Name: Adrianne Hawthorne , Seth Thomas , and four cats Location: Roscoe Village, Chicago Size: 1013 square feet Years lived in: 1 year, renting

This gorgeous Chicago home isn’t the first time we’ve gotten to see a peek at Adrianne Hawthorne’s colorful, maximalist decor style. We toured her 400-square-foot San Francisco studio apartment a few years ago, where she didn’t let the small size get in the way of adding patterns and playfulness. When she moved to Chicago a few years later, she sent us images of another studio apartment , also 400 square feet, also gorgeous. The home she now lives in, which she shares with her partner Seth Thomas, is a little larger than the two last studios she’s called home, but it’s as colorful, patterned, and maximalist as ever. (Though it started out as a pretty bland, cold modern canvas, as these before photos show .) It’s a beautiful backdrop for Adrianne’s creative work under the name Ponnopozz , which includes wildly colorful paintings, fabric, and more.

Apartment Therapy Survey:

Our Style : Colorful, wild, maximalist.

Inspiration : Adrianne – Color! Seth – My lovely partner Adrianne.

Favorite Element : Adrianne – The walls that we painted. The patio. The floor-to-ceiling windows. Seth – Orange sherbert paint job under the counter.

Biggest Challenge : Adrianne – The building is new and ultra-modern, with grayish floors, white walls, and concrete accents. While I appreciate the modern touches, I didn’t like how cold it felt when we first moved in. My goal was to add warmth and life to the space through color, pattern, texture, and maximalism. Also, this is Seth and myself’s first apartment together. It was a challenge to merge his stuff with mine, but I think we’ve made it work. Seth – Staying calm while fulfilling some wild concepts from Adrianne.

What Friends Say : Both: Friends usually need time to take it all in. First, they breeze right in and exclaim how cool everything looks in the living room. After a few minutes, though, many of our friends ask for time to look at everything in detail. Several have spent lots of time in our entryway, looking at the wall and asking questions. One commented that it was “like a museum” in here. We feel the place is a true reflection of our personalities so we’re delighted when friends want to spend time looking around!

Biggest Embarrassment : Adrianne – All of the cat paraphernalia. We have four cats so it’s inevitable but still—things like the giant cat scratcher are bulky elements that need to be out for the cats to use and they don’t always match with the rest of the aesthetic. Seth – Litter boxes.

Proudest DIY: Adrianne – The pattern detail on the pink living room wall and the green guest bathroom wall. I did the pattern free-hand, with only a vision in my head. That’s a little scary but once I started, I saw that it was turning out pretty good so I just kept going. Seth – Since we live within visibility of a CTA train stop, I wrote a custom CTA train tracker. I used CTA’s open API, fetching data every 10 seconds for the most up-to-date train times. It has been super useful for us!

Biggest Indulgence: Both: The massive, seven-foot tall Restoration Hardware mirror in the dining area. We got it secondhand from Seth’s cousin so it was far less money than it retails for. Seth and our friend Sam carried it up four flights of stairs by themselves since it wouldn’t fit in our building’s elevator!

Best Advice: Adrianne – Forget about making everything in your home match perfectly. I used to worry about that but I freed myself from that notion with this apartment. I love bright colors and while things in here don’t match “perfectly,” they harmonize in some way. Seth – If your partner has a vision, trust it and try and enable it. You’ll probably like how it turns out, even if you don’t see the vision right away.

Dream Sources: Adrianne – The Jungalow, Iris Apfel

Resources

PAINT & COLORS

Bay Coral and Bright Teal Surprise by Glidden on wall in living room

Yucatan Yellow by Clark + Kensington in bedroom

Bright Teal Surprise (Glidden) + Swan Beak (Valspar) in guest bath

Swan Beak by Valspar under the kitchen bar

Chard by Behr in the entryway

ENTRY

Triangle Side Table – Urban Outfitters in copper

Long MCM bench – gift from a friend

Pink Velvet Pillows – World Market

Schlitz Vintage Bar Lamp – Lazy Dog Antiques in Chicago

Woven Basket – dumpster find

Wall hooks – IKEA Skuggis

Safavieh Aspen Runner in orange and fuchsia

Crinkle Leaves Curtain – World Market

Llama friends – Little Peach Fuzz in Chicago

Mark Chilcott ’s Webster digital fox print

Cape Horn Illustration Ravenswood Birds Eye View map

LIVING ROOM

Eliot Sofa in Bentley Daisy w/walnut legs – Joybird

Acrylic Nesting Tables from CB2

Pillows on couch and chaise – Urban Outfitters, Target and West Elm

Lumbar Cat Pillow – Paris

Moroccan Pouf – Fab.com [old, from 2013]

