony set out rehabbing the unit, it was their goal to make it feel like a vacation from their everyday stresses as the owners of I.D. Chicago. Mission accomplished! The pale palette and natural touches, not to mention a kitchen and bath to die for, are soothing and inviting. I can imagine that when these stylish fellows kick off their shoes at the end of the day, plop down on the sofa, and throw their feet up on the cork stools, they're able to forget all about the hustle of the world outside.
Apartment Therapy Survey:
Our Style: Eclectic modern
Inspiration: Modern classics with a rustic influence
Favorite Element: There are elements in each one of our rooms. My favorite piece is the large wood stump in our entrance. It really shows that we like to bring an organic feel to our space.
Biggest Challenge: To not bring everything home from our showroom.
What Friends Say: They LOVE the modern look juxtaposed with the organic, natural feel. They also love the small oddities that show up.
Biggest Embarrassment: We're not embarrassed about anything in our home.
Proudest DIY: When we bought the unit everything was outdated from the kitchen to the bathroom. We created a new layout for the kitchen, bathroom and provided a more open layout to the unit.
Biggest Indulgence: Hella Jongerious Beads and Pieces bowl. It's a beautiful piece with a great humanitarian principle.
Best Advice: LIVE WHO YOU ARE, make your home reflect who you are.
Dream Sources: I.D. Chicago - our showroom
Resources of Note:
ENTRY
- • Large wooden stump: (unknown)
• Beads and Pieces Bowl: Hella Jongerious
LIVING ROOM
- • Sofa: Bensen Canyon
• Drift console: Blu Dot
• Cork stools: Mooi
• Pawn stools: Gus
• Random Light: Mooi
• Eames bent ply wood chair
BEDROOM
- • Duffy London Chandelier canvas
Thanks, Anthony and Steven!
Images: Jason Loper
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lovely. i especially like the light that is in what looks like an amber glass block!
first house tour i've emjoyed in a while. very stylish.
Love it!
Is the tree in the bedroom real?
Very stylish apartment, without being sterile like some other houses. It still has a lot of character.
beautiful. i want to live here.
very elegant style achieved through neutrals.
I love the organic elements and the calming palette. Beautifully done, gentlemen!
is that a dog on the black chair next to the stump?
source for the hand shaped bathroom soap holder? this is really beautiful. a few green plants would be a nice addition, too
I hate vessel sinks, but theirs looks like it's a stylish extension of the wall. The entire apt is swoon-worthy!
Love the ornate silver frame in the bathroom against the taupe walls.
The chandelier canvas is very cool how it looks lit up
love your kitchen. can you tell us the source of your cabinets? thank you!
calming . . . like a stylish boutique hotel.
It looks amazing! Very well done & chic. i wish there was a little more color, but thats just me. is that a skull and snake on top of books candelabra? looks pretty awesome!
I love love love the chandelier/light over the bed. Fantastic. The flow of your place is lovely. So light and what I think is the perfect amount of colour and interesting articles placed throughout. Very, very gorgeous!
I fell in love with that chancelier print when I saw it the first time, I'm so glad you posted a link of where you got it!
really really f-ing nice.
Absolutely, positively perfect. Hubs concurs. This is the first AT house tour I have ever bookmarked.
We are retired, living in the Texas burbs, and hoping to downsize soon into a modern flat in a more urban setting, probably back in DC where we used to live.
Anthony and Steven, hope you don't mind if we steal your ideas and use your condo as a template for us.
BRAVO!
Very nice home...is the kitchen Ikea? Love the soap holder in the bathroom as well as that beautiful mirror!
I have a thing for nice lighting and expensive furniture too . . .
Does anyone think this space looks a little too perfect - like no one lives here? I often feel that about my own place and wish I could change it. I've tried adding wooden elements and natural fibers to help warm up my space, but it still feels like a showroom. And I see that Anthony and Steven have done this as well, but just like my space, their space doesn't feel any more human.
