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Urbana-Champaign, then worked for W.E. Brazley & Associates, Epstein Global, and Harding Partners before opening her own firm—formerly Atelier Bea Interiors & Design but now Brooke Lang Design—in 2010. Her applied experience enables her to offer residential and commercial clients a full- service experience—particularly handy when speed is of the essence, as in a gracious four- bedroom Tudor home Lang renovated in Flossmoor in six weeks flat for a family with two young children. "We gutted the kitchen, basement, and bath- rooms, then made cosmetic improvements in every room. I was the GC, did the blueprints and design plans, built it out, and furnished it to the max," she says. "It's gorgeous." As for flexibility, Lang knows how to work those 'highs' and 'lows.' If custom pieces are out of the question for a client's budget, she personalizes handsome retail pieces with bespoke finishing touches. Some of Lang's favorite strategies rely on the use of sumptuous textiles, which she turns into room-making window treatments, pillows, and throws, or lighting with the spirit of fine jewelry to up the glamour quotient of a space. To forge those 'now' moments that offer long-term flexibility, Lang creates focal points that will withstand the trials of everyday life. For instance, "kids can't break an elaborate and expensive chandelier if it's hanging from the ceiling, or ruin sumptuous textiles if they're sturdy and treated." "My clients like to see luxury in ways that will last. That offers them homes that are flawless fits now but can change as they do—whether they're expanding or contracting their households or having a change of heart about their previous design decisions," Lang says. "And that's true luxury." . Lang uses fabulous patterned wallpaper and sumptuous textiles like plush throws and boldly colorful pillows to amp up the glamour quotient in this West Loop loft. 142 michiganavemag.com PhotograPhy by Marcel Page/Page PhotograPhy space design