Guess the Decade: A Cook's Kitchen
It's time for another Guess the Decade, and this week we are back in the kitchen. Lots of small details to check out and consider in this one - take a good look and then jump below to make your guess....
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Call for Questions!: for David Carter of Pegboard Modern
We're happy to announce that at our first AT:Chicago Design Meetup (coming up on April 3), David Carter, owner of Pegboard Modern and all round mid-c and late 20th century nice guy know-it-all, will b...
Best of Three: Erin Adams GlassTile for the Bath
Same material, same designer, similar colorways, very different "looks". For the bathroom, which pattern would you choose for design longevity and style?
Survey, links and prices below the jump:...
Mix n' Match Bathroom Sets
Although we like the look of coordinated bathroom sets, we've never bought one. We usually mix and match a few things for small storage in the bathroom: trays, baskets, bowls, whatever works. We're ...
CHI Good Questions: DIY Tree Stump Chair Advice Wanted
Sarah has a question: My husband and I have recently purchased an A Frame Craftsman house. It's the perfect size to start a family in and I love it. However, my dining room chairs feel like they are...
AT on . . . Moving Day
Two Saturdays ago, we hired Joey's Movers for our first big push to get the big stuff out of our apartment and into our new house. Since then we've been sleeping, showering, and eating in the old plac...
Roundup: Eco-Friendly Wood Furniture
Last week, we shared some tips on how to shop for eco-friendly wood furniture. This week, we thought we'd make it a little easier by rounding up environmentally conscious wood furniture that's been ...
5 Thrifty Ideas to Help Put Off a Bathroom Renovation
Have a very basic bathroom? One that is outdated? One that is functioning (for the time being) but really needs a serious overhaul? Just because it's "time" to do a renovation doesn't mean the cash i...
How To: Replace a Broken TileFrom This Old House
This Old House is one of our favorite resources for How-To's. We found one recently that solves a common problem in many homes and apartments: the broken floor tile......
Your Experiences: Sharing a Bathroom
This is one of the biggest at-home struggles we can think of among couples, family members, and roommates. We do what we need to, overlap often, and basically don't sweat it too much. We go with the f...
CHI Spring Cure: Week Two - Weekend
raikenn's organized kitchen
We've seen a lot of work going on in the kitchen this week, which is great. We know how tough decluttering and cleaning the entire kitchen is, so you all get a big pat ...
Furniture is (Finally!) Shrinking...for NowWall Street Journal 03.21.08
Good timing - just on the eve of our annual contest that celebrates small space living, the furniture industry is getting in step. We've been seeing it happen, slowly but surely. Mass market retailers...
CHI Good Questions: Room & Board Jake vs. IKEA Gilbert?
Selena sent us an email: "I'm looking into replacing our dining room set. My husband and I have the luxury of having a separate dining room in a vintage flat (Avondale area), and the post you did abou...
Bamboo Bath Coordinates from Target
We can only handle Target for home stuff in small and occasional doses. This bamboo bath set was a surprising find, but we think we'd prefer it without all those holes...or the trash can independent o...
Look! Everyday Vases (and the Scotch-Tape Technique)
We've been buying weekly flowers as part of the Spring Cure. We almost never use a regular vase for flowers, preferring to mix it up with containers we find around the kitchen. Our favorite vase is ...
New & Interesting at DWR: Salt Chair, Elba Sofa, Rainwater Hog & Veneto Chair
A quick roundup of new pieces from Design Within Reach that jumped out at us as being a bit more interesting and "now" - a compact shaker style chair for $125, super textural and organic looking outd...
CHI Scavenger: Art Deco Table Set for $175
Near Hyde Park, this Art Deco cocktail table and end tables (two) are for sale as a set. Three pluses for the three pieces: unique curved bases, solid wood construction, two-tiers use on the end table...
CHI Sales Calendar: 03.21.08
Griffins & Gargoyles SaleMarch Sales...
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Everything 20% off to make room for a new shipment
March 13 - 31
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Select Merchandise 30-50% off
Th...
CHI House Tour: Glorily and Jeremy's Evolving Wicker Park Victorian
Name: Glorily and Jeremy
Location:Wicker Park
Years lived in: Almost 3 years, until the owner sold the building
Glorily took amazing photos of the apartment she and Jeremy shared before they (sadly)...
Domino Wants to Know: Cool Shops in Chicago?
Rita Konig, Domino contributing editor (and blogger) is coming to Chicago on the 24th to put together a story on the cool home stores that we all know and love. She asked for feedback on where she sh...
Tile in Unexpected Spaces
During Bathroom Month, we've been looking at a ton of tile. All this tile lust has us thinking about places beyond the kitchen and bathroom where tile can make a bold statement. Heather blogged Exte...
