Green@Home: Post Roundup
Our Month long look at how the AT community (both readers and editors) are living Green@Home is just past the halfway mark and we've seen many good ideas (both big and small) which have only whet our ...
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CHI House Tour: Kimberly & Josh's Loft in Transition
(We are republishing our new House Tour from yesterday, as the new beta slideshow was still giving us a few last minute issues which have since been resolved - enjoy!)
Name: Kimberly and Josh
Locat...
Green Condo TourSprig 07.2008
Clicking over to Sprig, we found this tour of a green condo that's definitely worth checking out. The residents used FSC-certified flooring, Energy Star appliances, and zero-VOC paints......
Look!:What Is This Thing?
Can anyone guess what purpose that this crazy contraption might serve? We'll give you a hint... It's life saving, inexpensive and your new best friend (although it probably won't bake you cookies)....
Color Combo: Red, White, and Blonde
This photo from Zoka's East Village Open House is one of our favorites. We love the the weaving hanging above the sofa, the detail of the phone on the cushions, and especially the pairing of a red c...
How To: Clean Your Gutters
After returning from a trip to Nebraska, my husband and I pulled in the driveway only to see our gutters filled with baby trees! (Sadly the above picture is really our gutters.) Our house sits snugl...
How-To Tip: 10 DIY Recyclables You Shouldn't Pass Up
Shelly always puts together very thorough step by step DIY upholstery how-to's but has come up with a different kind of list for her recent post on Curbly. She takes us through her top ten list of the...
Surfin Occasional Table
We could include a cheesy tie in to some Beach Boys surfing song here -- but we won't. Instead, we'll just let you admire the Surfin occasional table in peace. We imagine that if a Eames molded plyw...
Look!: Rock, Paper, Antimicrobial Scissors
While checking out Target's Back-To-School section (it's that time already), these scissors with Microban were spotted. Not even rock can beat scissors this go round, as they are super-charged with g...
CHI Good Questions: Headboard Search
Courtney sent in a good question: We moved into a great new place last year, on the top floor of a mid-century three flat. But since our box spring couldn't make the last tricky hallway turn, we've be...
Three Houses in One by NKS Architects
For three sisters and their families in Japan, NKS Architects created a single house that makes the most of available space without feeling cramped. The "3 Bundled Tubes" House combines an open comm...
Displaying Musical Instruments at Home
The Atomic Ranch site has been inspiring us lately with lots of great room images like this one showing guitars displayed in perfect harmony with the rest of the space. Although no one in my household...
Spinario Design Mid-Century Finds
Madmen-mania makes us want to pour a stiff drink, freshen up our lipstick and pick up something nice at Spinario Design, one of Minneapolis’ great mid-century semi-secrets.
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CHI Scavenger: 4 Room & Board Milan Chairs for $450
In Lakeview, a set of four chocolate leather Room & Board Milan dining room chairs are selling for $450. The chairs retail new for $200 each. Jump below for links and more good finds:
Apartment Ther...
Green People: Interview with Jay Hasbrouck
To celebrate Green@Home month on AT, over at Re-Nest, our year-round site about eco-homelife, Jonathan has done an interview with Jay Hasbrouck of Verde Vista. Jay has recently finished a renovation o...
Goodbye Bluelines
The Bluelines blog, which began posting as an online complement to the much missed Blueprint magazine and then continued on after the print publication ceased, said goodbye today. When we clicked ove...
New Motivational Prints from Orange Beautiful
Have a friend who needs a little tough love? You can tell him or her (or remind yourself) to "get your sh*t together" in style with these new editions from Chicago print shop Orange Beautiful...
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CHI Good Questions: Interesting Apartment for $600?
The View from Lisa's Current ApartmentLisa sent us an email and were hoping someone will have a good lead for her: I live in the perfect apartment right now: Sandburg Village (Clark & Schiller), clos...
Pillow Planter
We fell in love with this pillow shaped pot. The word "pot" even seems a bit far fetched for this container, however plants seem to love it. If we were plants we'd surely love to call it home. It's...
Design Concept: The Backpack Bicycle
Wouldn't this be incredible if it worked? No more clunky hallway storage systems for bikes, just fold it up to stow or go. Designed for the International Bicycle Competition by Chang Ting Jen, this ...
How To: Clean An American Flag
There was a slight run in this week with a bird (the culprit has yet to reveal itself), the flag that hangs on the front porch and said bird's bathroom habits. We then made it our business to get the...
