Actress Jane Seymour Visits Naperville
An ActDiem Interview and Pictures of her new enterprise

Date 05/08/2004

The actress and artist was asked about her new role as designer of a collection of interior furnishings. Seymour noted that she has the desire to show people how to make their homes an attractive place which is why she is pursuing this new endeavor.

Currently working on a film, "The Wedding Crashers," due out the middle of next year, Seymour was in Naperville to celebrate the launch of her new Spring Home Collection and the opening of Heritage Court, the Midwest Living 2004 Idea Home.

The 4,000-square-foot-house, located at 323 Douglas Avenue in historic downtown Naperville, will be open to visitors from noon to 7 p.m. Thursdays, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and from noon to 5 p.m. Sundays April 29 through May 23.

Idea Home tickets cost $5 per person or visitors can take advantage of a special Naper Settlement and Idea Home admission ticket for $10.

Proceeds of the tours will benefit Naper Settlement and the Naperville Heritage Society.

Midwest Living chose Schillerstrom Homes, Inc. as the builder of the 2004 Idea Home. The home reflects the trend for in-town building in older neighborhoods. It was built on an extra lot and did not necessitate a tear-down.

The home is historic in flavor with an English influence, which is the perfect setting for Seymour's collection.

Seymour owns a home in Bath, England that is over 1,000 years old. She noted, "I know what it's like to preserve an old house." She loves the rescuing of old homes in America and creating new ones that belong.

Her collections also reflect elements found in her Malibu, California, home.

Seymour's furnishings are designed for the modern family and have a vintage feel. Her husband did not want "a hundred pillows" on the bed, but that is the look Seymour loves and uses. She calls her collections affordable luxury and pointed out a pair of lamps (in our photo gallery) that sell for just $39.99 each as an example.

Midwest Living's home to offer ideas to ordinary people -- and Jane Seymour's desire to help people create a comfortable and attractive living space -- came together perfectly in the historic Naperville setting.

The home will go on the market at the close of the home tour. The price has not yet been determined.

Visit Carson Pirie Scott to learn more about Seymour's new Spring Home Collection or her website at:  www.JaneSeymourhome.com

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Midwest Living magazine editor Carol Schalla prepares to help with a tour of the magazine's Idea Home April 28 in Naperville. Carol co-designed the house with interior designer Holly Craiger of Des Moines, Iowa.

Jane Seymour leads of tour of Heritage Court, where her home collection is showcased. Art, dishes, quilts and furniture inspired by her homes in England and Malibu are available to the public at affordable prices.

Seymour shows off vintage-looking blue and white stemware that are part of her collection.

Seymour's artwork is featured in the home. Colors in the paintings serve as the palette for her line of home furnishings. Seymour includes the elements of nature when selecting colors. For Instance, she matched the view from her bedroom for her "Malibu Sky" collection (which you can see on her website-above).

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