Two ASID Illinois 2014 Interior Design Excellence Awards Go to Drury Design and Ginny Blasco Design Studio

A double award winner, in addition to the ASID 204 Design Excellence Award, the Burr Ridge kitchen remodel also won first place, medium kitchen category, in NKBA Midwests 2013 Design Visions Competition.

Also an ASID Illinois first place winner, the Glen Ellyn basement remodel project won the competitions singular space design category award.

For many years the ASID Illinois Chapter has recognized superior interior design as part of its annual Design Excellence Competition. ASID Illinois invites designers to submit their best work and compete in 24 different categories. Winners are selected by a distinguished panel of judges and are then honored at the Celebration of Design Awards gala.

The Drury Design team is honored to win our first ASID awards, Gail Drury said. Working in concert with Ginny, these projects illustrate how clients and designers can create custom living spaces.

Jim Drury, Drury Designs vice president, said the studio accepts the awards on behalf of its clients. Client-focused design is what sets Drury Design apart. Thanks to our clients, and their vision, weve been honored with awards that demonstrate the industrys appreciation for their projects and their investments. In 2014, Drury Design received two Best Of Houzz awards for Customer Satisfaction and Design from http://houzz.com. In 2013 and 2014, Trends selected Drury Design projects for inclusion in its Top 50 American kitchens awards.

Multi-Cook Kitchen Remodel in Burr Ridge

After making do with an undersized and underpowered 70s style kitchen for 20 years, the clients wanted a better workflow, space for entertaining, modern features, professional appliances, and room for two cooks.

Construction Design Details Moved dining room to extend into existing living room space Downsized the existing study and moved a non-load bearing wall Enlarged sunroom opening to let in more light and increase visibility Expanded the floorplan for more design options, including larger cooking and entertaining spaces Created two distinct work triangles Installed a new prep sink next to a second dishwasher

Interior Design Details A large mantle hood and vent with custom corbels, frames a Wolf 60 pro-style range. To compliment the homes traditional style, glass cabinets with X style mullions as accents add more traditional touches. The islands walnut cabinetry accents the backs of the glass door cabinets. Tile in the backsplash compliments the Calcutta gold marble island top.

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Need more space? Sunrooms by Additions Builders Brisbane dont just create a new room but a lifestyle feature for your home. A light, airy reading room, artist studio, library, toy room or indoor-outdoor dining sunrooms are the ultimate way to embrace that Brisbane lifestyle.

Are you getting the most from your verandah? What about a back deck, outdoor laundry or lean-to? You could be using your best space as storage space! Room enclosures unlock the full potential of your home, add much needed room and can really increase your resale value. Enclosing that unused space on a verandah or patio could be the best investment you ever make.Enclosing a Queenslander verandah?Dont worry, weve worked on some of the grandest verandahs anddecks in Wynnumand we make it our top priority to preserve the beauty of your home.

Warm in winter but more importantly, cool in summer, Additions Building sunrooms are designed to take on Brisbanes famous humidity and heat. Our specially designed sunrooms have insulated walls and rooves and features designed especially for your position and needs. Need to enclose a west facing verandah? Ask us about tinted windows and clever design for glare reduction. Want a sunroom with views? We can still protect you from the summer heat; you dont need to compromise when your sunroom is professionally designed by Additions.

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BUILDING PERMITS

Building construction permits over $10,000 in value that were approved in Boulder between Oct. 6, 2014 to Oct. 12, 2014. Listed below are: the case number; address; total project valuation; owner name; contractor (if applicable); and description.

PMT2014-00470 1023 Walnut St.; $9,715,624; Ten Eleven; J.E. Dunn Construction Co.; New construction for Eleventh and Pearl development including four-story mixed use commercial/office core and shell building with a single level basement automated automobile storage garage related to PMT2014-0468; see LUR2012-0008 and TEC2013-00059 and TEC2013-00084.