CHI Good Questions: Opinions on Fiberglass Shell Chairs?
Stefanie is looking for a little back up: "I suppose its less of a question and more of hand holding, but I'm looking for any/all opinions here. My younger brother is buying furniture for his new h...
Community Home Supply: Bathroom Idea Files
One of the only lines we know they don't carry is Kohler (but can order them easily), but Community Home Supply is a local institution for kitchen and bath wares across the board. Check out these bath...
Small Cool 2008: Get Ready for April!
It's coming! Yes, it's that time again. It's our annual Smallest Coolest Apartment Contest, which is sponsored this year by Room & Board. And we want you to know that we'll be accepting entries very s...
7 Ways to Get Ready for Spring
AT will be tackling spring cleaning when the weather gets a little warmer, but in the meantime we have a few simple things you can do for your home to mark the transition from winter to spring......
IKEA PS Workstation
We've been searching for a good-looking, inexpensive wall-mounted desk for a while now, and it's finally here! The IKEA PS Laptop Workstation looks like it might have uses beyond laptop storage......
How To: Make Homemade Natural Easter Egg Dyes
If you'll be getting a kick out of dyeing eggs this weekend and are so over PAAS as a decor source, try some all-natural ingredients as opposed to the certified blends (that include colors synthesized...
Monochromatic Bathrooms
Growing up, our next-door neighbor's home was like a box of crayons. Each room had a color: the red bedroom, the blue bathroom, the green living room. Although it was a very colorful home, the indiv...
Real Estate in Chicago: Rent or Buy?Time Out Chicago Issue 160
Should these folks rent or buy? That is the question that Time Out weighed in on this week in an issue dedicated to real life real estate issues. In the totally compelling lead feature, we get to know...
CD Shower Rings by Trevor O'Neil
In this MP3 era, CDs are becoming a thing of the past. Even if you still listen to the mini-discs, you probably have a bundle of regrettable purchases. Trevor O'Neil, a local designer with a talent ...
IKEA's TOLGA Bed and Bedside Table
After seeing Janel's Hot or Not featuring the TOLGA bed last month, we didn't really find it either that hot or not hot. It was just sort of interesting and strange and really inexpensive, and seemed ...
Primitive: Global Wares in the West Loop
Primitive recently moved from its long-time location in River North to a sprawling 30,000 square-foot exhibition space in the West Loop. Although we haven't yet made it over to the new flagship sto...
CHI Good Questions: Hanging Framed Art, Stairstep Style?
Click Chick sent us an email: My boyfriend is finally inspired to start hanging his art and photos in his condo. (I admit, I gave him a nudge. I cut out outlines of each piece so he could tape them...
Best of Home and Housewares 2008: Nellie's
More green cleaning at Home and Housewares - this time for the laundry room. From Canada, Nellie's makes an ever-expanding line of earth-friendly goods for wash day......
CHI Scavenger: DWR Pietro Arosio Sliding Sofa for $2488
A Design Within Reach Sliding Sofa by Pietro Arosio for $2488 is listed along with a Blu Dot storage piece from the same seller. It is the grey color upholstery and free delivery is included. More goo...
Century Design Scavenger: Bronze & Vanilla Dressing Room
A lot forties, a bit fifties and just a touch seventies. Even with the mix of eras and styles we think the design through-line here is the color scheme, making it all work together. All prices, photos...
Best Bar Soap Packaging
Over at AT:LA yesterday, Gregory wrote about Novelty Hand Soaps. We admit, we're in the camp that still loves bar soap, mostly for its packaging. We've been known to save soap packages and reuse the...
Karim Rashid's Top Picks from 1st Dibs
Karim Rashid is a designer with a very distinctive style - he's all about the future, so we wonder...what does he like from the past? What would the man whose loft looks like this (above) choose from...
Monogrammed Towels from West Elm
This design is a great new spin on the more traditional look of monogramming. We love 'em, they come in 11 colors and are made of organic cotton. ...
Small Space Solutions from JCPenney Home Collection
JCPenney might not have a ton of cache, but they've had decent things lately. (See Janel's post on Ralph Lauren bedding and Laure's post on mirrors at Penney's.) We found some clever small space sol...
CHI Good Questions: What to Do With this Extra Room?
Katie has a rare problem - she has an extra room and is not sure what to do with it! "Please help! I have a problematic room in my house that seems to have no purpose. Its 8 ft x 8.5 ft and is right...
8 Uses for Tea Towels
Janel's post on Mrs. Meyers' booth at the 2008 Home and Housewares Show reminded us of our love for kitchen linens. We're suckers for patterned dish towels, which we like to use as guest cloths in t...
