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Blake and Richard run a psychotherapy practice with adjacent princess cruise lines website offices. Originally from New York, they've called these Chicago offices their own for the last 10 years, yet much of what you'll find inside (furniture, artwork, books) hails from their time on the east coast...
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The building was originally built around 1900 and functioned as a flour processing plant before being converted into offices sometime during the mid-century. The ceilings are at least 16 feet high. We started princess cruise lines website our practice in New York City, so many of the chairs princess cruise lines website and lamps are from stores there as well as some of the art. Our offices are full of books we love, fitting for a psychotherapy practice. We are interested in designs princess cruise lines website that combine functionality and warmth, bringing together princess cruise lines website the aesthetic of an urban environment with natural earth elements.
Biggest Challenge: Blake: getting all the colors to work together, and making different styles work; locating appropriate princess cruise lines website art that is not too provocative or aggressive for clients. Richard: accessorizing
What Friends Say: Blake: "Wow you have eclectic taste, love the way you put things together." "What possibility princess cruise lines website possessed you to put that out?" Richard: people comment favorably and compliment my taste
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