The interior inside the Sheridan Road home features 22 Rooms with 7 Fireplaces, 8 Bedrooms and 9.4 Bathrooms.  We planned for multiple shoot days and visits to the home with so many rooms and intricate home details to photograph inside and out.  We invite you to enjoy viewing some of the MILLER+MILLER photographers favorite photographs while we take you on a mini home tour with photography details from a few of our favorite interior rooms inside the estate home.  

A classic foyer entry with black & white squared marble floor with views of Lake Michigan through a beautiful arched opening meet you at the entry. The double atrium grandiose great room features a ornate moldings, decorative details, Versailles parquet flooring, and a magnificent Venetian crystal chandelier centering the room while a pair of winding staircases with intricate wrought iron balusters lead to the second floor. A Juliette balcony overlooks the great room, sweeping lakefront views, and French Doors providing step down to the outdoors, and the entertainment patio with breathtaking lake views.

A mahogany paneled dining room with gold French Renaissance chandelier overlooks the conservatory room with original stain glass windows adjoining the two spaces and 3 walls of natural lighting with windows and French doors leading to a dining terrace overlooking Lake Michigan and botanical gardens. 

More photography of the historic Windsor House Winnetka home details included photographing two of our favorite rooms of the estate home – photographs of the walnut paneled office.  The owner’s private office study was an addition done by the original owner in 1931 featuring large gothic style windows that capture incredible garden views, custom floor to ceiling bookshelves library with braided columns, antique spiral wood columns imported from Italian church and limestone fireplace. A moroccan styled family room is located off of the study featuring restored original hand painted wall murals with assistance from the Art Institute of Chicago. One of the original winter party rooms in Chicago – the tropical theme with Spain imported blue cobalt tile, gold and silver leaf painted ceiling, antique blue spiraled hand carved columns, secret paneled wet bar, and magnificent Gothic arched windows with Eastern and Southern exposure – provide an escape from Chicago’s harsh winters.  More original and restore historic rooms in the home just steps away are the music room and reading room.  The home owners completed a full home restoration of the vintage, originally built in 1929 home interior. Original design and home was built by Architect Ernest Mayo, whose illustrious career included some of the most opulent homes and architecture in Chicago.

The opposite side of the home’s first level features modern constructed rooms added on to the historic home. The home’s family room is located off butler’s pantry kitchen and was added during renovation in 2002. As well as a two-bedroom guest quarters coach house with private entrance and office space. With the acquisition of the neighboring waterfront property more renovations and construction proceeded to include construction of a heated motor court with space for 10 cars, more botanic gardens surrounding the zero edge pool, boat house, and pergola.