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Agent Gallery

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  Slightly gritty, hole-in-the-wall Agent Gallery Chicago makes for a fun adventure. A School of the Art Institute grad and former manager at Salvage One, Mariano Chavez brings an artsy sensibility to the industrial pieces he finds for his Wicker Park shop—be they old marquee letters or vintage science-class posters. If you prefer a more … Read more

Rockin’ Rabbits

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Call us harebrained, but we can’t shake a hind leg these days without coming across a rabbit accessory begging to come home with us. Some elegant, some sassy, some functional, some decorative—this is a trend that’s multiplying like . . . well, you know.  1 Rabbit lamp Black polyester base with PVC and cotton laminate … Read more

Work at Home, Better

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The cool home-office store, @workDesign, is holding workshops every evening next week at its Forest Park store. You’ll learn how to organize, cut through clutter, and decorate your space (the latter conducted by Kelly + Olive). All of the hour-long events start at 6:30 and are $15 (free to the first five people to sign up). Email Julia@atworkdesign.com or call 708-488-9297 for more info.

—JAN PARR

Knock-off Guilt

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We don’t like to celebrate unlicensed reproductions around here. But, oh my gosh: This distressed-leather take on the Egg chair by Arne Jacobsen at Restoration Hardware is beautiful—and it’s on sale, starting at $1,465 for the stocked style. Forgive me.

—GINA BAZER

A Very Modest Cottage

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Just as we were closing our annual second-homes issue, Tereasa Surratt’s book, A Very Modest Cottage arrived in the mail. (Actually, it arrived in an adorable metal vintage-looking picnic basket.) The book chronicles the moving and rehabbing of a small cottage that Surratt and her husband transported to Sugar Creek, Wisconsin, from Beardstown, Illinois. We featured the cottage in our last second-homes issue . The book, which Surratt designed herself, is available through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other booksellers. It has great tips for how to thrift and junk your way to domestic bliss; it also makes for one Very Charming Coffee Table Book.

—JAN PARR

Blue Plate Special

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When I walked by the tiny display of Ceramika Artystyczna Polish stoneware at the Housewares Show (yes, there is yet more to cover on that subject!), I couldn’t help but think of this kitchen, which I saw on an Apartment Therapy post about grey kitchens a while ago. I don’t own any blue and white dishes (nor do I have a grey kitchen, for that matter), but I always find myself attracted to both. I love the grey cabinets in this pic—what an easy fix if you hate your icky wood or white ones! As for the dishes, I like the idea of incorporating old-world, European-style pieces on a modern table, or using a bunch for decorating against a white background. The line shown here has just been picked up by Coveny Lane in Riverside, but you can find the same look in mismatched varieties at thrift shops and antique stores.

—GINA BAZER

A Splash of Missoni

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The Rythme sofa, upholstered in Missoni fabric, has just landed at the Roche Bobois store in River North. It’s not new to the company, but new for the Chicago location; with franchises, certain more-daring styles sometimes trickle down slowly to our neck of the woods. Nevertheless, this modular three-seater is absolutely charming live and in person. Pick and choose your own combinations of the fabrics shown, or buy the one on the floor for $9,409.

—GINA BAZER