Victoria started her Cure in her office by changing out lights and her desk. Nice work!• Cure Clock: 7.25 weeks remaining
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click thumbnails for larger pics They are the ultimate bathroom "classic" - the old fashioned clawfoot tub is a huge style statement and we've always hoped to someday live in a place with one. T...
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St. Patrick's Day is over, but that doesn't mean we have to give up on the color green just yet. Maybe it's the fact that things are starting to grow outside or ...
Our album collection is heavy to move, it takes up space in our living room, yet we continue to buy old records for a number of reasons. We love the cover art, we love the sound of vinyl, and we lov...
This week for our Midwest Craigslist Scavenger, we decided to add in a little fun. Usually when we are looking for these fabulous steals of deals we are mainly looking at household goods and furni...
click thumbnails for larger picsFinally! We were so happy to finally be seeing some real flowers sprouting up in the parkways throughout our neighborhood that we decided to seek out some fresh f...
We love these tiles! The colors! This entire bathroom! The Italian company FAP offers up some serious inspiration through their tile collections. Here, images from the Cupido line that have warmed our...
Everyone's agreed that reading to children is important. It increases their vocabulary, sparks their imaginations and promotes a lifetime of independent reading. But are there other factors playing...
We recently stumbled on these storage solutions for small bathrooms without a lot of floor space. One is the back of the bathroom door. While it's common to install hooks and even towel bars on bath...
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We love seeing skylights in small spaces. They're a great way to let in light and make a tiny room feel significantly larger. In the bathroom, they provide a sen...
Gilby sent in a good question: My future husband and I have a bit of a bike problem to solve before we merge households. Specifically we need to find the most efficient storage solution for 7 bikes......
Item: Win a weekend getaway to the Museum of Science and Industry’s Smart Home: Green + Wired exhibit. The getaway includes:
* Four (4) tickets to the exhibit
* $100 gift certificate to M...
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Bathrooms are tricky. They're usually small and, although they require some storage space, they can look crammed if you go overboard. For a few storage ideas tha...
The small glimpse of this seemingly not-so-small bathroom has a lot going for it: streams of light and healthy plants, crisp white, yellows and greens (love the trim), an upholstered chair (or settee?...
A Room & Board Eugene Collection sofa which is "practically brand new and in really great condition" is available for $800. Jump below for links to this & more finds:
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click thumbnails for larger picsBack in 2007, we did a post about the launch of Klaus Haapaniemi's Taika dinnerware. The folklore-inspired decorative dishes have since become something of a mode...
March is Kitchen and Bath Month on AT. Join the Open Thread with Questions, Answers and Conversation
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click thumbnails for larger picsSleek and contemporary to warm and woody, spacious to small, urban to suburban - these kitchens run the gamut but have a few things in common - they are all from ...
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We've explored a lot of colorful bathrooms on AT this month, from pink to black. Whether used in large or small doses, color can really wake up a powder room. If...
We spotted these great melamine plates when we hit up Renegade Handmade's store last week. They are from April Nemeth of LittleKorboose in Cleveland, Oh. They would make great table service as well...
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Found on the blog Ill Seen, Ill Said, this Parisian-style bistro by Domestic Architecture offers lots of inspiring kitchen ideas, from shelving options to color...
After returning home late last night from our Chicago get-away, we opened our suitcase to find our favorite white shirt had become best buds with our red lip gloss (which we swear was in a zip top ba...
click thumbnails for larger picsA question for the design minds out there from Faith: I am trying to sort of finish things off in the living room and our dingy, re-finished carpet remnant just ...
Friends keep recommending Chicago's Haystack to us for vintage clothing, so when we asked further about stuff for the home, we happily heard they carry vintage housewares, too. Like any good vintage ...
We must confess- we had one. It was this one with the elevator from the 1970's. Over 50 years Barbie's home has gone from a cardboard studio to this one with a flat screen TV. And it's pinker than e...
