To help kick off the weekend, we thought we'd start a new round of the Guess the Decade game. Simply take a good look at design of the room above for clues and then jump below to make your best guess....
One of our favorite resources is a slender monograph by Gloria Koenig titled simply, "Eames." Even though their designs have become ubiquitous, the work of Charles and Ray Eames never ceases to insp...
Lucky enough to have the space for some good old fashioned backyard gardening? We rounded up a list of some fun accessories for the classic summer pastime of trying to get some gardening done in the b...
American Craft Magazine 06/07.2008
Like many people in New Orleans, glass artist Laurel Porcari lost her foothold after Katrina. As someone who made a living crafting architectural glass and teaching at a university, the immediate po...
Tomatoes are usually considered one of the easier things in the garden to grow. Just as long as they have enough water and sun, most times they stay rather bug and disease free. But are they really ...
Shorpy bills itself as the 100-year-old photo blog. In fact, this visual blog specializes in photos through the sixties. Everything from Ebay finds to famous photographers are posted here and can ofte...
When shopping around for things to furnish your home, one doesn't often think about making a visit to the local Farm/Tractor store. As visions of plaid and John Deere Green dance in your head, clic...
Found while bargain hunting: an adjustable floor lamp with nostalgic good looks updated for more modern rooms in shiny orange or white enamel. ...
Some good vibes, two ways to display pretty blossoms and the story of a happy vintage find found on the web today - jump below for all the links:...
As Janel mentioned, the best time of the year to get good deals on furniture is upon us. We're already seeing a ton of items marked down at West Elm. In addition to the outdoor furniture that's goin...
Sourcing 19thC mirors wasn't the problem. A way of breathing new life into them a taller order. The introduction of fine 18thC French textiles seemed an interesting bet. These fabrics, placed behind a...
Waverly, MN (pop. 732) has more than its share of gawker slowdowns. In fact, that’s how we found this once-Presbyterian church, now a house with landscape in a constant state of transformation. This...
It seems to be our week for running across good fabric sources on Etsy...yesterday we looked at local screenprinted linen and today, we found unique custom yardage from Daisy Janie - nice colors and p...
In Clarendon Hills, these Chinese window screens are being sold for $75 and $55 (the ad doesn't specify which is which). Dimensions are 21 x 29 inches and 17 x 25.5 inches. Jump below for links and ...
St. Ben's Neighborhood Garden Walk
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St. Bens Neighborhood Garden Walk
Tour 30 Gardens in the St. Ben's Neighborhood
Sunday 6/29, 12-5
Self Guiden Tour Begins at th...
Friday Design Chat - What's Up for the Weekend?Hello to Twosavoie, Jose A and Danze!...
So many good decor ideas in one space. The very home-y workplace of Sam Shipley and Jeff Halmos is packed with style from top to bottom. Take a long look:
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We heard from Mara Snipes today. She is a local textile designer and screenprinter who works from her home based studio in Lincoln Square and does printing at Lillstreet Studios. We really like the lo...
A little reader inspiration for this month as we look at gardens of all types - here is a slightly offbeat and stylish terrarium project that hit our inbox yesterday... ...
Kristin is looking for some shopping suggestions: "I'm about to go crazy -- I never thought finding a red blanket would be so difficult. Not maroon, not burgundy, not raspberry. Red!"
(Note: Include a...
In case you haven't made the switch to a home media storage device or external drive just yet, here's a great way to keep your "not so inner" movie nerd in check. Click through the jump to see how ea...
Tuesday, we posted a look at common plants in uncommonly dark hues.
Today, it's lesser known specimens with truly black beauty, like the Black Bat above.
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Known for innovative spaces such as Aqua and SOS Children's Village, Studio Gang is considered, by many to be the force behind the next great wave of architecture in Chicago. What we're really fans o...
If you're looking for a fun addition to a room, check out Decoylab Design Studio (designer/illustrator Maiko Kuzunishiin) out of Kansas City. Click on through to find out more...
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Some good vibes, two ways to display pretty blossoms and the story of a happy vintage find found on the web today - jump below for all the links:...
While putting together the post on the Jonathan Adler contest yesterday, we went over to check out his site and there are some exceptionally good looking new upholstered seating options available. We...
The current status for Chicago as a possibility for the 2016 Olympics is third on the short list of four. According to the Tribune, we are ahead of Rio de Janeiro, but behind Tokyo and Madrid. Hosting...
Janel uses her Chinese garden stool as a bedside table, an idea we'd love to mimic. These classics prove that versatile objects don't have to be plain, but can incorporate old design traditions, bold ...
