Positively Fascinating; the Schweickher - Langsdorf House

by Mauverneen



Living room of the Schweickher-Langsdorf House.
The ceil­ing is heavy re-sawn Dou­glas fir columns/beams between pan­els of clear-aged red­wood boards. 
A plat­form couch lined with col­or­ful pil­lows runs beneath one of Martyl Langsdorf's paintings.

Hidden away down a gravel drive in bustling Schaumburg, IL lies an architectural masterpiece.  Built in 1937-38 by an up and coming young architect named Paul Schweikher (1903-1997), the house is on the National Register of Historic Places and was recently recognized by the American Institute of

POSITIVELY AUTUMN'S GLORY

by Mauverneen

Autumn is my favorite time of year. I don’t know anyone who doesn’t enjoy this gloriously colored season.  I had a friend who once said she would like to work her way down from Maine to Florida during the fall, just to be able to make the season last longer.