Join Us: The First AT:Chicago Design Meetup
AT:NY has been throwing Design Meetups for a while (we were at the first one, last Spring, during ICFF). We are happy to announce that, two weeks from now, on Thursday April 3, we'll be holding our f...
Our Decision: IKEA Sultan Evje Latex Mattress
After much deliberation and reading tons of reviews (especially yours from Monday) on the Tempur-pedic mattresses, we went a different route. Basically, the deal breaker was twofold: the price and the...
CHI Spring Cure: Mid-Way Through Week Two
merskine's kitchen with new pegboard organizer
We're cooking at home this week! For recipes and tips, check out our sister site, The Kitchn, which was founded to provide home cooks with simple re...
CHI Good Questions: Color for "Funky Kitchen"?
Lisa sent us a email: Hi there, I'm moving to a new place with a funky kitchen and I'm hoping AT'ers can help. I'm renting, so there will be no major renovation, but I will definitely paint and probab...
CHI Open Thread: 102
Questions, Answers and Conversation
Hello to Brttanykate, Ironsides, and Abb_brooklyn!...
Romantic Towels at Restoration Hardware
Bath linens are dressing up over at Restoration Hardware. Our favorite look is the Bedford Jacquard collection (above). They look so velvety-soft and the colors are perfect for spring.
Unfussy embr...
News from Home and Housewares 2008: Fuller Brush Man Going Green
This handsome man has been around for a loooong time, he is pretty much the archetypical "door to door" salesman. The good news is that his company is looking......
CHI Weekly Events Calendar: 03.19.08
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Art & Design Events...
March is Bathroom Month on AT:Chicago
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Color Combo: Emerald Green and Blue
This color combination can be very rich. It works especially well with the texture of tile: in bathrooms, kitchens, and fireplace surrounds. Since blue and green are so closely related, pairing them...
Best of Home and Housewares 2008: Dulton
Colorful, shiny, retro - we were drawn to the Dulton booth because their goods were more like toys for grownups than housewares. At the show from Hong Kong...
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CHI Scavenger: Crate & Barrel Maple Table for $275
In West Loop, this Crate & Barrel maple dining table is in mint condition. Seller says: "Will throw in Custom fit Superior brand table protector (up to 500 degrees) for FREE!!!!! For just $50.00 more,...
News from Home and Housewares 2008: Mrs. Meyers
My personal favorite earth-friendly cleaning company was out in force at the Home and Housewares show. We spent some time at the booth to find out what's new:...
Drew Barrymore's Bathroom...and the Rest of Her OfficeDomino 04.08
Domino features a look at the offices of Drew Barrymore's production company in the April issue, a place of business with a very homey look. Since it is bathroom month on AT, we thought we'd lead with...
String Pocket by Nisse Strinning
The perfect paperback bookshelf? We're thinking it might be. For two weeks, we've been obsessively clicking over to Swedish company String to look at the Pocket system. Aaron blogged the larger Stri...
CHI Good Questions: Balancing Stark Chairs?
Sathya is thinking about adding some new pieces to her living room and sent an email: I'm toying with the addition of two Wassily chairs to my living room. But I'm worried that all that silver and b...
Bathroom Goods from Tiny Living
As the smallest room in the house, the bathroom requires some special thought - especially if you lack linen closets, cabinet space for all your products, etc. Tiny Living focuses specifically on the ...
CHI Spring Cure Close-Up: Bathrooms
je218604's medicine cabinet before and after
Since it's Bathroom Month and the Spring Cure is going on, we've brought the two together. Technically, bathrooms aren't tackled until Week Six of the C...
Hot or Not? Dyson Airblade
Now that these are showing up all over town, we're wondering what you think of the Dyson Airblade...Hot or Not?
Jump Below to Cast Your Vote:...
Canister Jars from the MCA Store
For bathroom month, we thought we'd blog these stackable canister jars. There are tons of small storage options out there for bathrooms, but we love the color of these high-quality glass pieces......
Exterior Glass Tile Applications from Hakatai
Last Friday we posted some great images of bathroom glass tiles from Hakatai. While poking around the site, we also found some unexpected exterior use of glass tiles - specifically among the Fantastix...
Modern Silver and Gray Bathrooms
Chrome fixtures are common in bathrooms, but they can be made very modern when paired with gray walls and a clean-lined tub. Click below for modern bathrooms in silver and gray, ranging from super-s...
Best of Home and Housewares 2008: Mesa
We spent some time Sunday speaking to Elena Kowalski (above), designer for Mesa. A recent graduate of Pratt, Elena is helping to totally reinvent......
Look!: Wood Floors in the Bathroom
Hardwood floors in the bathroom?! Can this be? We know that it's possible (as evidenced above) but should we be so bold as to tempt the water gods with this choice of flooring?
Jump down to see why...
