High Road House in London is inspirational and inspired; the Shaker influences are impossible to ignore in these clean, modern rooms. According to the March issue of Living Etc: "Light textures, natu...
We've been spying wall-mounted credenzas in a lot of design photos lately. We love this idea, since it lightens a heavy piece by making it appear as though it's floating. There are a few ways to get...
Matthew sent us an email: "I just bought my first home and am remodeling it. It is Mid Century Modern and very ahead of its time, but has not been cared for by its previous owners. I have gutted the w...
Fun and functional. These Swedish Klippan Table Linens made us smile. They're available as tablecloths, napkins, runners, and mats. Click below for more images and links....
The Chicago Tribune Magazine's Renovation Issue arrived with the Sunday paper. It must be an annual thing, we blogged it last February as well.
This time around it features a project by Patrizio Fra...
This color combination comes straight from nature. It works with the colors we associate with fall (browns, deep earth tones) or spring (paler hues). Click below for our roundup of green and yellow ...
Our friend is moving in with his girlfriend, and his one request is to have a recliner chair in the apartment. We're trying to help her out by finding some good-looking modern recliners. She wants t...
We finally made it to Patina to snap some photos a few weekends ago, after many well meaning but failed attempts to stop by after its opening last fall.
We won't wait long before returning - the st...
This was rather amusing: DearSugar.com surveyed their readers exactly one year ago today to find out which celebrity bedroom people were most interested in seeing. Out of Dita Von Teese, Charlie Sheen...
We have a cotton blanket from Restoration Hardware that we use year-round. It's the perfect weight for a summer bedspread, and in the winter it adds just the right amount of warmth under our quilt. ...
Designed by Naoto Fukasawa in 2007, the Siena is dramatic. Super narrow and unencumbered, the look is ultra-light and minimal, yet balanced by a base that projects beyond the mattress on all sides. M...
In Lakeview, this Dania sofa and ottoman is up for grabs. The set is less than a year old and retailed for $750. Room & Board velvet couch below:
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Hippie chic. Designed nearly 40 years ago, it is consistently made new as Roche Bobois refreshes the upholstery fabrics. Over the years the sofa has been covered with colorful choices......
Fresh Hotel in Athens is all about bright color accents- something translatable to all-white rental apartment bedrooms. The March issue of Living Etc has this to say about the style: "" Illuminated f...
Today we are revisiting one of our favorite house tours, which we photographed in the summer of 2006. Zoka's home is featured in the new issue of Domino (page 91) which got us thinking that we should ...
Looking through textile manufacturer Romo's site, we saw a lot of colors that would be perfect in a bedroom: calm, balanced tones that also have a lot of warmth to them. Click below for more.
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Magen is looking for ideas: "So glad to have found your site! I have a question... What to do to utilize this odd but cool shelf thingie in my hallway? It goes the length of the apartment and has t...
T8_1974 scored this fantastic chair at Scout (along with its twin). After living with them for a bit in the dining room, t8_1974 moved them into the living room, where they now just feel right. Read ...
If you like the idea of a pegboard, but you're looking for something a little more sleek, these new stainless steel organizers from Chiasso are a modern take on a classic small-space solution......
We all know that Martha has an opinion on all things to do with the home and sometimes the level of attention to detail is more than we mere mortals can hope to have the time for. That said, her advi...
Last month, Heather posted on I.D. Chicago's new interior design services. While clicking around the web, we recently stumbled across a portfolio of rooms by I.D.'s Jonathan Kramer. Simple, livable,...
In the Feb/Mar issue of ReadyMade, these colorful felt numbers handmade in Denmark moved us past the winter blahs. The cozy factor found them at home on two pages full of blankets, pillows, and othe...
We've posted a lot on furniture that lasts, but sometimes the classic pieces we pick come with a high price tag. What do you do if you're sick of particle-board furniture but you don't have much mon...
"East Meets Desk." Crate & Barrel just unveiled a new line of office furniture that combines Prairie School traditions with a little Zen inspiration. Although we think the Pagoda factor is a bit too...
In Andersonville, a pair of great black Paul McCobb chairs is for sale. The chairs have been refinished and seller is looking for good offers.
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We haven't yet made it out to the American Barn Company on Clark Street, but after we featured their Vintage Tin Ceiling Tiles on AT, they sent us a nice email letting us know that AT readers had st...
Pagoda Red Warehouse Sale
February Sales...
Pagoda Red
Warehouse Sale
2/23 through 2/25, 10am to 5pm
Chinese antiques are up to 70% off
Held at a special location - 1201 West Washington, 773....
Via the new Living Etc. March issue: Hospes Maricel in Mallorca has great minimalist bedroom style; "The rooms are minimalism personified. Modest mouldings, contemporary furniture and chunky white ma...
Maxine Snider is a Chicago designer whose work straddles the traditional/modern categories. Her collection includes fifty pieces and many of them (like this Bauhaus Console) could work in a bedroom,...
Sara wrote with a good question: "In need of suggestions/help. I have a 6'closet about 2' deep with a regular 32" or 36" centered door so I have a limited view of my clothes. Most of those organizers ...
Old school bone china with a sea urchin twist. Fancy yet casual, heavy in form yet light in style, we can imagine these working in the right setting. Are we on to something or does this line read too...