PMT2014-03105 2822 Cordry Court; $75,000; Mark Priester; Taylor-Made Construction Co.; Addition(s) to a single-family home. Scope of work includes a 516-square-foot addition for two new bedrooms, a sunroom, and a bathroom. Additional work includes a 168-square-foot rear porch. Total square footage of improvements is 684. Scope of works includes associated MEPs. Refer to PMT 2014-04063 for floodplain development permit.

PMT2014-03584 3182 Fifth St.; $725,000; 3185 Fifth; Field West Construction LLC; Single-family detached dwelling with 4,310 square feet of finished space, 125 square feet of unfinished space, 420 square feet of deck and porch, and 105 square feet of breezeway. Scope of work includes associated MEPs

PMT2014-03586 3182 Fifth St.; $50,000; 3185 Fifth; Field West Construction LLC; 463-square-foot detached garage. Scope of work includes associated electrical work. See PMT2014-03584 for main house.

PMT2014-03672 1437 Balsam Ave.; $550,000; Catherine Widmar; Burke Builders LLC; Addition and remodel to existing single-family dwelling. Scope of addition includes 1,036-square-foot second story "pop-top" and 354-square-foot first floor mud room and extension of dining room. Scope of remodel includes 1,016-square-foot first floor living room and dining reconfiguration, new stairs, and egress windows in basement. Rebuild of existing front porch, and all associated MEPs.

PMT2014-03780 970 Union Ave.; $325,628.82; David Yaffe; Construction of single-family residence over crawlspace with attached two-car garage, three bedroom, two and a half baths.

PMT2014-04019 2222 14th St.; $46,238.20; Young Womens; Silver Contracting LLC; Relocate existing interior walls and door to accomodate increased security. Replace three existing exterior doors with new storefront doors and hardware.

PMT2014-04052 2300 Kenwood Drive; $52,202.64; Daniel Gangwish; Addition (257 square feet) and remodel (158 square feet) to existing single-family dwelling. Scope of work also includes extension of existing attached garage (312 square feet) and new front porch (210 square feet). Includes associated electrical and mechanical work.

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Accountant, professor cites success from a beautiful backyard

(Editors note: The following is the sixth in an ongoing feature series on young professionals in the Olean area. In an era of declining populations and fewer job opportunities, the featured individuals have chosen this place as home, making their marks and forging success stories despite sometimes overwhelming odds. This feature: Bysiek CPA proprietor and St. Bonaventure University adjunct professor Ed Bysiek.)

ALLEGANY Life is tranquil for the Bysieks out on West Five Mile Road.

By Ed Bysieks definition, they have their own little world in the country. And thats just fine for his needs as a self-employed certified professional accountant. Last Friday afternoon, wearing flip-flops, khakis and a sharp purple golf shirt, Mr. Bysiek, 34, sat on his porch his home office, which moves inside to a butterfly-themed sunroom during winter and tended to business while enjoying the fresh fall foliage.

The 1997 Archbishop Walsh valedictorian hasnt moved too far. And thats a teaching point for his finance and accounting students at St. Bonaventure University.

Ill say that my Ive had every schooling and work experience within a 10-mile radius, which I think is the exception rather than the rule, said Mr. Bysiek, who earned a masters degree from Bonas in 2002. Ive been fortunate, in a sense, to be able to stay around here.

But why did I stay? Id say a combination of things. One is the familiarity of the place and family. I know what Im going to get from people here. Certainly other hometowns probably have that for people who have lived there, but this is my hometown.

The same could be said for his wife, Evelyn, 30, a 2002 graduate of Hinsdale Central School, he noted.

Despite the relative peace of the home office, however, Mr. Bysiek said his professional life can be testing. In addition to managing Bysiek CPA in its seventh year, he has taught two to three classes per semester in the SBU business school for eight years.

Before his interview with the Times Herald, Mr. Bysiek started his day with an audit report to the Olean Urban Renewal Agency then rushed back to Bonaventure to lecture an 8:30 a.m. class in the new William E. and Ann L. Swan Business Center, he said.

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By Michele Lerner October 16 at 5:30 AM

With the help of Rockville-based multiple-listing service MRIS, we compiled a list of some of the most expensive houses for sale in the Washington area.