Anyway, to me this house is cold. I hope this comment isn't taken negatively. Feedback would be really helpful to me since I feel the same way about my own space.
what a stunningly gorgeous home! LOVE the art in the bedroom!
Where is the art piece in the bedroom from?
i LOVE that couch! It looks chic yet oh so comfortable! The only thing I don't like is the wall color in the bathroom; I think it too closely matches the tile. Other than that? Perfection! -Lindsay, indigo-meets-violet.blogspot.com
This place is like the kind of person who, when asked about their flaws in a job interview, would say "my biggest flaw is that I'm perfect and make others jealous...":)
I love the ornate mirror in the bathroom. Is that a medicine cabinet? I looked everywhere for a beautifully framed med cabinet, but I couldn't find something as cool as that.
Love,love,love your home!...and the soapdish!
I love the drama behind the headboard--high impact. Also, Random Light and Nelson Bubble? Yes, please.
Guys....i am in love with your home...it is perfect...love the lamp in the bedroom....and the mirror in the bathroom.....the apt. is just stunning...wow....check out my apt. andrew's parisian remix...i was featured this month from Toronto.....love your home.... :-)
Absolutely love this place! You guys have impeccable taste. Where'd you get the multi-colored skins on the chairs? Really love them! The whole place looks beautiful and calming.
One of the best homes on AT ...ever.
Classic, classy and beautiful space.
where did you get your bathroom sink?
I think that the neutral wall colors are very pleasing...there's enough variation to keep it interesting. 'Lots of nice natural pieces that give a good "feel". I especially like the bathroom floor and the linen-looking pillows on the sofa. It looks like an inviting and comfortable home...very soothing.
Love the open shelves in the kitchen. How are they affixed to the walls? Who makes them. What a nice, streamlined look.
I want to go to there.
very inspiring! I like the fact that you made this fantastic place but also helped the earth. :)
Pristine! Does anyone actually live there? I love the calmness of it but it needs some plants or some sign of life, I mean isn't organic about living things?Also some "things", some pictures that are not necessarily "Art". It's beautiful,but it's "flat" and I'd be afraid to sit anywhere for fear of causing a wrinkle or touch anything for fear of leaving a fingerprint!!!!!
The art piece in the bedroom is from Duffy London, the link is right below the "bedroom" header. Do pay attention :P
(failing that, googling "chandelier canvas" does the trick too)
Love it!!! Well done Anthony and Steven. I imagine your coming home and relaxing while your eyes gaze across the wonderful tactile and organic pieces you have spread across your modern place and smiling. Beautiful mix of eye-catching pieces. :D
I think it's beautiful!
If my old place in a Michigan Ave. high-rise looked like this, I'd never have left Chicago!
Yeah, it could use some more "personalization"-- framed photos, the reading-material-of-the-moment on the bedroom end table, maybe one of the back sofa pillows not so equidistant from the others ?LOL!
But maybe the owners didn't want their photos out on the Web for all to see ... I dunno...
The bathroom is gorgeous! Anybody know anything about the flooring in that room? (Anthony or Steven -- some details, pretty pls?)
I was toying with the idea of using butler trays in the bedroom. But decided against it. In that bedroom though, they seem to really suit the space. Wonderfully done and very chic
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I've had homes that were all neutrals, and homes with rich juxtapositions of pattern and color, but one thing I've learned is that there must be SOME contrast. This place looks dead to me (all the dead wood and detached hands don't help matters.) Even the most dedicated neutralphiles should at the very least add some greenery for life and contrast. jmho...
I'm looking for that tray used in the bedroom. Does anyone know where to get it?
Tre Magnifique!! I love the mix of rustic and glamorous in just the right balance. The result is a home that is both luxurious and totally livable. I REALLY REALLY love it.
LOVE the bedroom! It's a perfect balance between feminine and masculine. I normally don't like green in the bedroom but you've changed my mind...
I'm typically not a fan of a ton of brown pieces but in your case, I'll make an exception.
Very calm and luxurious space! Well done...
love the chandelier canvas!!
What sort of material is the bathroom floor?