No! Last week's wind storm in Montreal blew a plastic grocery bag into our tree. The bag is impaled on a limb and doesn't look like it's going anywhere......
Before the economy took a downturn, we went back and forth about whether or not it was worth it to hire a cleaning service to help keep our apartment in shape. Now that we're watching funds more clo...
THIS WEEK
• Merchandise Mart Sample Sale
• Pauline Grace
• Tufenkian
• Johnathon
• Aaron Overstreet Art
• Tabula Tua
• United Feather and Down
• Morlen Sinoway ...
Item: Win a weekend getaway to the Museum of Science and Industry’s Smart Home: Green + Wired exhibit. The getaway includes:
* Four (4) tickets to the exhibit
* $100 gift certificate to M...
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We've had books on the brain lately, looking at libraries, homes and architectural masterpieces for shelving inspiration. Our latest addition to the bookshelf fi...
Our preference is not for a sickly sweet scented bathroom. Nor do we prefer the smells of lingering cleaning supplies or air freshening spray. Candles, we can do. BUT, we know there must be good optio...
In Lincoln Square, an oval Galerie Mirror originally from Crate & Barrel is in "perfect condition" and is available for $100. Jump below for this and more good finds:
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click thumbnails for larger picsJust about a year ago, we asked the AT readers if they thought the idea of "equestrian chic" was hot or not and the response was pretty strongly toward......
click thumbnails for larger picsA concept that seems to be gaining in popularity over the past few years is open shelving in the kitchen. It is a good look but you have to be cool with putting i...
This photo of a set of bright red bar stools struck as a great idea for the kitchen. Lined up in a row, they have a bold impact against the white backdrop of the bar. Inspired by the look, we went s...
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Adding a little bit of "ink" to your kitchen or bath with handscreened tattoo design accent tiles...Hot or Not?...
Yesterday in our Chicago travels, we checked out everyone's favorite place for color... CB2. Never having been to an actual brick and mortar location, it was as fun as we'd hoped. The store was pac...
We love a full, well-balanced meal with lots of love and care thrown in. But we also love small plates -- even at home sometimes we'll just throw together "appetizer food" when we can't decide what so...
We did a little snow shoveling for a friend when she was away this winter. And look what she brought us as a "thank you" from Sweden!...
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We really like the spring color palette that Crate & Barrel is using for their latest line of Marimekko bath products. Shower curtains and towel sets come in le...
click thumbnails for larger picsLast week we took a look at a very varied group of black bathrooms. Today, we continue in this design direction with our selection of dark dramatic tile used in.....
Randall is looking for a local artist or designer to do a project. He writes: I am wondering if you know of any artists/designers in the Chicago area who work with resin like the Vancouver artist Mar...
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We love the sleek, somewhat daring look of a very black (or just partially black) kitchen. Realizing this dramatic twist on a happy-go-lucky kitchen experience ...
In Old Town, a two month old West Elm Chocolate Brown Leather Sectional for $1500. Jump below for links to this and more good finds:
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click thumbnails for larger picsChicago designer Nate Berkus recently decorated the apartment in Milan that he shares with designer Brian Atwood. Elle Decor takes a long look at the place and fr...
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In the middle of a shaky economy, the modern rustic style seems to be picking up speed. Natural materials, simple forms, and a back-to-basics aesthetic provide a...
The brick and mortar store for the now famous Renegade Handmade craft fair holds all kinds of handmade goods. While visiting today, we ran across the work of Hannah Clair Somerville who has some ha...
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Reading British designer Di Overton's blog, we came across these incredible wallscapes at Spazio Rossana Orlandi, an Italian design studio in Milan. Created by B...
After 72 hours of checking out stores that we don't have in Kansas City, we came across these brightly colored ceramic animal banks at Sprout Home. Each one is over a foot tall (or wide, depending o...
