House call: Mark and Patrick's eclectic Edgewater condo

House call: Mark and Patrick's eclectic Edgewater condo

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  Mark Kanazawa, jewelry designer and buyer for the Field Museum's shops, and Patrick Ewing, artist and windows manager at Ralph Lauren, put a lot of effort into making their Edgewater condo the home of their dreams.

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  The couple recently bought the 1930s/’40s leather settee pictured in the background at Architectural Artifacts.

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  “We’re not very religious, but for some reason we’re both really drawn to religious iconography,” Kanazawa says. Ewing’s painting of Jesus knocking on the United Nations is one of their favorites.

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  Kanazawa painted one wall of his office a metallic gold, an homage to his Asian heritage.

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  The story behind this funerary wreath from 1920s France is a little fuzzy: The wreath traditionally was used for either the funeral procession or as a grave marker, and was allegedly made either by prisoners or nuns.

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  Thoughtfully chosen paint now brightens up the walls that were once covered in kids' handprints when the couple moved in.

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  The giant catalpa tree outside the sun room’s window “makes you feel like you’re in a tree house,” Kanazawa says. This winter, the couple plans to change this room into a greenhouse.

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  Their Edgewater condo has become a jaw-dropping showpiece of their eclectic, refined tastes and quirky collections.

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  Frames, empty and filled, mingle with natural elements on the credenza.

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  Bird figures, stone and a floral arrangement serve as a dynamic centerpiece.

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  Nature finds its way indoors in the back stairwell.

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  Kanazawa and Ewing started collecting religious artwork before they met.

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  This wall, covered floor to ceiling with artworks they’ve collected or received from friends, could look cluttered in less artistic hands, but Ewing and Kanazawa manage to make everything look cohesive.

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  Even the bathroom is somewhere you'd want to linger for a while.

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  Party guests tend to hang out in their dining room, so the couple make sure there’s plenty of seating, including this extra set of antique chairs.

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  “What works is finding things that have some sort of tie-in together even though they’re from disparate sources,” Kanazawa says.

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  “We always have had a mix of old and new, inexpensive and very expensive,” Kanazawa says, explaining that much of their decor comes from thrift stores and places like the Edgewater Antique Mall and Architectural Artifacts.

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Mark Kanazawa, jewelry designer and buyer for the Field Museum's shops, and Patrick Ewing, artist and windows manager at Ralph Lauren, put a lot of effort into making their Edgewater condo the home of their dreams.

Seven years ago, partners Kanazawa, a metalsmith and gift store buyer at the Field Museum, and Ewing, an artist and windows manager at the Polo Ralph Lauren store, did not buy the home of their dreams. The floors were trashed, the walls covered with children’s handprints, and the appliances and finishes were terrible. But after extensive renovations, stylish decorating and fresh coats of paint in rich, dramatic colors, their condo has become a jaw-dropping showpiece of their eclectic tastes and quirky collections. “We always have had a mix of old and new, inexpensive and very expensive,” Kanazawa says, explaining that much of their decor comes from thrift stores and places like the Edgewater Antique Mall (6314 N Broadway, 773-262-2525) and Architectural Artifacts (4325 N Ravenswood Ave, 773-348-0622). “What works is finding things that have some sort of tie-in together even though they’re from disparate sources.” Which explains how a Victorian black bear rug purchased from a defunct antiques store can look right at home hanging above a Crate & Barrel couch.