--- title: "Imparfait Design Studio — Interior Designers & Decorators | Houzz" canonical_html_url: https://www.houzz.com/professionals/interior-designers-and-decorators/imparfait-design-studio-pfvwus-pf~1741394020 markdown_url: https://www.houzz.com/md/professionals/pf~1741394020.md entity_type: LocalBusiness business_name: "Imparfait Design Studio" category: ["Interior Designers & Decorators"] image: https://st.hzcdn.com/fimgs/cbf3b2700527060d_4647-w400-h400-b0-p0--.jpg address: "1235 North Marion Court, 1F, Chicago, Illinois 60622, United States" latitude: 41.9019 longitude: -87.6778 phone: "(773) 435-8126" website: http://imparfaitdesign.com rating: 0 review_count: 0 best_of_houzz_awards: 2 followers: 6 last_updated: 2026-08-19 --- # Imparfait Design Studio > Professional Interior Designers & Decorators Servicing Chicago, IL Original Houzz profile: [Imparfait Design Studio](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/interior-designers-and-decorators/imparfait-design-studio-pfvwus-pf~1741394020) ## Professional summary - **Primary category:** Interior Designers & Decorators - **Location:** Chicago, IL - **Serves:** Chicago, Cicero, Evanston, Oak Park, Glenview, Elk Grove Village, River Forest, Forest View, California, Coconut Grove, Colorado, Coral Gables, Florida, Miami, Michigan, Mill Valley - **Houzz rating:** 0.0 out of 5 (0 reviews) - **Best of Houzz:** 2 awards (2025–2026), for Design. ## About ### Houzz Badges - Houzz Pro Software User - 1,000 Ideabook Saves - References available - Published nationally - High-end ### Business highlights - High-end - References available - Published nationally Imparfait is a residential interior architecture, renovation and interior design firm that embraces the culture of hospitality, creating welcoming environments where people want to stay and linger, surrounded by exquisite details and vintage touches that add patina and warmth. We design elegant and comfortable homes integrating patinaed finishes, vintage furnishings, patterned motifs and more to create new stories for each home and the people who live there. The Imparfait team has 20 years of experience, so we know who we can trust as partners for your project, from architects to contractors and more. We can manage the project from inception to completion, acting as a client advocate with all project partners. Clients also seek our counsel when considering a new home. We can advise them pre-purchase on what is possible within the property’s framework, whether it be an existing home or a new build. Imparfait has completed projects across the country, including Chicago, Michigan, Colorado, California and Florida. ### Services Provided - Interior Design - Kitchen Design - Bathroom Design - Living Room Design - Bedroom Design - Space Planning - Furniture Selection - Dining Room Design - Custom Cabinets - Custom Kitchen Cabinets - Custom Built-ins - Floor Plans - Entry Design - Custom Bathroom Vanities - Custom Furniture - Laundry Room Design - Mudroom Design - Custom Blinds & Shades - House Plans - Custom Home Bars - Art Selection - Closet Design - Universal Design - 3D Rendering - Basement Design - Custom Bookcases - Custom Walk-in Closets - Custom Entertainment Centers - Custom Rugs - Sunroom Design & Construction - Custom Fireplace Mantels - Wine Cellar Design - Custom Shelving - Custom Pantries - Home Staging - Downsizing - Custom Table - Custom Beds - Custom Storage - Historic Building Conservation - Feng Shui Design - Custom Murphy Beds - Custom Countertops ### Areas Served - Chicago - Cicero - Evanston - Oak Park - Glenview - Elk Grove Village - River Forest - Forest View - California - Coconut Grove - Colorado - Coral Gables - Florida - Miami - Michigan - Mill Valley ## Business Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Business Name | Imparfait Design Studio | | Address | 1235 North Marion Court, 1F, Chicago, Illinois 60622, United States | | Phone | (773) 435-8126 | | Website | http://imparfaitdesign.com | | Followers on Houzz | 6 | **Social profiles:** - Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/imparfaitdesign - LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/company/imparfaitdesignstudio - Blog — https://imparfaitdesign.com ## Contact - **Houzz profile:** [Imparfait Design Studio](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/interior-designers-and-decorators/imparfait-design-studio-pfvwus-pf~1741394020) - **Website:** http://imparfaitdesign.com - **Phone:** (773) 435-8126 ## Credentials - **Best of Houzz:** 2 awards (2025–2026), for Design. ## Selected projects - [Burgoyne](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/burgoyne-pj-vj~7834384) - Location: Berrien Springs, MI - Photos: 25 - Description: Over the course of 20 years, the owners of Imparfait and KitchenLab, Rebekah and Nick, have renovated twice, updated, saved and remodeled the barn, connected the barn to the house via a breezeway and screened in porch and put on an addition onto their beloved Michigan farmhouse. You could say they had vision, because the place was a complete mess when they bought it, complete aluminum siding, shag carpet, faux wood paneling, and sheet vinyl flooring - it was definitely a fixer-upper. At first th… - [Sheridan One](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/sheridan-one-pj-vj~7323960) - Location: