Magazine archive: Design Dose

Easy Decorating with Silhouettes

Easy Decorating with Silhouettes

If you’re looking for an easy and personal decorating touch, just send Vana Chupp a favorite family photo and let her work her magic...

Wright in Spring Green

Wright in Spring Green

It seems there’s always more in store when it comes to Frank Lloyd Wright, even if you’ve already tackled the Chicagoland tours of his designs...

Words and Pictures

Serious collectors know all about the Fine Books and Manuscripts auctions Leslie Hindman holds from time to time, and they’re sure to be all over the Hemingway and Fitzgerald first editions at...

Homey Economics

Granted, we’re suckers for vintage china and cloth napkins, generally, so it’s no surprise that one of our favorite new places to eat is Antique Taco in Wicker Park ...

Fighting Fire with Fire

When it comes to design, sometimes the only thing to do when disaster strikes is to start from scratch ...

Take a seat

Take a seat

We recently spotted a Franco Albini chair outfitted with cushy Mongolian wool for sale at the WPA Chicago showroom...

Hot Town, Summer in the City

Hot Town, Summer in the City

We’ve been thinking about old-fashioned solutions to surviving heat waves...

Local Color

Local Color

There’s still time to take on an ambitious summer project, and here’s an extra incentive...

Mick De Giulio Thinks Big

Mick De Giulio Thinks Big

House Beautiful turned to a Chicago designer, Mick De Giulio, to create its 2012 Kitchen of the Year...

Christopher Gentner Shows His Metal

Christopher Gentner Shows His Metal

Metal smith Christopher Gentner earned his reputation over the last 20 years fabricating high-end furniture and architectural pieces for the likes of Holly Hunt, Donghia, and Caste at a facility on...