Mother Earth Gardens makes thumbs greener. Striving for consciousness from plants to pots to dirt, eco to chic this Minneapolis garden center makes sustainability a little sexier and a lot easier to a...
"Stuff is not passive. Stuff wants your time, attention, allegiance. But you know it as well as I do, life is more important than the things we accumulate."
Tired of feeling like his belongings wer...
If you want to start using organic fabrics in your sewing projects, NearSea Naturals sells organic cotton and wool by the yard. Based in New Mexico, the company uses fabrics milled in the United Sta...
In Lincoln Park, a "like brand new" Barcelona Couch from DWR in Ivory. Other items from the line also available. Jump below for links to this and more good finds:
Apartment Therapy Furniture Classif...
Jonathan Adler has teamed up with Point Click Home for a fun decor contest this summer. They are looking for "the happiest and chicest home in America" and the call for entries is on...jump below for ...
They knew how to do texture right back when these vintage pieces were new - warm, slightly rustic, but with clean lines and appealing shapes. Six vintage finds from Modern Times working together - jum...
We snapped this photo a few months ago on a trip to San Francisco, at our friend Mike's apartment. Mike's roommate is a horticulturist, and every tabletop in their apartment is covered in plants......
Rebecca sent us an email: "I absolutely LOVE the custom made bookcase in "House Tour: Shannon and Emmett's From Factory to Family" post. I would love to find a place in Chicago to source repurposed lu...
Cool stuff we stumbled upon during our travels today: lovely interior photos by James Merrell, high tech looking water bottles, a lacquered docking station and the Itbox furniture system. All links be...
My husband brought these nesting dolls back from Russia a few years ago. We like them and think they're funny, but they're tchotchkes: those knick knacks that you either love dearly and prominently ...
We couldn't help but expand on a photo posted earlier today. The table marker at Spin Pizza got our wheels a-turning. We love the shape and the idea of using it around our house. It has a small f...
AT is no stranger to Loll, but its T77 line demands another mention.
This Duluth, MN-based company makes outdoor furniture of uncommon aesthetic, quality and enviro standards. And it’s all made in ...
A well coordinated splash of blue can completely enliven a room -- especially if the effect is subtly carried across a few elements. The right tones of blue can generate a calming and tranquil atmos...
When we dine out, often times we think to ourselves, "Gee, it would be so awesome to do something like this at home, I wish I could figure out how." After eating at Spin Pizza in Lee's Summit, Missou...
We just received an email that inspired todays Best of Three - Room and Board is presenting their sofa options by price. We chose three under $900 for you to consider - which of the above would be you...
Remember this light-filled living room? It's from the prefab LVL home of James and Rui, designed by Midwestern architect Rocio Romero and featured on AT last January. The couple recently hosted an o...
It's no doubt that Apartment Therapy trends toward the modern and urban. But countrified and more traditional charms should not be forgotten! A friend recently mentioned Country Curtains to us (they s...
We spied this cheerful creature in the Longfellow neighborhood of Minneapolis.
A bird? An baby elephant? Mr. Snuffleupagus? Whether accidental or intentional, we see something happily animal in these...
We're not much of a rock skipper. When we find ourselves on a beach, we'd much prefer to get caught up in rock collecting. Can you blame us? Wet rocks are beautiful!
Jump down to see why gathering...
In West Chicago, 30 miles from downtown, this Danish Modern Dresser is selling for $100. The seller says the price is firm. It's in excellent condition and would make a great storage piece for a bed...
One of the most elegant lines featured at NeoCon was Christian Liaigre for Holly Hunt. Very luxe materials, with colors and lines reminiscent of the earlier part of the 20th century, it has a flavor o...
One of the challenges of small space living is having to find room to do "workshop" type projects. When we redid our desk during the January Jumpstart (thats right, dead of winter, in Chicago) we had ...
For many people, city living means a lack of personal outdoor space, which is one reason why public parks are so important. In Chicago, we're lucky to have a number of well-cared-for parks. One of t...
Insect and Beetle Hooked Rug PillowsJump below for voting, links and price:...
Like many AT readers, we have a big collection of CDs. My husband is an audiophile and he wants to keep them rather than store our music on the computer, so we've been looking for a good storage sol...
Because of the highly accessible nature of cameras these days, it's easy to find yourself thinking that the only photos allowed in your home are those that are personal in nature. We often forget th...
Mpls landscape architects Rosenlof/Lucas rock the flatlandscape in a fence devised of rocks and wire. This structural material found a new, powerful effect that's natural and urban at the same time. ...
Center on Halsted and Mercy Housing Lakefront are the only major buildings utilizing a grey water recycling system in the state and it seems to be a trend that is continually growing as more and more ...
