Clip File: Ten Thrifty Tips
For this weeks Clip File we gathered up ten great posts full of thrifty ideas to help us all to live at home more beautifully, within budget, from collecting furniture to throwing a party. Jump below ...
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How To: Arrange Fresh Summer Flowers in a Low Vase
Last Saturday, we attended the (free!) flower arranging class at Jayson Home & Garden that was part of Domino's Design District event. It was a blast AND we brought home a gorgeous (if we do say so ou...
Color Combo: Green and Gray
"Although you sit in a room that is gray, except for the silver of the straw-paper, and pick at your pale white gown; Or lift one of the green beads of your necklace, to let it fall; Or gaze at your...
CHI Good Questions: Stick Vacuum Recomendations?
Kelly is looking for a new vacuum and is considering the Electrolux Pronto: "I'm looking for a good "stick vacuum" and am hoping some readers will have suggestions on what to purchase. We have an Ele...
Richard Schultz Wing Collection
Richard Schultz, the man behind Knoll’s Leisure collection, has added a new line to his impressive oeuvre. Debuting last month at ICFF, Schultz's Wing Collection features tables and chairs which g...
Backyard Camping
Originally hoping to get away later this month for a few nights at a campsite in Michigan, sites are full and plans keep falling through with the group we have coming along for the journey. So we're t...
Best of Three: Jonathan Adler Dog Beds
Jonathan Adler is famously a dog owner and lover, so it is not surprising that he includes pet pillows in his line...which one do you think is the best bet for fresh fun design for doggies? Jump belo...
Chinese Whisper by William Warren
We've got a thing for blue willow, so we were excited to see William Warren's new take on a classic pattern. In his Chinese Whisper collection, standard white china is printed with the traditional w...
Look! New House Numbers
Our brand-new house digits couldn't be more different than what we inherited. With a die-cut machine available at his office, my husband cranked out these fantastic mirrored numbers. Here's how he did...
Writers at Home: Photographs by Slim Aarons
Compiling our earlier post on poolside style, we spent some time looking at Slim Aarons' photographs and were reminded that he shot several portraits of writers in their homes and gardens. Do you kn...
Apologies: Our Empty Mailbox & Slideshow Problems
We love receiving, reading, answering and posting your good questions, tips and ideas, but due to a problem with our online "contact us" form, your emails sent through that form have not been reaching...
Tips for Container Gardening
Container gardening seems incredibly straightforward, but no doubt there are details often overlooked. Having just acquired two tomato plant containers, I will do my best not to kill them (over-wateri...
Poolside Style
Just because we live in Chicago, a city where it's not very practical to have a pool, doesn't mean we can't daydream. The muggy weather means that it's time for our annual poolside style post, where...
NeoCon 2008: TG Couture Launch
Chicago designers Gary Lee and Thomas McWalters launched their brand new line of furniture, TG Couture, for VENU at NeoCon this week...jump below for a first look:
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CHI Scavenger: Contemporary White Storage Unit for $50
In Roscoe Village, this low white storage unit is for sale. Seller say it's a heavy piece, but the flexibility of its uses and the great price tag might just make it worth your effort.
Apartment Th...
CHI House Tour: Ernie & Drew's Big Sale
Name: Ernie & Drew
Profession:Flight Attendant & Waiter
Location: Chicago, IL
Size: 1450 sq/ft 2BR
Years lived in: Owned for 5 (but recently sold)
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Ernie a...
Converso Scavenger: Vintage Seating in Technicolor
Since putting together our post about the Color Forecast for 2009, we seem to be running into brights everywhere. Case in point: these 4 vintage pieces from classic design heavy hitters upholstered i...
Why Modular Carpeting is (Still) Cool
Sometimes we get a little sick of seeing FLOR everywhere. Even though we love the fact that it's recyclable and easy to maintain, we get tired of the limitations of the grid. When you have a FLOR ru...
CHI Scavenger: CB2 Table and Matching Barstools for $100
Apologies for the late hour of todays scavenger...we missed it this morning but figured it was better late then never. Jump below for all the links, including two Paul McCobb pieces for under $400.......
CHI Good Questions: Ideas for Arranging New Large Space
Ellen is making a big move and sent us an email: "So my husband and I (and our 10 month old daughter) are buying our first-ever house! Yay! We're moving from Chicago (where we've had tiny little ap...