Highland Park, IL - Photos: 14 - Description: \ View Project Sheridan One on Our Website \> \ The Sheridan project certainly exemplifies timeless style because it was Imparfait Design Studio’s first comprehensive home design, completed in 2006. The original architectural elements of this stately home provided incredible inspiration. The home was built in 1882 as a Victorian summer retreat, with clapboard siding and a wrap-around porch. In the 1920s, the façade was converted… - [Wellington](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/wellington-pj-vj~7324498) - Location: Chicago, IL - Photos: 15 - Description: \ View Project Wellington on Our Website \> \ Imparfait Design Studio’s Creative Director Rebekah Zaveloff looked at five houses with these clients who were moving back to Chicago from the suburbs because their kids wanted to finish high school in the city. They landed on a historic house in need of love, with challenges that included a white laboratory-style kitchen, a deep red dining room and various wood floor finishes. Imparfa… - [Valley Lo](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/valley-lo-pj-vj~7324013) - Location: Glenview, IL - Photos: 22 - Description: \ View Project Valley Lo on Our Website \> \ Imparfait Design Studio collaborated with GTH Architects on this new construction project, set on a lakefront lot in suburban Chicago. The beautiful lake views inspired the Imparfait team to carry the feeling of a Wisconsin vacation home throughout the house, merging casual comfort with the elegance of a primary residence for the owners and their children. The interior design is heavily… - [Webster](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/webster-pj-vj~7323767) - Location: Chicago, IL - Photos: 15 - Description: \ View Project Webster on Our Website \> \ Imparfait Design Studio specializes in vintage restoration and was delighted to preserve and restore the character of this late 19th-century brick row home in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood for a couple and their three children. The project included interior design and remodeling of the existing home and a 3-story addition that houses a mudroom, family room, eat-in kitchen and bedrooms.… - [Robsart](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/robsart-pj-vj~7323889) - Location: Kenilworth, IL - Photos: 19 - Description: \ View Project Robsart on Our Website \> \ A couple with three young children retained Imparfait Design Studio for this large-scale interior remodel. The client loves color and wasn’t afraid to take risks. Space planning was an important part of the project. To maximize the kitchen layout and storage within the footprint of the home, Imparfait closed one of two patio doors and added a coffee/breakfast center, closed up a wall leading… - [Blackstone](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/blackstone-pj-vj~7323788) - Location: Chicago, IL - Photos: 19 - Description: \ View Project Blackstone on Our Website \> \ A Victorian rowhouse in Chicago’s Hyde Park had seen many lives before our clients purchased the home, and some vintage character had been stripped by prior remodels. The clients, two University professors and their daughter, do a lot of entertaining. Through creative space planning, Imparfait Design Studio opened the choppy kitchen to the dining room, relocated the powder room, moved… - [Eugenie Avenue](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/eugenie-avenue-pj-vj~7319355) - Location: Encinitas, CA - Photos: 18 - Description: \ View Project Eugenie Avenue on Our Website \> \ This repeat client sought Imparfait Design Studio's Creative Director, Rebekah Zaveloff, when her husband spotted a home in Encinitas that he loved . . . even though they had no official plans to move from Chicago back to California. Was he crazy? Rebekah thought not, and Imparfait was retained to completely overhaul the inside main spaces and exterior of the three-bedroom home… - [Greenview](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/greenview-pj-vj~7643604) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 17 - Description: \ View Project Greenview on Our Website \>\ Imparfait's objective was to de-suburbanize this relatively new, builder grade home, and transform it into a sophisticated, yet kid-friendly, space. It being their second project with Imparfait, this couple was very hands off - trusting in the team's expertise and building off the collaboration of their first home. The kitchen posed the biggest challenge, with the original layout being co… - [Sheridan Two](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/sheridan-two-pj-vj~7419645) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 15 - Description: \ View Project Sheridan Two on Our Website \> \ After this city client with young children debated buying a summer house in the country, they decided to move to the suburbs and live “on vacation” with a house that included a pool. The focus of this remodel was to create a beachy vibe upstairs and a mountain home escape in the basement. Imparfait Design Studio approached the project in phases, starting with the interior design, f… - [Bayside Court](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/bayside-court-pj-vj~7319297) - Location: