This painterly sampling of items will be available at Les Tableaux’s pre-holiday open house and overstock sale this Saturday, Oct. 22, from 10–5... Read more
Silver is the traditional gift for a 25-year anniversary, and making it that long is a sterling achievement for any business or relationship... Read more
The Chicago Architecture Foundation has an ambitious citywide DIY tour weekend coming up October 15–16, and it’s a great opportunity to gain rare access to more than 100 of the city’s most interesting historical and newly constructed residences, office buildings, retail and hospitality hotspots, cultural and holy hallows, and institutions of higher learning and social services... Read more
I know we haven’t known each other very long, Yearbook, but I’m already enrolled in your fan club and hope we’ll be BFFs. This frosh new Forest Park vintage shop and design studio has opened with validation from mayor Anthony Calderone, extra credit from home-savvy headmasters, and hip-hip-hurrahs from shoppers... Read more
There is always a lot of creative bang-for-the-buck action going on at the Randolph Street Market, with its subdivisions of an antique market, a modern vintage clique, and an indie designer market nesting like Russian dolls... Read more
I stopped by the grand opening of A’ville’s newest grocery and retail destination, Urban Orchard (at 5212 North Clark Street, the old Urbanest space) last weekend, and it was a bustling scene... Read more
Kelly Rauch’s interior design studio Twice is typically open only by appointment, but tomorrow night you can stop by 5400 West Belmont Avenue and check out all the services and products that are offered out of the atelier... Read more
Chicagoan Karen Peterson was sick of shelling out storage fees to house the overflow of antiques, furniture, artwork, and home and garden accessories she loves to collect but had yet to find a place to use... Read more
The American Craft Exposition is returning to Evanston’s Harry Crown Sports Pavilion on the Northwestern campus this weekend for the 27th time, and it’s a splendid opportunity to view fine handmade furniture, glassware, textile art, clothing, jewelry, and mixed-media pieces by more than 150 juried artists... Read more
