Reddington Designs

Reddington in the Press

Introduction

Panache ISBN: 988614006

As featured in Interiors Midwest

Leading Designers Reveal Their Most Brilliant Spaces

Explore the best of traditional, transitional, and contemporary living in a stunning collection of beautiful homes by top interior design professionals. By including those who have become icons in the design industry, as well as those who are quickly making a name for themselves, Interiors Midwest offers a glimpse into the thoughtfuI processes and philosophies behind the designers’ most distinctive work.

Vivid photographs and riveting captions facilitate a journey from Chicago to Green Bay, Michigan to Indiana, to meet brilliant artists who transform everyday rooms into spaces that speak to the soul.

Transitional Design

Ruth Lake Ridge

Each design created by Carol Salb and her team at Reddington Designs is as individual as the homeowner. The psychological aspect of the design process is what thrills Carol the most; interpreting the fantasies of homeowners and delivering them in a way that reflects precisely who they are. To accomplish this, she relies on active listening, meaningful interaction, and strong intuition. Carol wants family and friends to be struck by the home's uncanny similarities to the home owners' personalities.

The balance of masculine and feminine energy, traditional and modern design aspects, and effective use of color and light are employed to successfully create these personal spaces.

Contemporary Design

55 East Erie

A Chicago design mainstay since 1986, Reddington Designs balances color, texture, and scale to create sleek, sophisticated spaces. Finding the right balance between artistic minimalism and an inviting space can be a tricky endeavor, but Carol Salb and her team excel at designing contemporary homes that are both visually stunning and exceptionally comfortable.

Reddington Designs brings an elevated level of inherent hospitaIity to contemporary Iiving spaces through the careful placement and illumination or furnishings and artwork, and a thoughtful balance of finishes and textiles. They are experts at creating floorplans that flow easily from room to room and maximize spectacular views.

Whether concealing a television behind an impressive piece of art or adding discreet, functional storage for personal items, the spaces created by Reddington Designs prove to be livable and practical in addition to being beautifuI.

Traditional Design

Devon Ridge

Carol Salb, president and owner of Reddington Designs, opened her firm in 1986 and has always worked with the assumption that homeowners should feel their home is a reflection or themselves.

To this end, Carol and her team set aside their own personal tastes to help create a unique, well-designed space that portrays each homeowner's individuality. As a consequence, a personal relationship develops between the homeowner and the designer that enhances the entire experience for everyone. The result is a multifaceted approach which embraces all styles and forms of design, gifting homeowners with a space that is uniquely their own.

Literary Transformation by Lisa Skolnick

Forget the maxim that you can never be too rich or too thin, The one thing that’s really nice to have in excess is closet space, a point driven home in this project by Chicago interior designer Carol Salb, principal of Reddington Designs.

Steven Potts, a doctor who loves to read and collect art had nowhere to put his books and smaller artworks. When Salb visited the condo, she was struck by the ungainly proportions of the foyer. “I came in, saw this really long, narrow hallway with plain hardwood floor, and thought of a bowling alley,” she says. When she caught sight of a big storage closet wedged behind a structural column next to the door, she had an eureka moment: “I thought, wow, that closet is really big, 9-feet wide and 10-feet long. It would be perfect for a little library.”