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Posts tagged “eclectic”

Ipso Facto

One of our "must stop" destinations when making weekend trips to Michigan is Ipso Facto, located in Three Oaks. A wonderfully curated collection of vintage and antique goods makes for a fun shopping b...

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...

Penelope's: Eclectic Accessories

When we wrote about seeing Shinzi Katoh's housewares at Penelope's, we realized that this Wicker Park shop wasn't yet in our store guide, so we thought we'd add it. Although Penelope's is primarily ...

Da Barn

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. ...

Urban Totem

A shop focused on true eclectic tastes - in the form of antique chandeliers, mirrors, artwork, and furnishings. The Evanston shop boasts, "1910 prams, a carousel horse, outsider art shelves, toys, ex...

Vintage Looks

Get ready to spend ample time on the internet. Once you start browsing around Vintage Looks, it's hard to stop. Lots more items and one groovy incentive-to-buy after the jump... ...

Reviews or Insight about GoAntiques.com?

We stumbled upon this site today, and although there's some seemingly great stuff, we were pretty blown away by the high prices. Does anyone know what's up with GoAntiques.com? Anyone purchased anythi...

Bathroom Accessories from Willow

After hearing Dwell's Ukranian Village podcast, we were reminded of Willow and their unique home accessories. Many of these are perfect for bathroom month: functional, well-made, and a little out of...

Lisa's Loot

We've been meaning to check out Lisa's Loot for what seems like forever but a recent reader tip made us brave the cold and visit. We're glad we finally made the trip. Located a block or so south o...

Patina

We finally made it to Patina to snap some photos a few weekends ago, after many well meaning but failed attempts to stop by after its opening last fall. We won't wait long before returning - the st...

Shopping in Chicago: Broadway Antique Market (BAM)

Wooden salt 'n pepper setOver the weekend we made one of our semi-regular stops into the Broadway Antique Market. While much of the stock hangs around for months and months, here are a few things we h...

Shopping in Chicago: Ravenswood Antique Mart 02.08

On a recent weekend visit to Ravenswood Antique Mart we snapped a bunch of photos of what is available currently....jump below for the finds: ...

American Science & Surplus

DIY heaven! With the January Jumpstart contest fully underway, it's the perfect time to introduce American Science & Surplus. This store is the Uncle Fun for the Bunsen Burner crowd. But don't let ...

Uncle Fun

Uncle Fun is not (just) a toy store. Walking into this shop is like walking into an 8-year-old's garage sale (if that 8-year-old was actually 33, with a discriminating eye for kitsch and an obsessi...

Steamboat Art Company

Deep in the Rockies, there lives a home boutique that might be quaint (if it wasn't so enormous). Steamboat Art Company has been a purveyor of anything fun, artistic, and unusual with a western flai...

RR#1 Chicago

A modern old-fashioned shop. An oxymoron, yes, but it does describe RR#1 Chicago. It is housed in a 1930's apothecary just north of Chicago Avenue on Ashland, and is full of original details like mo...