Jamie's Journal

Today, I'm thrilled to welcome you into the heart and soul of luxury living—your home. I'm Jamie Schachtel, the founder of the Jamie Schachtel Design Group, and I'm here to share the magic that happens when passion, experience, and creativity

While our JSDG team certainly loves our roots here in Chicagoland, we also design for clients all over the country. If you are familiar with our portfolio, you know we’ve designed everything from penthouses in Boston, to desert sanctuaries in

Thinking back on some of your most nostalgic memories, scents from your grandmother’s oven may float past your nose or warm exchanges at your childhood dinner table make you smile.  When it comes to your family home, few places are

As we look forward to 2021, we want to take a moment to reflect on what 2020 looked like here at JSDG! With the stay-at-home order mandated in the spring, both past and soon-to-be clients reached out to us knowing

With our masks, pandemic precautions, and a positive attitude, we’ve shifted our workflow as necessary to protect ourselves and our clients- but this new normal has had its own way of igniting our creativity! As our JSDG team worked with

At JSDG, we love to give our clients tips and tricks throughout the interior design process. For example— our high-end design means intentionally mixing materials in your home interior. In fact, it’s a founding design principle here at Jamie Schachtel

With over 25 years of interior design home projects in the Chicagoland area and beyond, our high-rise clientele have been some of our favorite builds. At JSDG, our proximity to Chicago’s skyline has led to designing luxurious penthouses, sky-high escapes,

Google “interior designers near me” and it's likely that Jamie Schachtel Design Group is your top result. How did Jamie go from designing clothes on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile to interior designing Northshore area homes like yours? Jamie found joy in