The annual Chicago House birdhouse auction and fund-raising event is branching out this year to include traditional, modern, and contemporary artwork of a non-avian nature, in addition to the dozens of creative birdhouses hatched by local designers, artists, and architects…
For the seventh year, Morlen Sinoway, patron saint of emerging artists and designers, staged his Guerrilla Furniture and Art Truck show…
If you love Flor tiles, then perhaps you should try Vecco, a new concept in DIY carpeting…
I was pleasantly surprised by the selection at the new 600 N. Michigan Ave. HomeGoods location…
As I was reviewing page proofs for our next issue, I stopped at an ad from Tower Lighting, which features these fantastic lights…
Glittering new office buildings and headline-grabbing high-rises (Vince Vaughn bought what?! Where?!) are all fun and dandy to read about, and bring welcome attention to our city’s storied architectural history, but the American Institute of Architects’ Chicago chapter is homing in on more intimate endeavors with its first annual Small Firm/Small Project Awards…
Chicago interior designer Meg Stevens, now the full-time proprietor of the online shop White Nest, is the latest Etsy-ist to wow us with her wares. Stevens sews and hand-embroiders all of her simple-yet-chic pillows and linen wall hangings. Custom designs are also available. Pillows start at $50, wall hangings at $30. whitenestshop.com
Every year I look forward to the Celebration of Home & Garden tour in pretty southwest Michigan, just an hour and a half drive from the city…
Sean Cowan, a designer whose former home we featured last summer, has started a blog…
Making a new home’s outdoor spaces welcoming took vision, hard work, and a sense of fun
