ABLAZE Design Group

ABLAZE Design Group is an award-winning, full-service design-build firm serving Chicago’s North Shore and surrounding communities. For more than 20 years, we have helped homeowners transform kitchens, bathrooms, and entire homes into beautiful, highly functional spaces designed around the way they actually live. Our approach begins differently. Before we talk about finishes, cabinetry, or construction, we want to understand you: how your family lives, what is working in your home, what isn’t, and how your needs may change over time. Our philosophy is simple: Form Follows Function First. By thoughtfully considering family, flow, and function, we create homes that are not only beautiful, but easier and more enjoyable to live in. Led by CEO and Creative Director George Markoutsas, our multidisciplinary team brings design, space planning, custom cabinetry, material selection, project management, and construction together under one roof. This integrated approach gives our clients one trusted team from the first conversation through the final details of construction. We also believe great design should support how you feel and live. Wellness, lighting, ergonomics, universal design, technology, organization, and long-term livability are considered alongside aesthetics, allowing us to create homes that work beautifully today while anticipating what may come next. Our work has earned recognition at the national and regional level, including NARI National Remodeler of the Year, as well as honors from NKBA, ASID, and other leading design organizations. While we're proud of those achievements, the measure that matters most to us is creating a home our clients genuinely love living in. Beyond major renovations, ABLAZE offers painting and home improvement services to help clients refresh and maintain the homes they already love. Our Highwood design center and showroom provides a collaborative place to explore cabinetry, surfaces, tile, flooring, hardware, and other carefully selected materials with our team. Whether you're reimagining one important room or transforming an entire home, our goal remains the same: To create a home that truly works for you. Form Follows Function First.