Look!: A Prairie Avenue Garden and Walk
The Prairie Avenue District, south of downtown Chicago, is a tiny area that houses many wonderful -- almost hidden -- gems within a few steps of each other. Not so long ago, we happened to stumble u...
Retro-inspired Fans
Time Out Chicago Issue 172
As big proponents of the old fashioned (or modern) fan, and since we're not planning on turning on our gigantic (inherited) window a/c unit this summer unless absolutely necessary, we were happy to se...
CHI Good Questions: Tips for "De-allergizing" and Moving in with Your Significant Other?
Miss Croissant has TWO questions for the AT community: "Later this month, I will be moving in with my boyfriend. My cat is moving in with a friend of mine because said bf is way too allergic to cats t...
Color Chips: Istanbul and Crete
One of the most amazing aspects of the Internet is its ability to bring far-off parts of the globe to your desktop. When our friends took a trip to Turkey and Greece, they sent us these incredible p...
Survey: What Type of Gardener Are You
(or Would You Be)?
Living on a bungalow-lined street now, we notice gardens more than ever. Yesterday we saw the most symmetrical, organized and patterned garden. Red flower, white flower, red flower, white flower. All ...
Do You Exercise at Home? (Yay for Wii Fit!)
In the past I've been known to do some DVD yoga in the living room , but lately, I'm boxing away every morning using the Wii Fit. It's REALLY fun and quite motivating......
Rooftop Spaces by Wilkinson Blender Architecture
Chicago firm Wilkinson Blender has been featured on AT before. (Remember the ultra-cool, LEED-certified live/work space of Smog Veil Records? They did that.) They're great at making use of spaces th...
Help! Home Office Paint Color?
I have serious anxiety when it comes to paint selection. Staring at the swatches and pictures of other people's places, it makes my head spin - and getting it wrong just dearly sucks. Please help as I...
Etsy Shop: Vintage Housewares from Domestikate
This Etsy shop brought me back to the house of my childhood - mom's kitchen was full of amber glass, pyrex, and red-orange accents. Shop owner "domestikate" is a documentary filmmaker in North Carol...
CHI Sales Calendar: 06.12.08
Amelie at Anthropologie on Sale
June Sales...
IKEA Chicago Bedroom Sale
Malm Dressers are half price - $49.99
For Three Days Only - Maximum 3 per customer
Valid at Schaumberg and Bolignbrook loca...
Hot or Not? DIY Outdoor Shower
Like the idea of showering outside? How about building it yourself? Vote below:...
Sherwin Williams: Color Forecast for 2009
What will be the popular color choices for 2009? Sherwin Williams says "a global team of experts has spent months analyzing color influences, from consumer electronics to international street style, t...
The Gallery: Amy Stein's Domesticated Series
We're pretty domesticated here at Apartment Therapy, examining the details of homelife every day. It's a nice change to be shaken up a little and thrown into the (semi) wild via Amy Stein's photogra...
Chicago Design: "Get Lit" Design Competition
Last night at our Design Meetup at the Tree Studios Design Within Reach, the finalists of the first "Get Lit" lighting competition were put on display. There were 60 entries which resulted in 17 remar...
Hot or Not? Ceramic Plate Garden Border
We recently found this idea over at the Hallmark Magazine Web site, and immediately did a double-take. The idea was intriguing -- what better use of old mismatched plates than to make your garden lo...
Club Sofa Classic: Available at Stitch
Always eyeing sofas, but rarely in the position when need and budget align, our latest love is this classic club sofa that we found through Wicker Park's Stitch shop:
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CHI Good Questions: Coffee Table Suggestions?
Ronald sent in a good question: "I want to put a coffee table--or any other sort of functional, not purely decorative--table, in front of this L-shaped sectional sofa, but I'm stymied. I've detected a...
Urban Farming in DetroitNPR 06.11.2008
Listening to NPR this morning, we heard a story about how Detroit's Wayne County is dealing with the mortgage crisis. They've started converting abandoned lots into urban farms......
Casa Sugar's Twinkle Renovates Her Kitchen
So, we love it. But that's no surprise since we see a few similarities to our own kitchen renovation. Although our main resource was IKEA and my husband and I knocked down a wall and laid the floor ou...
Total Design: Vincent Van Duysen
Lately we've noticed an influx of young architects embracing total design: the concept that every part of a space should be considered and controlled, from a home's natural light to the spoons insid...
Chicago Design Meetup: Thanks!
