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Post 27

It's been one year since Post 27 opened its doors on Grand Avenue, and its increasing popularity and solid place on the interiors food chain of Chicago confirms that this shop was no shortlived idea. ...

Store Tour: Nest Furniture & Mattress
Lincoln, Nebraksa

Most of the time the state of Nebraska isn't what one might think of as being a design hot spot. But a small store by the name of Nest is trying to change that perspective. Nest is a collection of ...

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. ...

Lum: Vintage Lighting & Accessories

Lum is an online gallery of high end vintage lamps. Even a quick look through their inventory will most likely turn up a lamp or two (or a dozen!) that you'd be happy... ...

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...

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...

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: ...

Felix Populi: From the Creator of Brini Maxwell

Felix Populi is a new web-based shop from the creator of the Brini Maxwell character. Brini (played by Ben Sander on TV) evokes the 1950s and '60s, a satirical Donna Reed with a stiff drink in her han...

Jonathan Adler

Distinctive style with a sense of humor is how we'd describe Jonathan Adler and his Chicago shop. Super successful but not overly serious, he seems to be enjoying his ride as a celebrity designer, ...

Retro Modern

A stop on our road trip last weekend - Retro Modern. We booked a car and headed out to the wilds of Michigan for a classic summertime day trip which included sandy bathing suits, ice cream and...look...

Ravenswood Antique Mart

We finally stopped in the Ravenswood Antique Mart recently, a place that looks so good from the front windows. Inside it's good too: clean, organized, open for browsing without knocking things over, a...