CHI Scavenger: Memory Foam Queen Mattress for $250
On the north side, this 6 month old Memory Foam queen mattress is for sale. It comes with a removable washable cover.
Apartment Therapy Furniture Classifieds are open for your business in our Shop...
The Invisible Bathroom
If you have a huge bathroom, you're in the lucky minority. For most people, bathrooms are the smallest room in the home, which might be one reason that clear bathroom accessories are so popular. The...
CHI Good Questions: Refinishing a Marble Countertop?
Matt is looking for some info on a DIY project: I am currently refinishing my bathroom, and it has these great sinks set into marble counter tops. The whole thing is from 1951 and the marble is very...
Firsthand Accounts of Tempur-pedic Mattresses?
We are very close to making a big purchase: buying a new mattress. Based on one giant, glowing recommendation from a friend, we are strongly considering the Tempur-pedic mattress, but thought we'd run...
Best of Home and Housewares 2008: Mango Leaf
One of the big trends that we're seeing in the tabletop/serving area of the Home and Housewares show is the mix of natural materials with really bold, very UN-natural colors and finishes. A prime exam...
A Peek Inside: Vintage Chicago Apartment Goes Modern
AT:Chicago reader Eric sent us photos and the info on a really nicely pulled together modernization of a vintage Chicago apartment. The owners brought simple, minimalist good looks to their condo and ...
Bamboo Lattice Organizers from the Container Store
The Container Store has some nice accent pieces for a bamboo bathroom. We like the Bamboo Lattice Organizers, made from split bamboo with rattan stitching. In a spa-style bathroom, these would fit i...
CHI Good Questions: Cost to Reupholster an Unusually Shaped Sofa?
John sent in a good question: "I find a lot of the modern upholstered seating to be very bold and appealing. The only concern I have is how it holds up over time.... I don't want to be paranoid about...
Pick Your Favorite: Green Bathroom
#1: Bathroom from the Glass Block shopGreen is a fantastic, calming color for any room in the house. For bathrooms, we searched a wide range of hues and styles, and wonder which reigns the supreme gre...
AT On: The Pressure to be Perfect
the junk closetNothing makes you realize your faults more than showing your home. We're moving in May and a few people have stopped by to look at our apartment. As much as we'd like to think we're gr...
News from Home and Housewares 2008: OXO & Candela
OXO was showing the full line of Candela lighting at their booth at Home and Housewares this year. OXO recently acquired the line from Vessel and are starting to show and ship the pieces. Some good ne...
One-Hour Decorating
We had people over last weekend. Before the party my husband and I decided to fix a few things that we'd been putting off in our apartment. After just an hour or so of these decorating fixes, our pl...
Survey: Steam or Sauna?
If you could have either a steam room or a sauna in your home, which would it be? We just want to be warm, that's all. As for you?
Jump below to cast your vote:...
CHI Spring Cure: Week Two
je218604's flowers
We're so inspired (and a little floored) by the activity in our Flickr group. The amount of work the Curers are getting done is incredible: painting kitchens, decluttering rooms...
20 Things "They" LoveChicago Tribune Magazine Home Design Issue 03.16.08
The editors of the Chicago Tribune Magazine did a round up of twenty things for the home in Sunday's Home Design Issue entitled "20 Things We Love". We agree that some are pretty lovable...and a coup...
Sweden Shop
We owe a great big Thank You to AT readers, Molly and Pam, for introducing us to The Sweden Shop. This quaint but unbelievably roomy shop is a wonderland of Scandinavian home design.
It's expected...
Flickr Finds: Meg and Ross' Updated Bathroom
Looking through our Chicago Cure Flickr Pool last night, we came across a nice surprise: Meg and Ross have made a couple of changes to their bathroom. We blogged their bathroom earlier this month an...
Home and Housewares Show 2008: We're Here!
AS SEEN ON TV! Yes, the infamous Ginsu has a booth at the gigantic Home and Housewares show, currently in full swing here in Chicago. We spent the day there yesterday with Chris and Faith from The Kit...
CHI Good Questions: Chicago Source for Butcher Block Countertops?
Vanessa sent us an email: I am remodeling my kitchen and am looking for a supplier that sells butcher block counter tops, the closest I've found online is John Boos and Company in Effingham, Il. Anyth...
Domino's Top Earth-Friendly Rugs
This is a great room - in large part because of the veggie-dyed hemp rug (available from Classic Rug) anchoring the natural, simple overall look. This time last year (March '07), Domino profiled a few...
CHI Scavenger: Starck Louis Ghost and La Marie Chair
LOTS of good stuff in the AT:Chicago classifieds today! Michael in Grand Rapids has listed two chairs: the Louis Ghost for $250 and the La Marie for $200.
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