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Chicago Home + Garden: Dirty Little Secrets
The wait is over for the release of local celebrity designer and savvy HGTV host Frank Fontana’s new book, Frank Fontana’s Dirty Little Secrets of Design, (we gave you a heads-up, remember?) and to celebrate, his buddy Kenneth Ludwig is hosting a book signing party next Thursday night, December 16, at Ludwig’s eponymous home furnishings showroom on the 15th floor of the Merchandise Mart.

Midday Fix - Frank Fontana
Check out the latest design tips from Frank Fontana.

Covet Living - HGTV Star Frank Fontana’s "Dirty Little Secrets of Design" Book Signing
Hiya kids! Have you met Frank? Chicago-based celebrity designer, HGTV host, Today Show design expert, Home & Style contributor to Oprah.com, and regular super nice guy (with great hair)? Welp, now’s yer chance. Frank Fontana will be signing copies of his new book, "Frank Fontana’s Dirty Little Secrets of Design" this Thursday, December 16, 2010 from 4–6:30 P.M. at the glistening (*ping!*) showroom of his pal, Ken – AKA founder and creative director of Kenneth Ludwig Home Furnishings, located in Chicago’s Merchandise Mart, Showroom 1510.

One Room, Three Ways
Frank Fontana, host of HGTV's Design on a Dime, proves that a design makeover be as easy as switching up your accessories and incorporating various textures and patterns. Frank found traditional, contemporary and exotic design elements at Kenneth Ludwig Home Furnishings in Chicago's Merchandise Mart.

Home Fashion & Hospitality - KLHF Expands Offerings
Standing strong in the face of an unsteady economy, Chicago-based Kenneth Ludwig Home Furnishings (KLHF) reports substantial support from the Midwest's interior design and lifestyle retail communities, and has expanded his offerings even further to accommodate these growing audiences.

OPENHOUSE: Tips of the Trade - Glam Bedrooms
Interior designer Frank Fontana meets up with interior experts Kenneth Ludwig and Marijo Gordon to view a pair of glam bedrooms they designed for two sisters in college.

European-Style Veranda
Frank Fontana's vision for the outdoor veranda is geared towared the mid-aged "empty nesters" who have traveled the world and have a taste for elegance & culture in their own home...

Domino Magazine Event
Kenneth Ludwig Home Furnishings, 1510. Join a Domino magazine editor for the unveiling of Domino: the Book of Decorating. This new book cracks the code to creating a beautiful home, bringing together inspiring rooms, how-to advice and insiders' secrets from today's premier tastemakers in an indispensable style manual...

Market Report-Chicago
At Kenneth Ludwig, I found Kenneth behind the bar of his entertainment center preparing for the evening’s cocktail hour. His showroom was brimming with updated tableware and glassware with great graphic designs from the past. The 200,000-square-foot showroom, located in the Mart’s new Market Square Chicago...

Market Square at the Merchandise Mart
CHICAGO, IL (June 18, 2007) – Market Square at the Merchandise Mart, the Mart’s newest design destination, is proud to announce the unveiling of the newly-expanded Kenneth Ludwig Home Furnishings showroom on the Merchandise Mart’s 15th floor. The 10,000-sq.ft. showroom expansion will better showcase Ludwig’s upholstery, case goods, wall décor and lighting collections in a boutique setting...

Inside Out Interior Design
Interior design guru Kenneth Ludwig has logged more than 15 years absorbing the cutting edge creativity he faces each day at the famed Merchandise Mart in Chicago.  Known to many as just "The Mart," this towering treasure trove in downtown Chicago owned and operated, in part, by the Kennedy clan, is filled with all the hottest new home decor products, furniture, accessories and seasonal sensations...

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