Jonathan Solomon and Meg Gustafson stand in kitchen of their postmodern pomo renovation of 19th century Uptown Chicago home with dark green cabinets, white countertops and backsplash, red painted steel I-beam, long brass pendant lamps, light green walls, shelves, and cabinets, light wood floors, and black metal fireplace framed in white venetian plaster.

The Deep Dive: Steel-ing Home

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The Corcoran Group
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The couple relied on architect Keefer Dunn for structural changes, like the bright red I-beam that runs next to original wooden ceiling coffers and nods to Mies van der Rohe’s Chicago work.