Caskata
Great minds: I was talking to the folks over at Elements about what they liked at the New York Gift Show last month, and we both agreed we loved the new peony-patterned tableware from Caskata…
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EnV Chicago Luxury Apartments
River North is the city’s official nightclub hub, so it only makes sense to gear a new apartment building toward the scenesters who line the neighborhood’s blocks waiting for entrée night after night. Right?…
Craighton Berman, Jayson Flea Market, Healthy Home
Indie Chicago designer Craighton Berman is passionate about food and passionate about design, so he’s combined the two in a sleekly modern ceramic salt and pepper set he calls Pinch.
Healthy Home
A lot of us are striving to make our homes healthier—low-VOC paints, cabinets and carpets that don’t off-gas; avoiding harsh chemicals in cleaning supplies. Here’s a model for healthy living: Healthy Home 2010, a showhouse in Palatine…
Nettelhorst and Nate
Nate Berkus was busy last week. Not only did his new show premiere, but he also unveiled a long-awaited kitchen overhaul at Nettelhorst School complete with breakfast prepared and served by Chicago chef-of-the-moment Stephanie Izard and private chef Lorin Adolph…
Fireplace Mantel Ideas
HEARTH THROBS: Finding the perfect frame for your fireplace
Jayson Home & Garden Flea Market
This is no side-of-the-highway maze of stalls hawking Beanie Babies and paperback romances. Jayson Home & Garden’s biggest event of the year (Sept. 24–26) will showcase the fruits of an around-the-world shopping spree taken by buyers Devin Kirk and Caroline Scheeler…
The Nate Berkus Show
I’ve known interior designer Nate Berkus since I moved to Chicago a decade ago. A story about Nate’s former Old Town rowhouse was the first magazine feature I ever wrote, and we’ve sat down for plenty of interviews since…
IQmatics Sale
The contemporary European furniture store IQMatics in Schaumburg is moving and holding a floor sample sale…
HomesPlus: Dennis Rodkin on 'Safe Bets' in Chicago's Housing Market
Each year, Chicago‘s real-estate reporter/blogger Dennis Rodkin tracks home prices in nearly 300 neighborhoods and towns throughout Chicagoland. Despite losses over the last year, some neighborhoods have remained relatively stable over the past 16 years. Rodkin talks about these “safe bets” in Chicago’s housing market on CLTV’s HomesPlus.