We had a great time at our second-ever design meetup last night. We've got a lot to report and tons of folks to thank. We'll start with the thanks......
CHI Good Questions: Chairs to Go With this Table?
Sarah Beth sent us an email: "I recently moved to a much larger one-bedroom in Lakeview, and finally have room for a proper kitchen table. I bought a very cute vintage table that I love, but I'm havin...
CHI Scavenger: Crate & Barrel Madison Dining Table for $280
Downtown, this Crate & Barrel Madison dining table is for sale. Without knowing the condition of the piece, the price and extension feature are good selling points. Ash veneer with solid wood legs and...
New Design from Studioilse: Aesop Store
Last week we wrote about our love for Studioilse, and this week thanks to a post spotted on Dezeen, we get to share a new interior from Ilse Crawford: the Aesop skincare store, which thankfully does...
NeoCon 2008: B&B Italia
We spent the day at NeoCon yesterday, the big contract trade show at the Merchandise Mart. We'll be blogging the new and noteworthy - starting with B&B Italia, who featured this chair & sofa from Pa...
AT On: Being Transported
I recently enjoyed a very pleasurable meal at a beautifully decorated French-Vietnamese restaurant. Maybe it was the aroma of citrus and shrimp... Perhaps it was the whisper of the banana trees...
A...
CHI Weekly Events Calendar: 06.11.08
Jessica Hannah, Red Phone Showroom No.6, 2007, A photo still of a performance within a mixed-media installation from the Columbia College Chicago MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts Show.Current Events...
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Workplace Design Inspirations for the Home
Chicago Tribune 06.08.08
This week in the Chicago Tribune Home & Garden section, a piece on interesting, inspiring workplaces in Chicago, with plenty of style that translates to the home. We grabbed some of our favorite photo...
No. 5 House by Claesson Koivisto Rune
Janel's post on the modern exterior and yard of a country house featured in Domino Magazine reminded us of this project by design firm Claesson Koivisto Rune. (They also made those cool Amazonas Nes...
CHI Good Questions: Can You Paint Ikea Lack Shelves?
Jincks wants to know: "Ikea's Lack shelves are among AT readers most popular inexpensive furnishings...Can these shelves be painted without looking tacky?"(Note: Include a pic of your problem and your...
Paula Hayes Silicone Planters
Sculptor Paula Hayes' clever planters, created with translucent silicone, are both quirky and ethereal. Made to resemble baby booties and coming in various sizes from tiny to backyard garden-sized, p...
Shapely Stools with Storage
Stools typically conjure thoughts of hard lines, angles, and a cube or rectangle structure. Our love of these stools comes from two important features: the dual purpose storage, and the curved, round ...
Mrs. Meyers: Free Shipping This Week
This is how we buy our Mrs. Meyers now - we wait for one of the free shipping events and then stock up on what we're getting low on. We just sent in our latest order yesterday - all purpose cleaner, ...
Tonight!: Get Lit Competition/Design Meetup
Hope to see you tonight! Join us at the Tree Studios Design Within Reach for an evening of lighting design. 15 of the top submissions to the Get Lit Competition will be on display & renowned lighting ...
A Modern Picnic
In the last few years, picnic equipment has evolved into sleek gear that's cool enough to do double duty on a dinner table. We searched AT and the rest of the web for some of our favorite designs th...
eBay Scavenger: Vintage Pieces for the Patio
Click below for all details on these vintage pieces:
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How To: Display Cut Flowers (10 Easy Ways)
Some people have a knack for flower arranging. When we shot photos of Bill and Colleen's outdoor space we also snapped a couple pictures of their indoor arrangements, which have the same simple eleg...
CHI Good Questions: How to Build a "Living Wall"?
James sent in a good question for our outdoor month - he says that he's looking "for some help with building my own "living wall". Attached is a pic of what I mean."
(Note: Include a pic of your prob...
Hot or Not? Red Lampshade from Hong Kong
As Seen All Over Hong Kong - Red Lampshade for $25
Jump below for voting and link:...
Angela Adams: Wednesday at DWR (Oh, and Rugs on Sale for 30-40% off)
Tomorrow night at DWR Tree Studios you can join yet another event: Angela Adams will be making a visit to share her story and inspire design minds of Chicago. In honor of her visit, we pulled some cot...
NEWS: Michigan Avenue Pottery Barn Closing Sale
Walking down Michigan Avenue yesterday, we spotted a "Store Closing" notice at Pottery Barn's flagship Chicago location. Their Gold Coast shop will be leaving for good on June 20th, although other C...
