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carts for a more layered, collected look. "My approach to design is, if it has any architectural significance, to honor that, but then twist it in a way that brings my mark," says Hall, whose inspirations run the gamut from travel and fashion to literature and social media ("It's like porn for me," says Hall of Instagram, where she follows accounts like @JWSInteriors and @ADesignersMind) while overseeing her 15-year-old interior design studio's offices in both Hinsdale and, now, Chicago. "I always wanted to know, is the grass greener?" says Hall, a Villa Park native, on making the move to the city for the first time. "I absolutely love it. This is where I'm sup- posed to be." Donna Mondi Interior Design, 40 E. Hinsdale Ave., Suite 204, Hinsdale, 630-537- 1578; 1242 N. Wells St., Chicago, 312-291-8431; dmondiinteriordesign.com . " My approach to design is to honor architectural significance, but then twist it in a way that brings My Mark." PhotograPhy by Nick Novelli Hall placed a 12-foot purple ottoman in the center of the foyer to extend the entertaining space and complement the Marcelo Grossman portrait in the adjacent living room. "The rug makes the sofa look even better," says Hall of the family room's custom Oscar Isberian; on the wall is a collage of notables, from Albert Einstein and Anne Frank to Steve Buscemi and Kate Middleton. 142 michiganavemag.com SPACE HAUTE PROPERT Y