Bright, Patterned Organic Bedding from Pottery Barn
Remember (not all that long ago) when anything organic was also "greige"? At least it sure seemed that way, so this is a refreshing change of pace. We found some super bright, intensely patterned orga...
Good Quote: Aldo Leopold
"A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise."
- Aldo Leopold, ecologist and environmentalist.
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Best Household Tool NOT Found in a Toolbox
Most houses have a go-to essentials tool kit. It contains all those little nails and screws you need for everyday jobs, hammers, wrenches, a screw driver (or 2) and usually a tape measure. It's ful...
Green People: Interview with Zem Joaquin of Eco Fabulous
Stephanie, editor of Re-Nest, snagged a great interview with Zem Joaquin, former Green Editor for House & Garden and the mind behind the blog Eco Fabulous - she's all about eco-style - don't miss it. ...
CHI Scavenger: West Elm Coffee Table for $150
Downtown, a West Elm Patterned Veneer Coffee Table for $150. It retails for $349; features drawers and a metal base. Jump below for links to this and more good finds:
Apartment Therapy Furniture Cla...
Green With Desire at the Chicago Architecture Foundation
We've read mixed reviews of the Chicago Architecture Foundation's new exhibit, Green With Desire. It's packed with information about how overconsumption damages the environment, but some reviewers h...
CHI Good Questions: How to Repair Chipped Veneer?
Allison sent us a good question: My boyfriend and I recently bought a great 1950's dresser in pretty good condition except for one small detail: there is a chip in the veneer on the lower left hand dr...
Sean Tubridy Prints
Prints by Mpls-based Sean Tubridy make us long for the aimless summer nights of our childhood, and the imagined comforts of mid-century life.
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Door Plates by Blomus
The language of the stick figure is international. Graphic and informative, these types of signs are all over public spaces. This set from Blomus has a European (specifically German) slant but that ...
Penelope's: Online Store Launch
After we reviewed Penelope's last week, the shop sent us an email about their online store launch. You used to have to call Penelope's to order Shinzi Katoh wares and other items, but just yesterday...
CHI Sales Calendar: 07.17.08
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Prints Super Sale
All Prints $25.
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A Peek Inside: Midwest Mid Century
Architect Jack Viks designed this home which was built in 1960. It sits on nearly 4 acres in Lake Forest and is currently up for sale, but our interest is pure inspiration. Jump below for a glimpse at...
The Gallery: Carrie Marill's Big Small Town
Carrie Marill's intricate drawings of flora and fauna have been featured on Apartment Therapy before, but the artist's newest body of work veers in a different direction. Her 2008 series of painting...
How Far Do Your Recycling Habits Go?
It's sometimes easier to go big when it comes to being green. Sorting your recyclables, using flooring that has been salvaged or installing energy saving appliances all seem more appealing than remem...
Why Speed Decorating Doesn't Work for Us
We had such big plans this week. We were going to pull together a guest room from scratch in 6 days. Day 1: Find a bed that could also work as a sofa. Day 2: Buy bedding. Day 3: Clear out and organi...
Being Eco-Friendly Without Deep Pockets
O At Home
When you think about being green and building a home, typically numbers with lots of zeros come to mind. But not in this case. Heather Ferrier's home near Forth Worth, TX rings in at 2,028-sqft and ...
New Wallpaper, Furniture on Wheels, a Decorative Home & Mirror Shopping
Seen, noted and found interesting. Slinks for 07.16.08
A few good links from our online searching today: New hand printed wallpaper, adding wheels to furniture, a decorative painter's home and the choice between high, low and medium-priced mirrors. Jump ...
New Gallery Beta!
Dear Readers,
For the next hour we'd like to ask you to help us by trying out our new gallery, which we've totally redesigned.
You can click to any gallery in any post or house tour to see the new...
Be Here Now
Tucked away on the "Square" (if you're a local), or downtown area of Independence Missouri, lies Be Here Now, a Home Decor and Design Center. Click through the jump to see the sea of pictures that...
Bargain Hunter: Under $15 - Fado Table Lamp
Good design for not much more than the price of a movie ticket - that is hard to beat. We've been fans (and owners) of this sized-just-right table lamp for ages. It is the......
Look! Recycled Vases
Remember those glass bottles we scrubbed clean a while ago? We've been using them as vases in our kitchen......
CHI Good Questions: Ideas for Shelving in this Nook?
