Windy City Rehab

Alison feels a sense of urgency as she takes on a first-floor renovation for a client who's losing her vision. She aims to favour function over style.

Alison faces a tough renovation for a family who've been stuck in home that barely functions. Continual delays push everyone to their limits.

Alison plays both designer and therapist to a bickering couple who want to double the size of their home. She aims to deliver a massive kitchen.

Alison takes over when she sees a couple's choppy, terrible floor plan. She aims to deliver on their dream of a rustic, Italian home in the city.

Alison returns to a 140-year-old home she had to walk away from after endless delays. She questions if she's right back into the same mess as before.

Alison jumps in to save a family about to give up on an 1890 home in Little Italy. She stretches the budget to include a modern chef's kitchen.

Alison faces the challenge of helping a woman who's invested her parent's life savings into a full-gut renovation of their multi-generational home.

A couple looks to Alison to take on their Chicago penthouse. But with high-end taste and a tight budget, Alison discovers this is no easy project.

Alison has designed many homes like this couple's quintessential Chicago two-flat, but she hasn't always had to deal with such opinionated clients.

Alison turns mess into magic as she takes on clients who have already spent $150,000 on a project that has been sitting idle for a year.

Alison is on the clock to renovate a single-family home and deliver a high-end design while her clients live in the basement.