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 HomeBook staff
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Shopping Editor Christina Pippin
Online Technology Editor Graham Johnston
Online Editor Sandi Pedersen
Staff Photographer Jason Geil
Contents
Editorial Design Manager Rebecca Lomax
Editorial Designers Jamie Sebold, Mark Tatara
Bringing the outside inside
Ad Design Manager Andrew Mead All-season rooms .............................. 5
Ad Production Manager Philip Soell
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Contributing Reporter

A
s the days begin to lengthen
and we all begin to hold
out hope that the season’s
last snowfall is behind us,
thoughts turn to spring
and the ability to actually enjoy the
outdoors again. In Oak Park, two local
families don’t have to wait for Mother
Nature to turn up the heat to take ad-
vantage of the outdoors. These families
took matters into their own hands and
added enclosed porches — or garden
rooms — onto their homes, bringing in
outdoor vistas year-round and provid-
ing an ideal spot to relax and entertain
when the weather is warm.
On Harvey Avenue, local interior
designer Becky Brofman and her
husband John had been dreaming of
opening up their home to their back-
yard with an enclosed porch since they
bought their farmhouse 13 years ago.
The couple completely overhauled the
home before moving in, but settled in
before tackling their outdoor room.
According to Becky, the addition
was a long time coming. “We’ve been
dreaming about this for years, and
once we did it, it really finished the
back of the house. We knew exactly
what we wanted out here. We wanted
lounge seating and dining space with
wraparound views of the yard.”
Becky, who has 33 years experience
in design and had worked for architects
for several years before opening her in-
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highlights the outdoors with wraparound views of the yard.
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 ROOMS WITH A VIEW
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Local architect Tom Bair
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the Brofmans, as does general
contractor John Peterson, and
their visions of the project
meshed perfectly.
The resulting enclosed back
porch opens off the home’s
family room with two sets of
French doors, allowing light
to fill the interior. A railing
system of copper stiles, a
beadboard ceiling with white
beams and four skylights,
bring a homey, outdoor
style that complements the
100-year-old house.
An outdoor sectional sofa
with slip-covered cushions
and an industrial table base
topped with Corian are practi-
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style into the room. Tomato-
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and pillows add cheer even
in the depths of winter and
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throughout the home’s inte-
rior. Becky’s design touches
are apparent in the form of
the reed sconce covers and
decorative accents like her
Thai blessing swans and
metal Haitian birds.
Becky says that her hus-
band John was the real driv-
ing force behind the addition.
“He does all the maintenance
out here, and it is very simple
with the system that Tom Bair
and John Peterson created,”
she says. “The storm windows
can be removed from the
inside, so we don’t need to get
on a ladder to remove them
seasonally, and the screens
store neatly underneath the
porch in a storage area Peter-
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 The great
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general manager of Oak Park Place,
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as full dinners up there,” she
each other.”
The fun on the deck isn’t
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During the winter season’s
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