Jamie sent in a good question: I just moved into a great place in Wicker Park and have begun decorating it. One challenge so far: this strange nook/inlet in my dining room wall. It's about 6.5 feet wi...
Summer Sale at West Elm
There's SO MUCH on sale right now at West Elm, it's hard to showcase just a few items. We narrowed it down to some bigger ticket pieces and threw in colorful accessories to inspire:...
Look!: Chain-Link Fence Beautification
A graphic designer covered chain-link fence in something more ambitious than ivy or morning glories....
Linden Street Accessories at JCPenney
In April, JCPenney unveiled a new line of furnishings and accessories called Linden Street. Now, the entire series is on sale! This 5" Round Metal Clock, for example, is marked down from $40 to $19....
CHI Scavenger: Mid-Century Modern Under $100
Lots of good stuff on craigslist today - almost too much to post! We found some great mid-century modern pieces under $100 in downtown Chicago, Andersonville, and the Ukrainian Village. If you're lo...
Green Pet: RecycleBall and RecycleBone
Made by Planet Dog in Portland Maine, the RecyleBall and RecycleBone are made with 100% "regrind" scraps left over from the production of other chew toys......
CHI Good Questions: What Goes with "The Monster"?
Ann sent us a good question: Dear AT Chicago, I have a question about putting a living room together around my vintage sofa. This sofa walks a very delicate line between ugly and gorgeous. It's old, i...
Summer in Chicago: Green Home Workshops
The Chicago Architecture Foundation and the Chicago Center for Green Technology have teamed up to present a summer series of green home workshops. Programs include lessons on greening your historic ...
Lemony Lounge, Painted Closet, Colorful Book Wrappers & Martha Stewart Blue
Seen, noted and found interesting. Slinks for 07.15.08
The theme for today's Slinks - color! A lemon-y bright lounge, orange hand painted closet doors, organizational book wrappers and "Martha Stewart Blue" at Macys. Jump below for all the links......
How To: Easily Trim Hedges Yourself
Being a homeowner has many pros and cons. Sure you have yard space to hold a great dinner party and garden outside of containers, but keeping up on the yard work can sometimes seem daunting. Even i...
Inspiration: Simple Rooms from Tine K
It doesn't get much simpler than the home of Danish designer Tine Kjeldsen. An advocate of basic, comfortable home furnishings, Kjeldsen translates that style into her company. The Tine K catalog of...
Roundup: Floor Vases
If you have thumbed through any of the recent catalogs to hit your mailbox (or inbox), you might have noticed a growing trend. Floor Vases. Sure they have been around for a long time (think Egypti...
Hot or Not? The Paper Potter
Make your own sowing and seedling pots from old newspaper.
Jump below for voting, link and price:...
Slim Slant Coffee Table
It's rare that a piece of furniture makes us stop in our tracks and say, "Dang!" but the Slim Slant by Modern Slant does just that. And the fact that it is also eco-friendly, made from renewable bamb...
Look: Fun Filigree Gate
The Elmwood Cemetery sits in a blighted area on the outskirts of downtown K.C., in an area that is usually rather un-hip and less than photo-worthy. While my husband and I were taking the long way ho...
Green @ Home: Matt's Power Plan
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Name: Matt
Location: Chicagoland
Profession: Financial Auditor/Photographer
Welcome to Matt, whose green moves started with a simple motivation - to save some money. As we all look for ways to spend ...
Printing by Hand: Lena Corwin's New Book
We've been reading Lena's blog for years and remember when she wrote about working on her book project oh so long ago - but the release date has finally arrived. The book, Printing by Hand comes out t...
Budget Motel MakeoversBudget Travel 07.2008
Flipping through Budget Travel magazine, we noticed a small article on Motel 6 and Microtel, two budget chains that are trying to revamp their image without raising prices. Click below to see how de...
CHI Good Questions: Source for Pillows Like Rachel's?
Kelle wants to know: Where can I find pillows like the ones in Rachel's Grad School Getaway living room? Her entry for the Small Cool Contest 2008 was my favorite. I love her style and the colors th...
Roundup: Modern Yellow Sofas
Like many of you, we were smitten by Design Public's black, white and yellow room in Sarah's color combo post last week. While a white sofa would quickly be destroyed in our home, we could still get t...
Alphabet Trend
Maybe it's a collective longing for back-to-school, but we're noticing an emerging trend: the ABCs... or at least, some of them.
