When designer Kathy Israel first sits down with a client, her top priority is getting a clear picture of how the family lives before devising a plan that fits their lifestyle and day-to-day needs. As owner and principal of the award-winning Accent on Cabinets Design Group, whose client list stretches nationwide, she passionately believes that the little things can turn an ordinary project into something spectacular.

If Beatrix Potter’s charming characters from the English countryside were to vacation in the United States, they would undoubtedly make a stop in Lauren Knight’s University City garden.

When working with a smaller space, an office, apartment or even your very own tiny home, it can seem difficult to add plants into the mix. But with some careful planning, you can transform your space into the plant haven of your dreams.

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Celebrate the lush beauty of blooming cherry trees (sakura) by sipping sake. Specialists will be on hand to guide your sake sampling adventure. Attendees will receive a keepsake tasting cup and will have the rare opportunity to explore the Japanese Garden's Teahouse Island. Seven samples are included with admission. Additional sake and traditional Japanese cuisine will be available for purchase.

For guests age 21 and older. 

April 5, 2024

5:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Missouri Botanical Garden

    Delivering a cleverly modern, crisp redesign to a mid-century kitchen in Sappington allows utmost efficiency in its confined space, verifies Chelsea Smith, founder and principal interior designer of Chelsea Design Company. “I’d dreamed of ways I wanted my home to better function for my family of four. I’d even envisioned details. But I had no idea how to make that happen,” recalls homeowner Sara Hellwege. “Chelsea and her assistant, Christopher, made the picture in my mind come to life. What’s more, they helped me refine my vision and added things I hadn’t even considered.”

Organizing spaces on the smaller side can seem daunting. That was how the homeowners, a married couple, of this Town and Country home felt when they first purchased their small house in 2016. “We knew it would be a lot of work,” says the wife. “There was no pantry, the laundry room was small and there wasn’t any storage in the kitchen. We loved the property and footprint of the house, but we knew we’d need some help.”