Though I admire Arts & Crafts style (in fact I live in an Arts & Crafts bungalow), it can get a little dull. Andrew Stansell, a local furniture maker, has reinterpreted Arts & Crafts in metal in a new line. I particularly like this bookcase.
-JAN PARR
Though I admire Arts & Crafts style (in fact I live in an Arts & Crafts bungalow), it can get a little dull. Andrew Stansell, a local furniture maker, has reinterpreted Arts & Crafts in metal in a new line. I particularly like this bookcase.
-JAN PARR
Though I admire Arts & Crafts style (in fact I live in an Arts & Crafts bungalow), it can get a little dull. Andrew Stansell, a local furniture maker, has reinterpreted Arts & Crafts in metal in a new line. I particularly like this bookcase.
-JAN PARR
Though I admire Arts & Crafts style (in fact I live in an Arts & Crafts bungalow), it can get a little dull. Andrew Stansell, a local furniture maker, has reinterpreted Arts & Crafts in metal in a new line. I particularly like this bookcase.
-JAN PARR
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As my boss put it, “Gina went insane” at the 600 N. Michigan Ave. Linens ‘n Things liquidation sale over lunch. I came hobbling back to the office with two huge bags full of Nate Berkus linen window panels and a bed skirt. According to my receipt, I saved $350. All sales are final, but if you’re willing to commit on the spot, you’ll be very happy with the deals.
-Gina Bazer
Interior designer Hillery Estes and her associate, Meredith Smerchek, noticed an increase in their clients’ desire for pillow talk. (To see more on this subject, check out page 68 of our current issue!) Always looking for just the right “toss-on” to add to their effortlessly chic rooms, over time, they generated enough ideas and sketches to suit hundreds of beds and heads, and thus, the Estes Home Pillow Collection was born. Look for lots of leather applications and designs inspired by vintage belt buckles. I’m a big fan of the one with the cream-colored Greek key stitching on chocolate leather. Find them at Zella Brown in ready-to-buy designs or order up a custom creation. About $300 each.
-BARRI LEINER
Photos Courtesy of Estes Interiors
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I was on vacation last week in Three Oaks, Michigan, where I always make a point to stop at Ipso Facto, a great antique/salvage shop that Larry Vodak says was his inspiration for starting Scout in Andersonville. Ipso’s owner, Brandon Nelson, a transplanted Chicagoan, stocks a cool mix of odd Americana pieces, art, sculptural objects, and retro furniture. It’s just an hour or so drive from Chicago—a great day trip.
—JAN PARR
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A 19th-century house gets a 21st-century addition—and makes the most of its split personality
Designer Stephanie Waddell’s natural curiosity leads to a line of beautiful textiles and an equally stunning home
The best way to enjoy the sun this summer—while feeling both eco-virtuous and design-savvy—might be by sitting in a groovy recycled-plastic chair by the budding local furniture company Roscoe Jackson. To produce it, designer Caleb Dawson and his associates, Thomas Fowler and Shawn Gnann (the "Roscoe" and "Jackson" in the firm’s name refer to two … Read more
Frustrated designers, sidle up to the bar. Here’s your chance to concoct a major home accessory.
Feeling creative? Got a cool concept for a piece of art, something in fashion, furniture, or an interior design element? Want to win $10,000? Nate Berkus is judging a design contest, sponsored by Basil Hayden Bourbon and Out magazine. Submit your design concept here by August 15. You have to be a resident of Illinois, Ohio, or Wisconsin, and be a least 21. (All the rules are at the link above.)
—Jan Parr