Thin entryway table behind couch – The Brown Elephant

Floor Poufs – World Market

Rug – IKEA Vindom in white

Dry Cleaning Sign – CleanersSupply.com

Acrylic frame for dry cleaning sign – Wexel Art Acrylic Panel – Blick.com

Large plants (Fiddle leaf fig and Monstera) – Plant Shop Chicago

Chaise in Hillared dark blue – IKEA Kivik

Plant bench – IKEA Skogsta

Artwork over chaise – “Salvador” by local artist Chava Mancera

“Pink Room with Palm” print – by artist Mary Finlayson

Glass/gold side table – Nate Berkus for Target [old, from 2013]

White ceramic lamp – Target

Baskets – Ikea FLÅDIS

Wall shelf – Ikea Ekby / Valter brackets in birch with white shelf

Wood Vase – handmade by my great-grandfather

Vintage Martini bottle – found

Paper Skull – Paper Sapiens

Gold Plant Stand – vintage, Etsy

Tripod floor lamp – Target

Gold bar cart – vintage, found at Chicago’s Randolph Street Market

Vintage decanters – flea market in Mexico City

Pitcher and cups with purple/yellow/orange pattern – vintage Czech pottery from my great-grandmother Nonnie

KITCHEN AND DINING ROOM

Brass Dining Table – CB2

Giant mirror – Restoration Hardware

Table runner – World Market

Clear chairs – Ikea Tobias

Green swag lamp – vintage from Edgewater Antique Market, Chicago

Tiger figurine on table – Mexico City

Brass candlesticks throughout the house – Mexico City or vintage

Pink tapers – IKEA

Teal napkins – actually are hankies from Topdrawer

Safavieh Flatweave rug in yellow/ivory – Overstock.com

Macrame table runner on counter – World Market

Copper tiered hanging baskets – World Market

Hand towels in Finlay Dot – World Market

Ceramic round tray – Target

Brass plant mister – Hemleva

Small planters on iron stands – Alapash New Home, Chicago

Portraits – done by us! We took an oil pastels class at Lillstreet Art Center.

Light yellow fruit bowl – The Brown Elephant

Clear dry goods storage containers – World Market

Pegboard with shelves – Ikea SKÅDIS

Wicker bar stools – vintage, from Andersonville Antiques

Deer skull – from Specter in Milwaukee

Mark Chilcott original Robin Williams drawing

BEDROOM

Wood bed frame in walnut – Wayfair [ this one is really similar ]

Nightstands – Ikea BEKVÄM step stools

Pink lamps – Ikea Lampan

Kilim Runner – Overstock.com

Floor lamp – Target

Connected Stripe Rag Rug in Beige – Urban Outfitters

Teal dresser – vintage, rehabbed and purchased at North Avenue Collective, Chicago

Bulbous lamp – Seek Vintage, Chicago

Childhood home commission – by Phil Thompson of Cape Horn Illustration

Couple illustration – Jana Kinsman of Doodlebooth

Ceramic rings – Invisible Twin Studio

Deca print of painting on wood

Wood shelves for shoes in his closet – Ikea Ivar system

BATHROOM (GUEST)

Tiger bath mat in orange – Urban Outfitters

Vintage lantern – gift

Gold tray – Urban Outfitters

Depression glass / ceramics – The Brown Elephant

Soap Dish – Opalhouse by Target

Teal bath towels – Opalhouse by Target

Woven Toilet Paper Tapestry – handmade by our friend Jonathan

Sesame Street commissioned print – Phil Thompson of Cape Horn Illustration

BATHROOM (MASTER)

Bath rugs – Target

White metal shelf – Urban outfitters

Starbucks mermaid with Dunkin’ art print – artist Caroline Brown

Blue glass cake plate, taper candleholder – Target

Teal bath towels – Opalhouse by Target

White bath towels – World Market

Joshua Tree Print – artist Ariel Lee

“Bernice” large painting – painted by me (my art website is Ponnopozz.com ) Sometimes, we hang my work up until it finds a new home. This painting is actually available for sale!

“I Found Out I Was Wrong” print – by artist Tim Doyle

OFFICE

nuLOOM Oriental style teal rug – Overstock.com

Desks – Ikea Linnmon in black/brown with Adils legs in black

Desk Lamps – Ikea Hektar

Desk Chairs – Ikea Kullaberg

Wooden shelves – Ikea Ivar system

Vintage lamp – Beehive Chicago

Lucky Cat – gifted from a shop in Chinatown, Chicago

Ceramic Cave Figurine – artist Claire McCauley

Farm painting – by Seth’s Grandma

Colorful storage boxes on the shelves – Ikea

Phases of a Slinky Risograph – by artist Chad Kouri

Protest poster – by artist Margot Harrington

Painting stool – Nadeau

Easel – Dick Blick

Velvet curtains in teal – Target

Art supply cart in cream – Ikea RÅSKOG

Upholstered chair in linen – West Elm

Wire side table – vintage, from Praha in Chicago

Sunburst wall clock – vintage, eBay

PATIO

Cafe table and chairs – Wayfair

Outdoor rug – World Market

Animal print pillows – Target

Pouf – Target

Small zinc lantern – World Market

Gold lantern – World Market

Plant stand – Ikea Satsumas

Thanks Adrianne and Seth!

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