Neighborhood, 2008, 24 x 24 inches, Oil on Canvas
Rebecca Silus' paintings remind us of the cold, quiet feeling of Midwestern suburbs. These houses could be on the outskirts of St. Louis, Milwauke...
We just got an email from our friends at DWR - Tree Studios. They are selling floor samples for 33 - 50% off, first come, first served...jump below for the list of items and prices:...
Husband-and-wife team Bill Kerr and Weeks Ringle make heirloom-quality quilts by hand in Oak Park. Their company, Fun Quilts, has been commissioned to make designs for the American Folk Art Museum, ...
There's lots of AT love for ModWalls tiles and Custom Blender (which lets you choose among 70 colors of 3/4 inch tiles). We're currently on the hunt for backsplash hexagon tiles which offer endless p...
This is a photo I took of our closet right after it collapsed. We disliked our IKEA closet for a long time, but we never hated it so much as that moment. It was time for a new system. Click below fo...
We polled the AT constituency throughout President's Day this past Monday to find out their choices for the best in Retro Modern Design...and here, ladies and gentleman is the official winning ticke...
There is a terrible and obnoxious street light that lives right outside our bedroom window. We could have opted for black-out curtains but we rather like our bamboo shades. Our only other options we...
Andy Warhol's Silver Clouds; Image via "The Attic" museum studies blog
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February is Bedroom Month on AT:Chicago
Next month we turn to bathrooms...
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All of these residential interiors are located far from the Midwest in Istanbul, but we're blogging them because 1) they're designed by one of our favorite new furniture manufacturers, Autoban, and ...
Here is the scoop from Design Within Reach on their annual Design Competiton..."Now in its fourth year, M+D+F is a juried exhibition to uncover and promote innovative modern furniture by emerging desi...
In Lakeview are four solid cast aluminum Liceo chairs, going for $175 each for two or more, or $200 for one. Lovely lines and great for inside or outside.
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PB Teen has been known to have some good finds for those of us past high school, too - and now they have entered the organic bedding market. Links/prices below:...
The top posts on AT:Chicago in the past week covered Genie's Budget Apartment Makeover, a look at Small Space Bedrooms, and round-ups of Platform Beds Under $1000 and Console Desks. Click below for li...
Waiting to meet someone for drinks at Kitsch'n in River North, we snapped a photo of this furry chair. Although fake fur probably wouldn't be our first upholstery choice......
Bahram sent us an email: I'm hoping you can help me solve this problem I've been having for about 6 months now. I live in a tiny, rented 1-bedroom apartment which has this gaping psuedo-window between...
We needed to pay homage to one of the best gifts we've received for our home. The Haley lamp, which won Janel's Best of Three C&B Metallic Lamps survey, makes our apartment feel bright and alive and a...
Since the 1930s, Airstream has been designing very small bedrooms for some of the tiniest homes on the market. Their trailers are a great place to look for ideas for closet-sized spaces (without whe...
The tagline for this product says it all: "nature's shapes with high tech materials". A super pleasingly shaped, very homespun looking vessel redone in blackest black and coated with rubber, this get...
Wooden salt 'n pepper setOver the weekend we made one of our semi-regular stops into the Broadway Antique Market. While much of the stock hangs around for months and months, here are a few things we h...
Okay, so we're a little obsessed with organizing. And we love closets. So we thought we'd channel our obsession into something helpful: a list of ways to organize your bedroom closet. Pick and choos...
Domino is looking at the world of decor through green tinted glasses in the new issue. Easy ways to go green is the underlying theme of most (but not all) of the features. We're kicking off our mont...
Here's an easy DIY headboard that's guaranteed to add romance and drama to your bedroom. The supplies are few, the labor should only take an afternoon, and the end result is a little bit of magic.
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We met interior designer Maggie Wilkins recently, who specializes in renovation, cabinetry and design. As a distributor of Feldstone Cabinetry: We are an approved participant in the KCMA Environment...
These wooden desks by Belgian designer Marina Bautier are available through lamaisondemarina in Brussels. We love the style, but since they're not easily available here in the US, we saw them as ins...
Domino's Decoration Editor Tori Mellott is liking this Equestrian Chic trend in the new issue...what do you think?
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Lindsey's bedroomThe Living with a Portrait series by Chicago photographer Jason Lazarus literally explores ideas of living with portraits - whether formal or casual. We adore the richness and depth o...
Set of 4 classic Bentwood Cane Chairs for $200. The overall condition is very good, with no damage to the cane seats.
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Asymmetric by Harry Bertoia Knoll 1952 or La Chaise by Charles and Ray Eames 1948
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Poul Kjaerholm for Fritz Hansen 1963 VS. Eero Saarinen for Knoll 1956
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Cantilever Chair by Verner Panton 1967 vs. Wishbone by Hans Wegner 1950
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Leaving politics aside for the moment, we figured that most everyone would be interested in a small peek at the design choices made during the Bush administration at the White House, which is featur...
Warren Platner 1966 VS Isamu Noguchi 1948
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Egg Chair by Arne Jacobsen 1958 VS. Womb Chair by Eero Saarinen 1948
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(This President's Day, we thought we'd hold some elections of our own to decide the AT reader's retro modern design favorites...the voting booth is open all day...)
Florence Knoll 1954 VS. George Ne...
Jacqueline Kennedy's bedroom
What better day than President's Day to revisit a piece of interior design history: the Kennedy renovation of the White House from 1961-63......
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