The properties range from a $12.9million chateau set in the woods of McLean to a $3.99million estate in Great Falls modeled on Shirley Plantation on the James River. Other properties on the list include a 19th-century mansion and a sleek contemporary condo that is under construction.

801 Turkey Run Rd., McLean

$12.9 million

Agent: Deborah Shapiro and Michael Anastasia, TTR Sothebys International Realty

Inspired by the Chateau Chambord in France, this home more than 14,000 square feet rests on more than two acres surrounded by a forest. The estate has five bedrooms, seven full baths and four half baths. It also has a lower-level full bar and wine cellar in a grotto-like setting, an outdoor kitchen and entertaining space, a swimming pool and parking for five cars. To read more about this home, click here.

3120 Woodland Drive NW, Washington

$8.1 million

Agent: Marc Fleisher, Long & Foster Real Estate

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Agents: Daniel Hedaya and Cash Bernard, Platinum Properties, 212-825-0050: 6615 and 516-317-8279

Right-brainers need the right digs. Ideal for a designer, photographer, architect, painter or anyone who appreciates authentic loft living, this full-floor residence is actually two apartments in one, totaling 4,800 square feet. South-facing Apartment A has a darkroom, custom bookcases, one bedroom and two full bathrooms. Apartment B, looking north, is an open painters loft: windowed chefs kitchen, an office, more storage and walk-in closets, stacked washer/dryer, and two full bathrooms. No need to Sophies choice both are beautifully renovated, both have 50-foot walls of windows and both come with the asking price to live in or rent out as you please.

Agents: Maria A. Ryan and Cynthia Lane Fazio, Brown Harris Stevens, 718-399-4127 and 718-399-4153

Youve done something right in your career when your Westchester homes half-bathrooms outnumber most city dwellers total rooms. At this whopping 47-acre estate fun fact: thats the size of the Missouri State Penitentiary! there are four of them to go along with its seven full bathrooms and nine bedrooms. The prison similarities stop there, however, give the 1928 stone-and-shingle manors [meticulous craftwork] and amazing details throughout. Outside those stone walls lies gated and serene, park-like landscaping with walking/riding trails (horse stables, check), paddocks, a beautiful pool, guest and staff quarters (youll need them in droves) and multiple garages for those multiple cars of yours.

Agents: Stacey Sporn and Neal Sroka, Douglas Elliman, 914-273-1001 and 212-319-5845

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Agents: Denise LaChance and Betsey Margolies, Urban Compass, 917-834-6126 and 917-882-3182

Brokers arent hurting this UES townhouses feelings when they call it extraordinarily wide its quite comfortable in its 10,000-square-foot skin. Its got five levels to feed your fat fetish: On the garden floor, theres a 30-foot gallery leading to a sophisticated floor-to-ceiling windowed reception room (where the staff and security are squirreled away). On the 36-foot-wide parlor floor, slinky thyself up and down the impressive glass staircase to find the dining room and kitchen. The third floor has two bedrooms with an option for a third (a kiddie-friendly 300-square-foot terrace with hopscotch board). Floor No. 4 is home to the master suite, designed with spa-like luxury and serenity. And capping the joint, up on five, is a sunroom, three more bedrooms and a fully equipped gym.

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BUILDING PERMITS

PMT2013-05403 2227 Eighth St.; $32,000; Carlos Garcia; From the Ground Up Construction Inc.; Addition of approximately 152 square feet of floor area to existing single-family dwelling (please refer to HIS2013-00210. Two areas of in-fill one on east side and one on west side. Scope includes associated MEPs.

PMT2014-03591 1124 13th St.; $150,000; Gary Cook; Whitestone Construction Services; Tenant interior remodel of existing restaurant for new Illegal Pete's location. Scope includes remodel of bathrooms, kitchen, bar, and dining area. Includes installation of a Type I hood. (Hood suppression system by separate permit)

PMT2014-03686 929 Pearl St.; $427,616; West Pearl; Faurot Construction Inc; Tenant improvement and interior remodel to create shared office space on second and third levels of existing building and modifications at main entrance. Scope to include creation of new individual and common office space areas, renovation of bathrooms and break rooms, and renovation of existing patio finishes. Existing stair from patio to restaurant space on first level will be infilled. Scope includes associated MEPs. Project is to be run in two phases, with restrooms and common amenities as Phase 1 and office space finishes as Phase 2. Modifications of the windows and doors on the west wall not approved as part of the scope of work.

