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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
Bathroom Break
 

I had dinner recently at Nightwood, a wonderful place from the Lula Café people (see our story about the fantastic artwork at Lula here that was designed by Kevin Heisner (Empire Liquors, Bar DeVille, Angels & Kings). While going to the bathroom was not the highlight of the evening, I was impressed by howstylin’ it was for a loo (don’t laugh—we take bathroom design seriously around here!). It felt like it belonged in a vintage apartment more than arestaurant, actually. Heisner and his team did all the moldings and painted them in Benjamin Moore’s Honey Oak to match the handmade Moroccan cement tiles on the floor (from the online dealer Mosaic House. I love the black sink, too, though it could use some nicer pipes sticking out underneath. If you want a vintage look that feels fresh, try this for inspiration.

—GINA BAZER

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Stylin’ Phones, Summer Sales, Flower Arranging 101
By Bradley Lincoln
It’s almost August yet it feels like summer just started, with all that less-than-beachy weather and whatnot. Oh well, if life gives you lemons, you can still make a vodka lemonade, and there’s plenty of time to legally still wear your white skinnies... Read more
Marrakech on Sale, Kitchen & Bath Tips, and more
By Bradley Lincoln
If our kitchen and bath issue flushed you with excitement, come on out tomorrow, July 23, 6:00 - 9:00, for a night of tips, talks, and 'teezers at Community Home Supply, 3924 N. Lincoln Avenue. (For such a deceptively proletarian moniker, this showroom has an inspiring selection of the latest domestic and European home fixtures... Read more
Teco Pottery Sale, Dearborn Garden Walk, and more
By Bradley Lincoln
The PrairieMod Design Group’s lease is up on their Wheaton offices, and they’ll be moving to a smaller location in Lisle at the end of this month. The new space doesn’t have room for the product inventory they stocked for the PrairieMod outlet store... Read more
Odd Posters, Ikea Hacking, Gardens Galore
By Bradley Lincoln
In between noshing on Tibetan dumplings and viewing a pre-release screening of Frederick Marx’s moving documentary film Journey From Zanskar at a fundraiser a couple Saturdays ago, Primitive owner Glen Joffe and PR pro Dan Davis took the time to give us a tour of the grounds and show off some fantastic African movie posters Read more
La Dolce Viti
By Gina Bazer
In Highland Park, a poolside Bastille Day party worthy of a king, courtesy of chef Gabriel Viti Read more
Dror at Target, Floor’d, Fuller Merch
By Bradley Lincoln
New York multidisciplinary designer Dror Benshetrit’s studio has created interiors for Kiehl’s and Levi’s, a chandelier for Swarovski, products for Alessi, Venini, and Rosenthal, and even an entire island in Dubai. He’s now partnered with Target to launch an exclusive line of limited-edition home... Read more
Sale of the Week: A Tale of Four Houses—North Shore
By Dennis Rodkin
List Price: $1.9 million
Sale Price: $1 million
The Property: Today’s house, situated in an unincorporated area near Winnetka, once carried a price tag of $5.1 million. But that price was for a finished home—and not only was this house never finished, but the company that built it ended up handing the home back to its lender, Mutual Bank, last October. On May 26th, the bank... Read more
Sale of the Week: Sink or Swim in Bridgeport
By Dennis Rodkin
List Price: $1,000,000
Sale Price: $910,000
The Property: Situated on a double lot and with an in-ground pool, this new brick house is one of at least three homes with those same specifications in Bridgeport. Of the three houses, only one—the house featured today—has been sold; the other two are still for sale, and one of them has a sign on the front that says it is now in the hands of a bank. All three residences were built by the developer... Read more