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BY MARIS CALLAHAN I love the idea of purchasing you love recycled or up-cycled home goods that have vintage charm and character, but antiquing takes a lot of time energy — and sometimes money and...
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BY MARIS CALLAHAN I know you’re not supposed to “judge a book by its cover” but I have to admit, when I buy wine, I judge the grape by its label. I know enough about wine that I can order a glass from...
View ArticleCompass Organizing Designs Your Path to Organization at Work and at Home
BY MARIS CALLAHAN We all want to simplify our lives. In an age where we are constantly burdened by too much technology and schedules that only seem to get busier, the idea of cutting down on the...
View ArticleP.O.S.H Housewares Boutique in River North Offers Customers Antiques with a...
BY WHITNEY HEWITT I had walked by P.O.S.H. on State Street a dozen times before I finally went it. The trinkets in the window display always caught my eye. From china to vintage pillows to candles,...
View ArticleJayson Home: Five Finds from the Fall 2012 Collection
BY MARIS CALLAHAN Have you ever spent thirty minutes wandering in circles in the Home department of Anthropologie, wishing that it were about three times bigger and sold unique furniture, home goods...
View ArticleShop CyberMonday 2012 at Chicago’s Leading Online Retailers
BY MARIS CALLAHAN If you skipped the chaos and the mayhem of shopping on Black Friday, then you probably have quite a bit of holiday shopping left before you can call it quits. Today, you can fill...
View ArticleVecco Studio: Stylish and Affordable DIY Rugs
BY KELLY ALESSO It’s a situation that commonly befalls new homeowners. You tour countless properties, urged by your agent to concentrate on their good bones and ignore the current owner’s décor. So...
View ArticleMake It, Take It Classes at the Rebuilding Exchange
BY HALEY SPECTOR We all know what recycling is. Since elementary school, we’ve learned to reduce, reuse and recycle. More recently, there has been a new buzzword on the sustainable block, especially at...
View ArticleFrom India to Chicago: Pyar & Co. Home Décor
BY HALEY SPECTOR Once your spring cleaning is out of the way, the summer is a perfect time to revitalize your interior décor. Whether you own your home or rent a studio apartment, nothing says summer...
View ArticleHome Spotlight: Kylie Egge of Recovered Interior Collection
BY KELLY ALESSO Kylie Egge doesn’t run your typical upholstery shop. As the owner of Recovered Interior, she has an eye for imagining overlooked vintage and antique furniture as eye-catching statement...
View ArticleSewing Classes at The Needle Shop
BY KELLY ALESSO Maybe it’s happened to you…you spend hours on Pinterest pinning all kinds of fantastic DIY projects that will completely transform your home. You’re transfixed by elegant throw pillows,...
View ArticleAOSTA Furniture: Modern Home Design
BY ALLISON WARREN, GUEST CONTRIBUTOR Summer is one of the most popular times in Chicago to look for an apartment, with fall close behind. If you’re planning on a move before the snow begins to pile up,...
View ArticleJ Prince Studio and Boutique
BY KELLY ALESSO It’s human nature to want to organize things into finite categories. It makes everything from navigating your desk at work to choosing a restaurant for a Friday out a lot easier. Until...
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