PMT2014-03790 2465 Glenwood Drive; $34,686; Gregory and Megan Daughtry; Detached studio that is 269 square feet. Scope of work includes associated electrical work. Service upgrade to the house by separate permit.

PMT2014-03916 2615 Pine St.; $370,000; Richard Mizrahi; Bergerbuilt Construction; Demolish 45 percent of the exterior walls and removing the entire roof. Add foundation for the proposed attached two-car garage, use existing foundation and floor system and some of the existing exterior walls to create a two story building with a 2,391 square feet foot print. Total square footage to be 3,293 square feet with 912 square feet on second floor. OAU application to run concurrently under AUR2014-00017. Historic approval under HIS2014-00052.

PMT2014-04086 2108 55th St.; $47,648.64; Flatiron Investment; Quinlan Construction Inc.; Tenant interior remodel of technical office space. Scope includes addition of RTU, reconfiguration of office space, removal of two bathrooms, and addition of breakroom. Includes associated MEPs.

PMT2014-04180 345 S. 36th St.; $54,000; Judith Waller; Melton Construction Inc.; Addition (162 square feet) and remodel (182 square feet) of existing single-family dwelling. Scope of work includes total tear off and reroof, and all associated MEPs.

PMT2014-04232 1423 Quince Ave.; $155,068; Joe Wilhelmy; Genre Homes; This is a building permit application for a remodel and addition to a single-family dwelling home (288 square feet of addition and 1,596 square feet of remodel). Scope of work includes associated MEPs.

PMT2014-04253 607 S. Broadway, Unit D; $85,344.00; Table Mesa; Interior tenant finish of Art Cleaners store. Scope includes new separation wall between customer service area and work area, upgrade of existing bath for accessibility, a new RTU, and electrical and finish upgrades.

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Anyone who has lived in the area for a few years and passed the corner of Queens and Sharon will recall the house across from Myers Park Baptist Church a genteel beauty that had fallen on hard times. The overgrown yard was choked with ivy and the house looked lets just say it haunted.

When Margy and Walt Pettit bought the home last year, they became guardians of its history. Margy learned all she could about the red-brick Tudor Revival, listed on the National Historic Register as the Albro House. Two years after it was built in 1926, it was partially destroyed by fire and rebuilt.

Since then, nothing save for one coat of paint had been added or changed. The house had been in the same family from 1929 until 2008, when the reclusive owner died.

The original hardware was still on the doors. The original terrazzo floor was (and is) in the sunroom. Even the servants bathroom and a coal furnace remained in the basement. So did some coal.

The plumbing and electricity were positively state-of-the-art for the 1920s. Remarkably unaltered is how the Blast for the Past Historic Charlotte Preservation Award submission charitably describes the house as the Pettits found it.

Yet they were undaunted. We loved it as it was, says Margy.

The Pettits hired an architect and contractor who loved the house, too. Jack Rorick, a Myers Park resident who served as general contractor, calls the Pettits brave for taking on the massive restoration. Allen Brooks of ALB Architecture says the house, like any great work of art, speaks for itself.

Despite the houses ramshackle appearance, a structural report indicated it was sound except for the roof. Rorick painstakingly took the tile roof off, shored it up and put it back on, tile by original tile. He estimates 85 percent of the tiles are original.

Brooks wrote in the application for the Historic Charlotte Preservation Award (to be presented Oct. 15), Great economic burden was expended toward the purpose of completely dismantling (the) red clay tile roof and reinstalling with new guttering. Judges agreed and awarded the team the residential preservation excellence award.

The Pettits, who have two grown children, had long been aware of the house, but they werent even contemplating a move. Then a friend told Margy the price had dropped for the fourth time and Margy thought it was time to take a look. Walt agreed.

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