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Wheaton All Night Flea Market
By Gina Bazer
Have you heard of Come Flea With Me? Started by sisters Kate Shifrin and Christie Weller about 10 years ago, it’s the most fun way to go to a flea market—that is, in a bus with about 20 other junk-loving kindred spirits, while eating yummy, homemade food... Read more
Book Wallpaper
By Gina Bazer
If you love the look of wall-to-wall bookshelves but don’t have the books or the shelves, you can get the same effect with this fab new wallpaper from UK-based Studio Mold... Read more
New Takes on Classic Styles
By Gina Bazer
The other day at a staff meeting we were talking about classic designs that never go out of style (yes, we get talk about this kind of stuff and still consider it work) Read more
Wicker Website
By Gina Bazer
Chicagoan Kelli Katch, a basketweaver, recently started Basket Lady, a fun website that sells a slew of different types of baskets for every storage purpose under the sun.... Read more
Mary Garvey James, owner of Classic Remix, shares her decorating secrets
By Gina Bazer
Mary Garvey James’s new Lincoln Park shop Classic Remix is brimming with ideas for reinventing vintage pieces (reupholster a boring metal-framed office chair with a furry hide), combining old and new (put a contemporary sofa near a rustic factory-cart coffee table), and working with both very big and very small pieces in one space. We asked her to share her decorating secrets... Read more
Gaia&Gino Exhibit at I.D.
By Gina Bazer
If you haven’t been able to make it to I.D. for the store’s exhibit of the Gaia&Gino collection, you still have time—until July 10, to be exact.... Read more
Cute Cleaning Supplies
By Gina Bazer
Michael Graves recently came out with some new designs for those household necessities he’s so good at making look pretty.... Read more
Wright’s Mass Modern Auction
By Gina Bazer
The viewing for Wright’s July 9 Mass Modern auction is July 5–8, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with extended hours and refreshments on Thursday, July 7 from 5 to 8 p.m.... Read more