Re-Introducing BGD&C Home Renovations
For 36 years BGD&C has been known for their heirloom quality new-construction custom homes. But did you know we also specialize in large-scale renovations?
Insights
Insights
Two of BGD&C homes take record sales, reported by Crain’s
Quality is a good investment. BGD&C homes prove time and time again to be good places to live—and great investments.
A BGD&C home in Lincoln Park sold for $8.65 million in February without ever going on to the market.
BGD&C Custom Homes Voted Best Custom Home Builder
We are thrilled to announce BGD&C was named Best Custom Home Builder in Modern Luxury Interior Chicago’s 50 Best Issue. We are delighted to be amongst the best of the best. We wish all the winners a hearty congratulations. Cheers!
Wall to Wall: WOOD
With more people working from home these days, home offices and libraries are taking center stage, and wood makes these spaces cozy and sophisticated.
Yes, wood paneling is back. But we’re not talking about that orangey glossy knotty pine in your parents or grandparents’ basement. “I think some people might have PTSD from that sort of 70s and 80s paneling,” says Taryn Lund, senior project manager at BGD&C. “But when it’s done right, it can be really stunning. I think people are moving toward more natural materials, and people like the warmth of wood.”
Santa Photos and Craft with Monica & Andy
We had an amazing time with these peanuts making gingerbread house door hangers. Holiday fun was had by all!
2022 New Year, New Trends
A new year is upon us, but the news is old: We’re still not back to “normal” since the onset of the pandemic, and people are continuing to think about their homes in a whole new way. That is, they’re spending a lot more time there, and wanting their homes to perform a lot of functions.
BGD&C Home is the Highest-Priced Home Sale of 2021
Our Lincoln Park Mediterranean Home was first sold for $11.9 (at the time the highest priced sale in Chicago) and then recently sold again for $12.6 million, making it the highest-priced local home sale of 2021. BGD&C’s homes are an investment.
Mudrooms: Command Central
Mudrooms are much more than a bench with some hooks for jackets these days.
They’re the command center of the home.
“Often it’s the first spot where you can throw something when you enter the house,” says Chicago designer Steve Kadlec who worked with BGD&C on their award winning transitional home. “Mudrooms should be a legit concealed area—a workhorse of a space,” he says.
What I did during the pandemic: Part 2: A talk with Jessica Lagrange
Last month, we had so much fun chatting with BGD&C preferred designer Melissa Benham about the changes she made in her home due to the pandemic that we decided to keep it going. This time we asked BGD&C collaborator Jessica Lagrange what projects she undertook in her own home.
House Tour: Award winning Lincoln Park family home
Q&A with BGD&C’s Rodger Owen for American Lifestyle Magazine:
To focus on the Lincoln Park Transitional project: how did this project first come about and what were the overall goals?
The clients were originally looking at another development project when we met. We happened to have a 60’ lot available in Lincoln Park at the time and presented them the option to build custom with us. They ultimately decided the location was perfect (they happened to live close by) and that building with us was their best opportunity for getting the quality of home they wanted.
