New Takes on Classic Styles
The other day at a staff meeting we were talking about classic designs that never go out of style (yes, we get talk about this kind of stuff and still consider it work)
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Dearborn Garden Walk, Sidewalk Sales, Street Fests
I love a good home and/or garden walk, whether through insouciant artist-occupied interiors in Bucktown or the patrician stomping grounds of the well-to-do
Jayson Sale
It’s time for the semi-annual Jayson Home Floor Model & More Sale.
Colorful Tools for Living
Every so often I check out the locally based Seltzer Studios online shop (I first blogged about it a while back)…
Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams opens in Chicago
Edited by Gina Bazer North Carolina–based manufacturer Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams is opening a two-level, 10,000-square-foot retail store in the Clybourn Corridor, which means that now you can get this company’s well-made, stylish, and comfortable upholstered furniture, along with lamps and case goods, straight from the source (until now the brand was available in … Read more
Outdoor Lamps
Now that we’ve installed outdoor speakers and a great retro fan (The Air King—yes, he is the ruler of our cool air!) on our deck, I’ve been thinking that a lamp would complete the picture….
Wicker Website
Chicagoan Kelli Katch, a basketweaver, recently started Basket Lady, a fun website that sells a slew of different types of baskets for every storage purpose under the sun….
Million Dollar Decorators, Shopping Edgewater, Flower Arranging 101
People, are you watching Bravo’s new design show, Million Dollar Decorators? It’s one of my favorite guilty-pleasure summer TV treats, with all the elements of what makes for reality-show success…
GE Energy Smart LED
What a bright idea! GE sent me a sample of its new energy smart LED bulb, which uses 77% less electricity than a 40 watt incandescent, and lasts 22.8 years (when used three hours a day; it will last 25 longer than incandescent)…
Mary Garvey James, owner of Classic Remix, shares her decorating secrets
Large bird prints make for a striking focal point in this vignette, where an oversize traditional wing chair is balanced by a pair of smaller modern chairs. Mary Garvey James’s new Lincoln Park shop Classic Remix is brimming with ideas for reinventing vintage pieces (reupholster a boring metal-framed office chair with a … Read more