House at a GlanceWho lives here: Mika Wegner Avni, husband Danny Avni and their daughters, Ella, 8, Alma, 6, and Abigail, 1Location: North Center neighborhood of ChicagoSize: 3,000 square feet (279 square meters); five bedrooms, 3½ bathsAs a residential interior designer, Mika Wegner Avni has been renovating other people’s homes for more than five years. “As I was helping them make their dreams come true, I felt it was time to make ours come true too — to design the home that we’ve always wanted, based on our taste and needs,” she says.In 2016, Mika and husband Danny Avni, who works at a tech company, were living in a condo in Chicago’s North Center neighborhood when they decided to purchase and renovate a two-flat brick building a couple of blocks away and convert it to a single-family home. “As our family grew, we knew we needed a larger home,” Mika says. “Since we had lived in apartments, we always wanted a single-family home with a nice backyard for the kids to run around. We also wanted to stay in North Center.”White Dove wall paint: Benjamin Moore; Laceyville bar stools: AllModern; Acevedo coffee table: AllModern; Astor sectional: Joybird; Bosphorus tribal crosshatch medallio...
Blue paint picks for dining rooms (clockwise from top left): 1. Misty Surf 740E-2, Behr2. Sky's the Limit KM3803-1, Kelly-Moore3. Chambray Blue 029-2, Mythic Paint4. Debonair 23-3, Pratt & Lambert5. Cool Aqua 2056-40, Benjamin Moore6. Crystal Lake 353-4, Pittsburgh Paints7. Leisure Blue SW6515, Sherwin-Williams8. Mystified 4011-8, Valspar
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