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August 2009
Art Nouveau Marvels in a Buena Park Condo
By Dennis Rodkin
List Price: $424,900
The Property: Originally the main living rooms of a mansion built in 1903, this second-floor condo has some original design elements that have been carefully preserved and restored. The most noteworthy of these features is an Art Nouveau fireplace, where flared columns flank a tile mosaic depicting yellow roses. The mantelpiece is a mirrored glass cabinet that bows outward. Nearby are... Read more
Fools Rush In
Don't miss picks for 08.05.09 through 08.11.09: French shenanigans on the lake … German jazz at the Green Mill … Project Runway at Cityscape … Naked turns 50 … more Read more
Dining Out: Reverse Commute
By Dennis Ray Wheaton
An old legend and a young stud both land in unlikely suburban spots—and administer shots of adrenaline to their respective kitchens Read more
New Maxine Snider

 

One of our favorite local designers, Maxine Snider, has introduced four designs for fall. Available to the trade through the David Sutherland showroom here, the pieces (available in different woods and finishes) are clean, elegant, and modern, as we’ve come to expect from Maxine. 

—JAN PARR

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Who’s Happy?
By Dennis Rodkin
Three dispatches about happiness:
According to a new homeowner confidence survey from Zillow.com, homeowners in the Midwest are more glum about the near-term future of the value of their homes than their counterparts in the rest of the country. The survey, released Tuesday, comes on the heels of... Read more
Custom Movie T-shirt Line Launches
By Bridget Maiellaro
Insiders Welcome
Combining their love for classic cinema with elements of design, lifelong friends and Chicago multimedia artists Ryan Barkan and Dave Yakir launched belowtheCollar.com (773-687-0520), a movie-inspired T-shirt company, in mid-June. “All the movie shirts out there are mainstream. We wanted to create shirts that aren’t... Read more
Photo Shop
 

Catherine Edelman Gallery, a premier dealer of contemporary photography in Chicago, is holding a workshop called In Focus to educate people about the ins and outs of starting a collection of this increasingly popular medium. Led by Catherine Edelman and other prominent members of the local art community, the class will meet at CEG on four consecutive Saturday mornings from 9:30 to 11:00 am, starting October 17. The fee is $100 for all four sessions. Registration has already started on the gallery's website. Shown above: “American Gothic” by Julie Blackmon, photo courtesy of Catherine Edelman.

-GINA BAZER

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Weekend Photos: Cole's
What's halfway between The Whistler's handcrafted cocktails and hipster ’tude, and Two Way Lounge's dirt-cheap beer and barroom decorum? Cole's (2338 N. Milwaukee Ave.; 773-276-5802), a new low-key Logan Square dive just down the block from both, where mostly neighborhood types congregate over mostly... Read more
Book Keeping

Nice vintage bookcases are hard to come by, especially those charming cottagey ones with the glass doors. White Attic is now offering custom-made versions of such old-school designs, based on some of owner Terry Ledford’s favorite pieces that he’s sold at his shop over the years. Prices range from $695 to $1,100, depending on size, and you can choose your colors and either satin nickel or oil-rubbed bronze hardware. All locally made. Allow four weeks for delivery.

‑GINA BAZER

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