The Kitchen Table Advisory provides guidance for Chicago homeowners and families navigating important decisions about their homes. Many families eventually face questions about whether to age in place, downsize, or transition from a long-held home.

These articles explore aging in place planning, downsizing considerations, and conversations families often have when deciding what to do with a home in Chicago neighborhoods such as Lincoln Park, West Town, Wicker Park, Bucktown, Old Town, and the Gold Coast.

  • The advisory was founded by a Chicago resident who went through this process herself while helping her parents. That experience made it clear how valuable thoughtful guidance can be when families begin asking what comes next.

    The Kitchen Table Advisory helps families sort through the practical and emotional decisions that come with a long-held home. We provide calm, independent guidance so homeowners can understand their options and decide what comes next.

  • The goal is simple: to help families better understand their options so they can move forward with clarity.

    We help families bring clarity to both the home and everything inside it. Using our Four Paths framework, we guide homeowners through the belongings that have accumulated over time—what to keep, pass along, donate, or let go.

    We also provide a comparative home market analysis so families can better understand how their home fits within the current market.

  • Our clients are homeowners and families beginning to think about the future of a home. Some are planning ahead. Others are helping parents consider their options. Most simply want a thoughtful way to start making decisions.