It was only after I’d finished photographing Janet Friedman’s brilliant Logan Square four-bedroom home that I realized that what felt like an hour had actually taken three. Artists and athletes often speak of a state of intense concentration when time seems to stand still, and I often experience the phenomenon when shooting places like Janet’s, which is chock-full of interesting antiques, decorative vignettes and lots of outsider and naive art. This state of consciousness or “flow” seems inherent when people concentrate intensely on an activity they love, and Janet told me that it happens to her when she decorates, which might explain why the interior designer and owner of JRF Interiors offers a fixed day-rate where she spruces up her client’s home using their own things. Thanks Janet!
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From my recent Chicago Tribune piece about Janet’s apartment. Tribune photography by Bill Hogan.
Have you ever seen anything like that silver screen? If I could swipe one piece in the entire apartment, that would be it.
Vintage automobile hood ornaments!
To add interest, Janet painted the wood table legs silver.
A deco light hangs in the original kitchen.
The second bedroom is located off the front foyer.
Janet created this art installation using vintage items and ephemera in her fourth bedroom / atelier.
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