Recommended articles of the week: 8/30/13

This week's recommended articles include examples of how to best utilize your patio for the holiday weekend, the importance of retractable screens, and real estate highlights from the surrounding Chicagoland area.

• Labor Day shine spotlight on patio upgrades - Shreveport Times
• Retractable: why does that matter? - Phantom Screens blog
• Apartment developer to buy River North warehouse our of foreclosure - Chicago Real Estate Daily
• Take a tour of the type of homes we install Phantom Screens on with an upcoming home tour in Hinsdale - Hinsdale Magazine
• This stunning home for sale in Lake Geneva, WI is on a street where Phantom Screens have left their mark of beauty and efficiency - Lake Geneva Home for Sale

Recommended Articles of the Week: 8/23/13

This week's recommended articles and blog posts all have to do with porches! Whether you're thinking through the logistics of building a porch or looking for design inspiration, the links below will give you helpful ideas.

• We love this vintage, classy three-bedroom home's porch in Chicago's Portage Park neighborhood - Chicago Magazine
• Porches are a stage for every day life - Valentina Interiors and Designs
• Top Five Reasons To Plan Ahead For Your Kansas City Porch (your Chicago porch too) - Archadeck of Kansas City
• Porches are the soul of the house - Beautiful Gardener
• Discover design and decorating ideas for creating the porch of your dreams - HGTV.com.
• 71 Breezy porches and patios to stimulate your creativity - Southern Living