Article: A Highland Park house gets a mod makeover: 'Happy minimalism' helps cure a case of empty-nest syndrome.

Byline: Brittany Edwards

Mar. 9--When Steve and Judy Connatser's daughter left for college five years ago, their staid but comely 1922 Dutch Colonial had no clue what was coming.

Judy came down with a case of empty-nest syndrome that could be cured only with a hefty dose of redecorating -- contemporary style. Some might even classify it as an overdose.

The director of advertising for Neiman Marcus didn't just update a bathroom or reupholster some chairs. She sold off almost every single piece of furniture downstairs to redo the living, dining and sunrooms all at the same time. Budget limitations spared the kitchen; the fact that she uses the ...

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