There aren't many things that can bring a table together faster than a great set of placemats. When they are fabulous, friends will always ask where you got them, making for great dinner conversati...
Our design blog finds for the day: great new pillows (for sale) from Lena Corwin, embroidered receipts, the Norm 03 redone in steel and a peek inside an apartment for sale in the Netherlands. Jump b...
AT reader (and house tour participant) Kathryn has been on fire lately. Her home was just featured on HGTV and, looking through Flickr, we noticed that her outdoor space is also camera-ready after u...
Our Sales Calendar from yesterday brought in an email question from Megan: "Several people posted on the comment thread of your CHI Sale Calendar post yesterday asking about the coffee table in the to...
Wooden hangers, metal hangers, plastic hangers, fabric hangers, cedar hangers, bamboo hangers.
We read about Hangers.com in an AT Chicago thread (we can't remember where, but a reader suggested it!)....
All the luscious coverage of dark walls led us here. If you are afraid of dark paint or paper, consider plants you already know and will love again in black (or blackish). More after the jump....
Designer Karim Rashid is no stranger to the outdoors. Grobal, his self-watering planter, cares for our delicate floras but the Disk Chair was made to cradle us.
Made of fiberglass over a steel frame...
The NY Times Op-Ed 6.23.08
In Paul Krugman's Op-Ed for the NY Times yesterday, he made the case that Americans are obsessed with home ownership to an unhealthy extent. As renters who are consistently asked when we're going to...
In the West Loop, a Rex folding lounge chair for $60. Designed in 1952 by Niko Kralj, it is a full sized chair that measures less than 6 inches wide when folded for storage. Jump below for the link to...
So much fun - this might have to become our new hobby. I dragged (not really - they were cool) my family to the Wright Mass Modern auction on Saturday. We arrived promptly at 10 and expected to stay f...
We spent Sunday afternoon searching the North Side antique stores for a cool, reasonably priced shelving unit. (We would have loved these orange and yellow shelves from Edgewater Antique Mall, but n...
"Woodsy" may not be the first texture you think of for the summer season, unless you're talking lake cabin chic, but it works. We found four fun examples of ways to integrate wood grain into your war...
Dezeen 6.17.2008
Reading Dezeen, we were intrigued by this Japanese home which uses curtains and lighting to divide the space in unique ways. Click below for links to instructions for hanging curtains this way in yo...
Kansas City architect Bradley Hardin and his partners Nathan Benjamin and Daniel Fox decided there weren't enough resources for those interested in using salvaged or reclaimed materials. So they di...
Garden, garage, garbage. Patio sightlines of recycling and trash bins can evoke not-so-fresh feelings pre-BBQ. The Walker's current Suburban Landscapes got us thinking about trash and how to hide it. ...
IKEA Summer Sale
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June 21 - July 6
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This weekend we came across the DIY backsplash of Kimbery Ann Swiderski, a resident of the Coffee Lofts in downtown Kansas City. We love the look of taking something rustic and applying it in small do...
While tooling around today we ran across a faux finish floor that looks great, a tip for getting rid of old data cd's, a source for '50's prints and some sweet finds from the market. Jump below for a...
A 24-foot camper is already on the small side for a living space, but when you add 2 parents and 9 kids it seems impossibly tiny. Even so, Dorian Paskowitz and his family lived this way throughout the...
Matt sent us an email: "I saw this chair at a VW dealership. Do you have any info on where to find it and how much it costs?"(Note: Include a pic of your problem and your question gets posted first.
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OK. This isn't the most exciting thing ever, but one of our scores at a recent demolition sale was this little yellow pendant lamp ($5) that belonged in the previous owner's basement workshop. After c...
Just $700 in materials and a way with welding created this modernist pergola with universal charm. It caught our eye and the last few rays of afternoon sun. ...
If you're at all interested in antiques, we have one word of advice, regarding Da Barn: Go. Located less than two hours from Chicago in New Buffalo, Michigan, this old barn is a scavenger's heaven. ...
Near Downtown, this 3-seat sofa designed for Knoll by Andrew Ivar Morrison & Bruce Hannah is for sale for $450. It was listed before, but the buyer fell through and the price has since been reduced....
The Rey Chair from Dietiker was one of our favorite items at this years NeoCon. Colorful, well crafted, stackable and sturdy, it wasn't a surprise that this design has stood the test of time. We asked...
The reader's favorite posts on AT:Chicago this week were the Clip File of Ten Thrifty Tips, a look inside Marc Jacobs' apartment, a house tour of a fantastic family home in Chicago and a Before & Aft...
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