CHI Scavenger: DWR Twilight Orange Sleeper Sofa for $800
In Wrigleyville, a Design Within Reach Twilight sleeper sofa in orange. The seller says they also have an extra cover that is brand new, still in the package. Jump below for links to this and more goo...
Look!: Oversized Planters
Our neighboring apartment building just installed two of these flower pots to flank their entrance. There's nothing truly special about this decision other than the fact that the planters are crazy e...
Home Improvements: What's on Your DIY Summer List?
As new homeowners, we're told on a regular basis that we will "never be finished." That may be true, in a sense, but we firmly believe in fulfilling our summer to-do list without worrying too much abo...
Great Outdoors: A Modern Exterior & Yard
Domino 06.08
The current issue of Domino features some good outdoor inspiration, ideas and sources - especially the home of Carina Schott, which almost has us wishing for a non-city home. This is life in the count...
Small Space Solutions From a Large Open Loft
Amazing things hit our inbox...yesterday we received an email from Poland, with a link to some really great photos of an open plan loft. Even though the loft is very large, we saw so many smart and sp...
Look! Silver-Leaf Wallpaper at Bloomingdale's Home
When we spotted this wall in the Bloomingdale's Home Store on Ohio Street, we had to take a photo. The silver-leaf wallpaper, combined with gray-and-white trim with just a touch of pink, looked amaz...
CHI Good Questions: Good Carpet Shops in Evanston?
Pauline is looking for some recommendations: "I'm wondering if anyone can recommend a one-stop shop to select carpeting and get an install at a good price...(Note: Include a pic of your problem and yo...
Good Quotes: Jane Jacobs
"... a family I know ... bought an acre in the country on which to build a house. For many years, while they lacked the money to build, they visited the site regularly and picnicked on a knoll, the s...
Best of Modern Wallpaper: Trove
Spotted at ICFF - Trove's gorgeous, moody photographic wallpapers. The brainchild of Randall Buck (graduate of the School of the Art Institute, Chicago) and Jee Levin...
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Lighting on Sale at Crate & Barrel
Looking at Crate and Barrel's website, we noticed a lot of indoor and outdoor lighting on sale that we've blogged before, including the Dane Pendant Lamp and Gracie Chandelier. In case you've been h...
Coming Soon to Chicago: BoConcept
We don't know exactly when its doors will open, but we've seen notes in print and online declaring BoConcept is "Coming Soon!" to Chicago (1901 N. Clybourn according to their website). With an old AT...
Self-Watering Planter
We picked up a new plant last week - a little clover pot in a self-watering planter. Ground-cover plants can be difficult to water from above, since the tightly woven stems blanket the soil while wa...
CHI Good Questions: Paint Metal Gold on this Desk?
Liz is considering a makeover for her desk: "I have a computer desk like the one above (the only difference is that my desk has silver colored metal instead of black). It's not a great piece, but I t...
New Shelter Magazine: LoftLife
A new shelter magazine just hit stands - complete with the all-important online presence/coverage. Using Atlanta as its test market (a smart move - since it's always easy to hit up the coasts or Chic...
Garden Tour: Bill and Colleen's Green Sanctuary
Outdoor spaces can have as much impact on our lives at home as the indoor ones. Ten years ago, Bill and Colleen were married under the crabapple tree in their Oak Park garden. They continue to use t...
Tibetan Rugs by Martha Stewart
We like Martha's line of rugs for Safavieh - we blogged the petit point ones earlier, which are bright and homespun. The Tibetan rugs from the collection are more elegant and luxurious - take a peek ...
ForSpaceSake
At first we thought that this store was only online but then we found this beautiful photo of their shop. Located in Winnipeg, ForSpaceSake is helping our Canadian readers keep organized.
They ...
CHI Scavenger: Maple Butcherblock Table Top (for dining or desk) for $100
In the Loop, this Room & Board maple butcher block top is up for grabs. Shown here as either a desk top or table top, the seller reminds us of the options and confirms the it's in great condition (new...
CHI Hot Posts: A Tour of Alan's Loft, an Atlanta Modern Home, Carrie's New Apartment and Monopoly Posters
The reader's favorite posts on AT:Chicago this week were a tour of the owner of Patina, Alan's, loft in Andersonville, a modern home in Atlanta, the decor sources for Carrie's new SATC apt. and a q...
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