Rios Vaux Development LLC

Coming this spring!

Latest project. Started renovations this past month on this four-bedroom Mid Century Modern ranch. Too excited! Stay tuned!

Apartment Therapy

This is an interior update of an apartment in the South Shore neighborhood of Chicago. The building is a lakefront high-rise and was designed by Black Architect John W. Moutoussamy in 1967. It is believed that "for a short period" the building was the Chicago home of Muhammad Ali.

The apartment itself, has an awesome view of Lake Michigan with a strong southern exposure. Evidently, it was a very bland space which is not at all uncommon in the rental market... I started off by adding an accent wall to favor denim; I accomplished this by using a faux Ralph Lauren Blue-jean paint. You can find the technique here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTyWU-q6Buw&t=4s and here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPu1fLZVIDs. Most of the furniture is of Mid Century Modern design which I found in various places. The Shell chair which was designed by Hans J. Wegner in 1963, is an obvious reproduction; but I felt was a nice touch.

As you can see, these are the befores and afters:

http://www.chicagomag.com/real-estate/June-2018/Get-an-Exquisite-Minimalist-Mid-Century-Modern-Home-for-Just-450K/

Get an Exquisite, Minimalist Mid-Century Modern Home for Just $450K Designed by Edward Humrich, the Olympia Fields house is in a prestigious, tranquil pocket alongside similarly elegant homes by Keck + Keck, Edward Dart, and John McPherson.