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First Aid (and More Fun) by Help Remedies
Caring for oneself should be simple. Help Remedies is here to, well, help.
By removing the "gaudy graphics" from their 100% recycled paper pulp packaging, Help Remedies wants to prove that first aid...
Green Fabrics and Fibers
You know about organic cotton and pesticide-free hemp but what about SeaCell, an open-weave blend of wood pulp and seaweed that's soft and breathable? Or paperwool, a blend of organic wool and rice ...
CHI Scavenger: Fiberglass Shell Chairs for $350.
Two fiberglass shell chairs for sale in Uptown. One plum with rocker base, one red with chrome wheeled base. Will also sell separately. Jump below for links to this and more good finds:
Apartment The...
Guess the Decade: Sunny Rec Room Bar - The Answer
It's a total slam DUNK by the readers this time around - you guys are good!
(Click here to guess first - then jump below for the answer & more photos)...
The Gallery: John Murphy
John Murphy is one of those rare artists who pays as much attention to the frame as the work inside. It's probably safe to say that the frames make these artworks, which are very much about objectho...
CHI Good Questions: Anthropologie-style Bedding?
Tricia sent in an email: Hi, I am a sophomore in college and will be moving into my first apartment this fall up at school. Since i will be spending a lot of my time in my room i want something that i...
Villa in PositanoYatzer 07.2008
In keeping with our look at rich patterns today, we thought we'd showcase this Italian Villa found on Yatzer. If you want to make the suzani trend work for your own home, this is the space to study....
At On... Lowering Your Bills While Being Green
Since this month is "green month" my husband and I have started taking a look at some of the smaller things we can do to be a little more eco-friendly. Sure we want to save baby seals and give the ...
Best of Three: Round Dining Tables
We've been looking at round dining tables FOREVER but have yet to find the perfect fit, so the search continues . Here are three that are currently on the market - they vary quite a bit in price and s...
Tile Vault: Sam's Bargain Town
What: Exterior 1x1 tiles at Sam's Bargain Town
Where: Truman Road, Kansas City Mo.
When: Photos taken Saturday, July 12th @ 6 p.m.
Why: Truman Road in K.C. Mo, is a street that feels like it could ...
Temporary Kitchen, Patterned Villa, DIY Coatrack, and a Battery Only Weekend
Seen, noted and found interesting. Slinks for 07.14.08
Some good links from our travels around the blogs today: a cute and temporary Ikea kitchen, a gorgeously patterned villa, a chain link and wooden hanger storage solution and limiting your weekend work...
High and Low: Richly Patterned Pillows
Lately we've been impressed by the variety of richly patterned pillows available from several hundreds of dollars down to the $20-$50 dollar range. At the expensive end of the spectrum, saturated co...
CHI Good Questions: Good Vintage Store?
Brooke is looking for some shopping info. She writes: Ok... I live in Lincoln Park and am looking for a vintage store to find a good sideboard at a good price.(Note: Include a pic of your problem and ...
Taking Your Style with You
We made the brave Metra journey out to Ravinia (a local outdoor concert venue) on Friday night. For those that haven't done this recently or ever, expect full trains to pass you by, standing room only...
Become an Urban Farmer
OK, so you've read No-Impact Man and Fritz Haeg. If it’s time to try your hand at the land, SPIN Farming intends to help you do it for fun and yes, profit. You don’t even need a yard of your own. ...
Laundry: Self-Managed or Outsourced?
This is not a landscape shot of some triumphant mountain range. After playing catch-up from a vacation, this is our Everest-esque pile of dirty laundry.
In desperate moments like this, we often long...
CHI Scavenger: Metal Steelcase Desk for $50
In Naperville, this white metal Steelcase office desk with a wood grain laminate top is selling for $50. The desktop includes a hole for wire routing. Jump below for links and more good finds:
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Leslie Hindman Auctions: This Week
The largest auction house in the Midwest, Leslie Hindman, has several auctions coming up this week. Today they present two sessions of the higher end Furniture and Decorative Arts category and Tuesday...
CHI Hot Posts:Home Office Roundup, Target vs. Ikea, $199 or Less from CB2's Fall Catalog & the Olde Bell Inn
The readers favorite posts on AT:Chicago this week were a glimpse inside the homes of 12 Chicagoans with great workspaces, a budget chair faceoff between Target and Ikea (guess who won?), 8 good items...
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