Holiday Entertaining with Tereasa Surratt and David Hernandez: Party Elements

Parting gifts for guests: truffles in shot glasses and flash drives loaded with music from the evening. Photo Gallery » Stationery, etc. All printed items—invitations, menus, table-tent labels—are from Paper Source. “It’s faux woodgrain printed with an ink-jet printer,” Surratt says. Vintage attire Every guest wore at least one item of clothing or an accessory … Read more

Tereasa Surratt’s Guide to Vintage Shopping In and Around Chicago

David Hernandez and Tereasa Surratt Photo Gallery »   When she’s not installed in her office as a creative director at Ogilvy & Mather, tending to her new baby daughter, renovating vacation cabins, and writing books, Tereasa Surratt is shopping for the little-known, the underappreciated, and the ripe-for-new-life. The superstar hostess buys almost nothing new … Read more

Christine Busby’s Shortcuts to Easy Entertaining

Photo Gallery »  Once the owner of wholesale pastry outfit Busby Bakes (she blogs about cooking and eating here), Christine Busby always has food on the brain. Her creative ideas helped make this party a hit, and she shared still more tips on how to wow your guests without becoming a slave to the kitchen: … Read more

Color Theories

Several exhibitors at this past summer’s Guerrilla Truck Show and the nearby reception for the Object Society (a group of independent Chicago-based furniture and object designers) showed off furniture injected with shots of color. Angela Finney-Hoffman of Post 27 presented a George Nelson–inspired credenza from her new Lapel collection, a collaboration with Stone Blitzer, with … Read more

Golden Triangle Birthday Bash, Chairs for Charity Auction, Edifice Models with the Wright Stuff

To celebrate 21 years in business, The Golden Triangle is kicking it British Colonial style from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. this Saturday, October 30, with Return to the Raj, a free open house with themed refreshments and costumed actors lolling about the showroom’s newly expanded veranda house (pictured here).