Kara Mann’s showroom is home to new pieces in the James Magni’s Home Collection. Magni, named one of Architectural Digest’s Top 100 Interior Designers, takes his inspiration from fashion (note the “cufflinks” on the armchairs, the “stilletos” on legs, and the use of metallic—a big fashion trend for fall/winter. Shown here: the Sting-Ray chair and the Jewel Table. The table is solid polished stainless steel with a hand-cast slab tabletop made from recycled glass. It’s mounted like a precious stone in a jewelry setting. Gorgeous!

—JAN PARR

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Kara Mann’s showroom is home to new pieces in the James Magni’s Home Collection. Magni, named one of Architectural Digest’s Top 100 Interior Designers, takes his inspiration from fashion (note the “cufflinks” on the armchairs, the “stilletos” on legs, and the use of metallic—a big fashion trend for fall/winter. Shown here: the Sting-Ray chair and the Jewel Table. The table is solid polished stainless steel with a hand-cast slab tabletop made from recycled glass. It’s mounted like a precious stone in a jewelry setting. Gorgeous!

—JAN PARR

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Kara Mann’s showroom is home to new pieces in the James Magni’s Home Collection. Magni, named one of Architectural Digest’s Top 100 Interior Designers, takes his inspiration from fashion (note the “cufflinks” on the armchairs, the “stilletos” on legs, and the use of metallic—a big fashion trend for fall/winter. Shown here: the Sting-Ray chair and the Jewel Table. The table is solid polished stainless steel with a hand-cast slab tabletop made from recycled glass. It’s mounted like a precious stone in a jewelry setting. Gorgeous!

—JAN PARR

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Kara Mann’s showroom is home to new pieces in the James Magni’s Home Collection. Magni, named one of Architectural Digest’s Top 100 Interior Designers, takes his inspiration from fashion (note the “cufflinks” on the armchairs, the “stilletos” on legs, and the use of metallic—a big fashion trend for fall/winter. Shown here: the Sting-Ray chair and the Jewel Table. The table is solid polished stainless steel with a hand-cast slab tabletop made from recycled glass. It’s mounted like a precious stone in a jewelry setting. Gorgeous!

—JAN PARR

Fit for Print

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  Thousands of readers turn to Evanston graphic designer Jessica Jones’s blog, howaboutorange.blogspot.com, every month for posts on nifty craft and DIY projects. Now Jones’s own line of lively printed cotton canvas textiles is available at Bucktown’s The Needle Shop, 2054 W. Charleston St., 773-489-4230, and online at jcarolinecreative.com.   Photography: Sarah Hartill for Robin’s … Read more

Bath in Black

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The other day I blogged about the black sink and toilet in the bathroom at Nightwood. Shortly after, I got an email about the latest collection from Alessi: Il Bagno Dot in black (it came out in this color in May). This look is a bit more severe than that of Nightwood , but I gotta say, there’s something interesting about going noir in the loo. Il Bagno Alessi is available at Waterware.

—GINA BAZER 

Divine Consign

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Oak Park will soon have a new consignment shop for upscale home furnishings and accessories. Kellie Scott, the owner, is accepting consignments at 111 N. Oak Park Ave. She says she’s already got a ton of great finds, from a 1920s vintage art deco dining set to ultra modern tables and couches. Of particular interest: some 80 pieces from a modern furniture store that closed in Wisconsin recently. These brand-new pieces are at least 50 percent off their original price. She’s also got a $7,000 sectional that a North Shore interior designer is looking to unload because it’s the wrong color—it’s just $1,999. Divine Consign is open from noon–5 p.m. through the end of this week to accept consignments. It will be open to shoppers beginning Friday or Saturday, Scott says.

—JAN PARR

Photos courtesy Becca’s Blog at livehereoakpark.com

Art for the Stars

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I love the idea of Ellen Degeneres, Meredith Viera, Dr. Phil, and other daytime TV luminaries at the Orpheum Theatre for the Daytime Emmy Awards on August 29, chillin’ in the Green Room designed by Chicagoan Christoper Michiels. Michiels commissioned Sheri Zeman of Faux Design Studio to create some of her new custom textured art panels for the room. We can’t show you the Green Room, but here’s how this wall art might look in your living room.

—JAN PARR

Stylin’ Stroll

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The annual Dearborn Garden Walk is a great place to get inspiration for your garden. This year’s walk includes a tour of more than 20 Gold Coast gardens, ranging in style from minimalist to ornate. Five of the gardens will feature literature-inspired vignettes with furniture and accessories chosen by interior designers from local firms (SemelSnow’s … Read more

Know Your ABCs

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  The alphabet has never looked so cool. Lletras i Tipos wallpaper by artist Javier Mariscal for Tres Tintas Barcelona is great for anything from a hip kid’s room to a home office. Washable and easily strippable, it comes in four colorways: orange (shown here), red, gray, and beige, $135 per roll, each 20¾ inches … Read more

Live Like Barbie

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You think you love Barbie? Jonathan Adler loves  her more! He has devoted an entire collection to the leggy plastic blonde, including his own glamorous incarnation of her (shown above, $50), which will be available in stores in September. Also shown above,  a needlepoint pillow ($165) and pink lacquer cubes ($150-$350), perfect for your grown-up Barbie dream house.

—GINA BAZER