A simple idea to add a little oomph to kitchen cabinets that are looking a little down and out. You could go a bit retro as shown in the project photo (these tiles remind us of "everyday plates" that ...
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Red and green reads like Christmas in print, but in person there is nothing about our kitchen's green walls and red and green accents that looks like Christmas...
A few years ago we featured WPA posters about books and reading, but the WPA produced posters on a wide variety of themes many with strong kid-appeal both in content and colorful, graphic style. See s...
This wall of floor-to-ceiling open shelves really spoke to us. It looks like it might be in a ceramics studio instead of a kitchen, but it's difficult to tell from this single shot. A few of our fav...
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Lately it seems like almost every house tour we see has jewelry on display. It's one way of bringing a little color into a spot, and it lets you keep everything...
Dana sent us an email: I'm starting to plan a move back to Chicago and I want to start over with a minimalist bang. I'm collecting photos for inspiration and I've come across the same platform bed twi...
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Happy St. Patrick's Day! In celebration of the Emerald Isle, we've rounded up some of our favorite Irish interiors including modern homes, traditional cottages, ...
When we purchased our recent rugs from Ginger Blossom, the accompanying literature included many stain removal tips. Specifically, one method using only detergent, vinegar, and water, is recommended f...
In Evanston, a Twilight Sofa/Daybed in grey from Design Within Reach for $1000. Jump below for links to this and more good finds:
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A little touch of creativity goes a long way when planning a tile install. A thoughtful color choice, a mix of materials, an unusual application of a familiar sh...
click thumbnails for larger picsLast week, we posted kitchens from around the world that we pulled from the wonderful Normal Room site. Today, we turn the focus to the domestic instead of the in...
While taking a stroll through IKEA this weekend, a display of Malm dressers caught our attention. Dressers are something that we usually think about locating against walls, as most don't have a very...
Soap dishes may seem like small details that can be overlooked, but they're actually very personal parts of a home. Whether it's a simple porcelain dish or a sleek lacquer model, the soap dish is so...
This week we're blogging from the road as we have left our humble diggs in Kansas City and made the journey to downtown Chicago. So far we've been on hot dog overload and have taken advantage of all...
click thumbnails for larger picsWe took a look through the offerings on First Dibs from Chicago's own Assemblage shop today and came up with a high end vintage collection of funky golds and gree...
It seems that most World Market goods reach for color, pattern, and texture. So for bathroom month, we pulled a few of those that combine either two or all three elements, making for a rich, lively ba...
As it turns out, this Irish symbol that you'll see a lot of on Tuesday, also makes a great houseplant according to Ms. Stewart.
The growing tips are fairly standard:
1. "Plant in well-drained peat-b...
From the Montreal Gazette's green living column, Green Life, we read the recent piece, Falling out of Love with Fireplaces, by Michelle Lalonde. It's all about the environmental pollution caused by ...
Growing up, I remember wicker baskets all over our house. My mom collected them, and I hated them when I was young. They were scratchy, and I was always tripping over them or catching my clothes on ...
click thumbnails for larger picsThe "Big Jars" by glass artist Elizabeth Lyons have so much going for them: beautiful strong colors (especially wonderful in multiples), gorgeous, simple shapes (...
Katie is looking for some info: I saw this post and was really excited to try this as a "room separator", as I cannot drill and regardless my ceiling is actually slightly curved and I don't think I c...
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Call us crazy (and we know you might), but it seems like the smaller you go at Urban Outfitters, the more durable the item is (with the exception of cheap breaka...
Wool rugs are warm, beautiful, resilient and durable...but they still need regular attention and care. See our 5 simple tips for making wool rugs last and last below: ...
click thumbnails for larger picsCole & Son recently unveiled a collection of wallpapers that is designed to "recreate the glamorous feel of the 1920s to 1950s". It was designed with The Royal Oa...
In Old Town, an already assembled white Surf Office Chair from CB2 in "perfect condition" for $100. Jump below for links to this and more good finds:
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