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10 TRENDS | In Local Design Team Talent



LOCAL DESIGN TALENT READY TO HELP THIS SPRING

Local design experts help to bring your personality into your home and unique spaces while maintaining function and beauty. A designer will listen carefully and help to create a place that mirrors who you are as an individual and as a family, making your home a place of comfort.

#1 | Catherine Sanzeri and Team

West DuPage Cabinet & Granite

BATAVIA–West DuPage Cabinets and Granite is family owned, providing superior craftsmanship at unbeatable prices and guarantees you will love your newly custom designed space. From kitchens and baths to closets or your home office, Catherine Sanzeri will help you schedule your design and create the space of your dreams.


#2 | Steven and Alison M. Poteracki

Studio 1 Architects

GLEN ELLYN–Steven and Alison M. Poteracki are a husband and wife architectural design team with decades of experience creating additions and designing new homes by combining modern lifestyle with traditional and modern forms pulling together budget, style, and flow.


#3 | Kelly Sopel and Bobby Hanson

Trim Tech Designs

NAPERVILLE–Best Friends, Kelly Sopel and Bobby Hanson specialize in custom cabinetry work for residential and commercial spaces from custom cabinet doors to complete kitchen organization designs, they create beautiful pieces that stand the test of time. They help define exactly what is your style by bringing together multiple elements that add up to one, cohesive picture. www.trimtechdesigns.com


#4 | Mike and Shelly Davenport

Davenport Architects

DOWNERS GROVE–Mike and Shelly Davenport are a husband and wife team with a commitment to deliver value: fresh ideas, insight, creative problem solving, and bring the experience necessary to complete projects within your budget. As a full service architectural firm they believe the design should weave into the architectural fabric of the community as well as their client’s personality.


#5 | Tim and Lauren Berneche

Berneche 2 Architecture

GLEN ELLYN–Specializing in both residential and commercial project types, husband and wife Tim and Lauren Berneche own Berneche2 Architecture. They carefully listen to and analyze how you live, work, and play, and then create design solutions tailored to your situation and build it sustainably.


#6 | Jonathan and Amanda Arnold

Planit Landscape Perspectives

LISLE–Jonathan and Amanda Arnold of PlanIt Landscape Perspectives share a goal to advocate for the land and educate every step of the way by providing exemplary service designing spaces to fit form, function and ecosystem. They will provide the tools to help you create, design and plant your landscape and help you see nature differently.


#7 | Chuck and Dawn Newman

Newman Architecture

NAPERVILLE–Chuck and Dawn Newman are a part of a team of skilled and experienced staff that have been honored with industry awards, gained membership into prestigious design associations, received certification for “green” design, launched community service efforts, and served on community boards and committees. Newman Architecture shapes spaces and structures that help people relate and interact, learn and grow, achieve and succeed.


#8 | The Milestone Family

Milestone Cabinetry & Interiors

OSWEGO–From compelling kitchen remodels and bathroom designs to sophistication beyond functional storage space, The Milestone Family delivers the aesthetics to match your individual taste and personality. Designs include Smart Home remodeling with all the gadgets, lighting and automation as well as custom traditional flare. They work with you to build your dream! www.milestonecabinet.com


#9 | Kristie Sandoval and Team

Alaric Designs

ST. CHARLES–Principal designer, Kristie Sandoval of Alaric Designs can help create spaces that stand out from the crowd, start a conversation, and open the imagination. Bringing over 20 years of experience,

Kristie brings an extensive knowledge of materials and products and provides the expertise and the creativity that every home project needs.


#10 | Shannon Peppeard

Peppeard Design

ST. CHARLES–Principal Designer and owner, Shannon Peppeard, has been operating her interior design business since 2006. Shannon leads a team of talented designers and oversees all design projects– making sure the design is a reflection of the client while incorporating a timeless classic aesthetic.
















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