Christa and Dave Guilbeault’s home was roof-to-foundation traditional when mother-and-daughter design team Shirley Strom and Katie Marvin of S&K Interiors first set eyes on it last spring. And then the Glen Carbon, IL, couple proposed a lower-level redesign that was right up the designers’ alley.

Following World War II, the television set procured a place of honor in most American family rooms. The original cathode ray tube (CRT) set, though luxuriously expensive enough to warrant a prime location in any den, was an eyesore of protruding antennae and exposed wire. And though TVs have certainly become sleeker—and for some, sexier—since then, the same in-your-face nature of the things still plague those wanting the focal point of their interiors to be something besides a hulking square of plastic, wire and glass.

It’s time to break the bedroom rules by scrapping the serene color schemes for a bright, bold look. Homeowners need not fear color when it comes to their private space. Choose a color you love and your bedroom will forever be your sanctuary.

ONE: Teen bedroom, by Heidi Dripps Design Services. Photography by Whitney Wasson. 

TWO: Cheery yellow bedroom, by JMA Interior Design. Photography by Ron Rosenzweig.

St. Louis University School of Law, St. Louis, MO
Photography by Sam Fentress
Saint Louis University’s new School of Law transformed a nondescript 1960s building into a contemporary, state-of-the-art landmark. Strategically located steps away from the City’s Civil Courts and Thomas F. Eagleton United States Courthouse in downtown St. Louis, the redevelopment takes advantage of the interaction between the law school and the downtown community.

For our April color and technology issue, we asked local design and tech professionals their opinion on turntables. Do you still rock out to the old vinyls? Or are these age-old players a thing of the past?

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“We’ve sold more turntables last year than in any prior year. Mostly to younger people!” David Young, The Sound Room.

Give additional light while adding decorative flair to a space with a table lamp.

1. Nova table lamp, available at West Elm.

2. Blue hammered glass table lamp, by Dimond, available at Holt Lighting Depot. 

3. Marietta table lamp, by Gabby Home, available at Summer Classics.

4. Bennett table lamp, available at Amini’s.