Bright Accessories to Make Your Home Office Happier
Work from home in style.
Contributors: Barri Leiner Grant
Groove Up Your Home with Boho Décor
These ’70s-inspired accessories add flair.
The Drinker's Guide: Nine Stylish Items for Your Home Bar
MORE IS MORE: Tasteful bottle openers, whiskey decanters, cocktail napkins, and other flourishes for the happy home bar
The Drinker's Guide to Chicago: Best Wines, Cocktails, Beers, and More
Thanks to a booming cocktail scene, new wine boutiques in many neighborhoods, and our obsession with craft brewing, Chicago has become a veritable haven for the discriminating drinker. And there’s no better time to check it all out than right now, when staying cozy in a bar or at home is priority number one. In … Read more
2011 Gift Guide: For Women, Men, Kids, Foodies, Gadget Lovers, and More
WRAP STARS: The perfect presents—unusual, covetable, affordable, and cool—for everyone on your list
A Guide to Shopping the Merchandise Mart
DEMYSTIFYING THE MART: For decades, the River North behemoth felt impenetrable to everyone except the design cognoscenti. Now a new program aims to lure in the public. Here’s your guide.
Our Favorite British Goods
A cache of brilliant items arrives from the UK
Our Favorites in Men’s Fashion and Accessories
GENTLEMAN CALLER: The word “dapper” defined: a guy with debonair accessories, an impressive selection of mantiques, and the guts to wear a bow tie
Six Items to Help You Find Clarity in the Clutter
Liz Goulet Dubois glass, $12, at Museum of Contemporary Art Store, 220 E. Chicago Ave.; 312-397-4000, mcachicagostore.org. Photograph: Courtesy of vendors IDEA International solar sputnik light, $22, at A+R, aplusrstore.com. Photograph: Courtesy of vendors Bond lucite lamp, $695, at Jonathan Adler, 676 N. Wabash Ave.; 312-274-9920, jonathanadler.com. Photograph: Courtesy of … Read more
Holiday Gift Guide: 40 Great Finds Under $40
THE BUDGET LOVER’S GIFT LIST: Our favorite items to give in 2010—all under $40