Miami Beach, FL - Photos: 32 - Description: \ View Project Bayside Court on Our Website \> \ This waterfront vacation home overlooks Biscayne Bay and is within biking distance of Coconut Grove’s lush and charming downtown area. The client lives in Chicago most of the year and wanted a casual environment for his family and a venue for hosting 20+ holiday and sailing team guests. The scope was to create a completely outfitted vacation home, including furnishings, bed linen… - [Logan](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/logan-pj-vj~7324001) - Location: Chicago, IL - Photos: 13 - Description: \ View Project Logan on Our Website \> \ The overall design aesthetic for this Graystone, located in Chicago’s Logan Square, was based on the client’s wish for an industrial modern style. Imparfait Design Studio adjusted the client’s original concept to create a warmer home environment with vintage character while including modern industrial touches. Almost the entire home was gutted. Imparfait redesigned the home’s two fireplaces and… - [Spring Lake](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/spring-lake-pj-vj~7420190) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 19 - Description: \ View Project Spring Lake on Our Website \> \ A couple seeking a city escape retained Imparfait Design Studio to design their weekend home after working with the team on their primary residence in Chicago. The first phase of the project was to remodel the four-bedroom main house. The house was dated with vinyl floor tiling, baseboard radiators and a strange floor plan that included a bedroom accessed through the master suite cor… - [Oak](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/oak-pj-vj~7643607) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 19 - Description: \ View Project Oak on Our Website \> \ These clients were downsizing, looking for a more manageable home after the kids flew the nest. They happened upon a quaint home, designed by renowned architects Baranick and Conte, that had the same owner since it was built in the 70s. The home was quite a time capsule and standalone from the surrounding suburban counterparts. Imparfait explored the idea of maintaining the dark, moody aesthetic of… - [Lakeshore Drive](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/lakeshore-drive-pj-vj~7324512) - Location: Chicago, IL - Photos: 18 - Description: \ View This Project on Our Website \> \ This was an extensive gut renovation of a vintage apartment overlooking Chicago’s Michigan Avenue with stunning views of the lake. Everything was taken down to the concrete. The bedrooms, hallways and entrances were reconfigured to incorporate the dated floor plan with a separate bedroom and bathroom entrance off the foyer to be accessible to the rest of the living space. All new hvac s… [See all 15 projects](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/interior-designers-and-decorators/imparfait-design-studio-pfvwus-pf~1741394020) ## Video - [Company video](https://player.vimeo.com/external/933755445.m3u8?s=a2e93bed20c99d37e6acbf2f225637e191daeb5d&oauth2_token_id=1384357804) ## Frequently Asked Questions **What types of interior design projects do you specialize in (full-home, single room, remodel support)?** Yes, we specialize in comprehensive residential projects, from full-home interior architecture and design to renovations and new builds. We also offer support for specific rooms like bathrooms, kitchens, and living spaces, ensuring every detail contributes to an elegant and comfortable home. **Do you specialize in specific design styles?** Yes, our signature style embraces a culture of hospitality, creating welcoming and elegant environments. We integrate patinaed finishes, vintage furnishings, and patterned motifs to craft comfortable homes with unique stories and warmth, ensuring exquisite details in every space. **Do you work with contractors and architects during renovations?** Absolutely. With our 20 years of experience, we've built strong relationships with trusted architects and contractors. We actively partner with them throughout your project, managing the process from inception to completion and advocating for you with all project partners. **Do you manage the project through installation and styling?** Yes, we manage your project comprehensively from inception to completion. This includes overseeing all phases, from design development to working with our trusted partners for installation, and finally, ensuring the space is beautifully styled to perfection. **Do you work on luxury or high-end homes?** Yes, we frequently work on luxury and high-end residential properties. Our portfolio includes projects in exclusive locations like Miami, Winnetka, and Larkspur, where we create elegant, comfortable homes with exquisite details and a welcoming, hospitality-inspired ambiance. *FAQ content may be generated based on the Pro's Houzz profile and website.* ## Ideabooks - [My Project](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/171209226/list/my-project) — 2 ideas [See all 1 ideabook](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/users/imparfaitdesignstudio) --- *Source: Houzz professional profile. Reflects the profile as of 2026-08-19.*