Glittering Gold Transformed This Chicago Apartment into a Holiday Wonderland

Kristan Lieb

updated Dec 16, 2019

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Roscoe Village, Chicago, Illinois

Style

Glam

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Square feet

1000

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1000

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Name: Revae Schneider and her dog, Bogey
Location: Roscoe Village — Chicago, Illinois
Size: 1,000 square feet
Years lived in: Rented

This holiday decor house tour originally published several years ago, but it’s such a beautiful example of a classy, elegant look that we like to rerun it for inspiration and ideas every year! At the time of her tour, Revae Schneider loved getting into the Christmas spirit in all the classiest ways. There were no multicolored Christmas lights in the apartment she shared with her dog Bogey (who has since passed away, sadly)—her color scheme was strictly white and gold with roses all over.

Credit: Kristan Lieb

An entrepreneur, she founded RS Collective–a “Chicago-based consulting company specializing in interactive mixology classes, cocktail recipe development, and more” in 2011 and more recently, Mahalo Vibes, a creative and social media consulting firm. Since cocktails play a role in her career, she had over 350 bottles of booze around this apartment, which she housed on antique bar carts, some of which she restored herself.

At the time of this tour’s publication, Revae had a fascination with Paris, which you could see all over her space. There are French sayings, as well as books from Parisian fashion houses. Whimsical no matter the season, fresh and preserved flowers mingle with glints of metallic gold in a home tour that’s easily one of Apartment Therapy’s favorites throughout the years.

Credit: Kristan Lieb

Apartment Therapy Survey:

My Style: Paris Chic

Inspiration: I’d like to think when I come home that I’m transporting myself into what will eventually be my apartment in France.

Favorite Element: I love that I’ve had a hand in finding everything: various antique markets, Craigslist, and refurbishing a lot of it—and all of the antique glassware!

Biggest Challenge: Finding enough space to hold a business and a home in one!

Credit: Kristan Lieb

What Friends Say: It’s like you live in a Pinterest Board! It’s glamorous and feminine, sometimes I don’t know if I can sit down!

Biggest Embarrassment: The kitchen backsplash (not my choice since I rent)

Proudest DIY: My 1920s bar cart. I originally got it for someone I was seeing and things went south before it was finished, but I worked so hard on it and it works really well in the space now as our whiskey cart.

Biggest Indulgence: Original artwork

Best Advice: Go slow, keep your eyes open in really random places, and have fun!

Dream Sources: Milo Baughman and Jonathan Adler