PRINTS of the LAKE.

RIGHT: A riot of color and texture in the upstairs lounge includes a sofa fabric inspired by Ghanaian prints (Jennifer Shorto) and a 1940s Scandinavian armchair in its original sheepskin upholstery. Architecture & Decoration ONCE UPON A TIME a shabby little inn sat in a copse just a block from the Lake Michigan shoreline. "There was this Alpine fairy-tale feel to the project", says Chicago-based designer Summer Thornton, whom the new owners hired to reinstate the inn's allure for seasonal visitors. [Extracted from the article]