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Shopping in St. Louis: Guide to the University City Loop
St. Louis

I recently made a short weekend trip back to my hometown of University City, St. Louis. Since "U City" is the neighborhood that houses Washington University, it's sort of like a college town within ...

Midwest Scavenger: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

The Midwest Scavenger (for those who haven't caught on) is for those that don't happen to live in Chicago, but still consider themselves a Midwestern native. We try to cover everything from the Grea...

Midwest Vacation Destinations
Midwest Living

Can you guess where the above photo was taken? Jamaica? Florida? California? New Zealand? Click through the jump to see which part of the no-coastal states this photo was taken in, as well as a...

Midwest Scavenger: Basement Bargains

The midwest treasure hunt is unique in comparison to other parts of the country. We have basements, attics, garages and large areas of square footage in which to hide forgotten furniture and "treas...

Look!: Detailed Plywood Cabinets

Yesterday we showed you the silver (like wow) salvaged doors from an apartment we toured. Today we would like to show you one more memorable thing from our quick walk-through (nothing refurbished we...

Midwest Scavenger: Making The Most Without A Coast

It would appear that several people around the Midwest spent the weekend cleaning our their garages, bidding at auctions and dragging home things from yard sales. Here's a run down of the fabulous ...

Green@Home: Small Simple Steps, Pt. 3

Name: Sarahrae Location: Kansas City, Mo Profession: AT Editor, Caterer/Baker, Children's Book/Comic Book Colorist and Photographer. (I missed the part in school where they told you that normal peopl...

Look!: Coordinating Summer Fabrics

Summer is in full swing with high temperatures and bugs galore. Click through the jump to see where this porch retreat from the heat can be found. ...

Old Time Pottery

Old Time Pottery in Kansas City, Mo holds unsuspecting treasures behind it's suburban doors. The company has 30+ locations nationwide, so click through the jump to see what bargain priced items migh...

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...

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...

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. ...

Kansas City's Retro Inferno

Retro Inferno is located on the corner of Grand and Truman Road, on the edge of the Crossroads District of Kansas City. They buy and sell in their 11,000sq ft showroom, some of the best Mid Centu...

Charley Harper at Cincinnati's Fab Frames

(Hello again to Maya from Cincinnati. She is one of the bloggers trying out for a spot on the AT:Chicago team. Her first post is here and comments are welcome!) With three locations in Cincinnati, Fa...

The ReUse Center

(Hello again to Julie from Minneapolis. She is one of the bloggers trying out for a spot on the AT:Chicago editorial team. Her first post is here. Comments are welcome!) Back when green was primarily...

Look! Lines at the Racine Art Museum

About 70 miles north of Chicago stands the Racine Art Museum in downtown Racine. Back in May 2003, we were fortunate enough to be able to experience the first few days of the museum's open doors and ...

Howard Miller

Last week's obsession with clocks led to the discovery of Howard Miller. As the "largest grandfather clock company in the world", Howard Miller doesn't stop there. The selection is vast, from tradi...

Marco Polo

Visting friends in Michigan last weekend meant a stop in at one of their favorite shops, Marco Polo. We snapped a few photos of the current selection of antiques and vintage goods. In town for many y...

Cole Scego Design

Cole Scego is a rural Missouri-based "furniture designer/fabricator/powder coater." Cole's philosophy: As the world moves toward the ideology of sustainability and away from the love of consumerism a...

Prime Outlets at Pleasant Prairie

We made the trip to Prime Outlets at Pleasant Prairie last weekend, off I-94 halfway between Milwaukee and Chicago. Although most of the stores are apparel outlets, there were some good home store...

Dunes Antique Center

We spent this past weekend camping in the Michigan dunes. On the way back, we decided to avoid the mess of 90/94 and instead took the Blue Star Highway and the Red Arrow Highway all the way back. The ...

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...

Springdale

Heywood-Wakefield. Say that name and we immediately think of Springdale. Located in Three Oaks, Michigan; this shop in a converted bowling alley (yes, it's big) specializes in the popular 20th cent...

Minneapolis Room & Board Outlet

If you plan on heading way north any time soon, listen to this. Our friend Dr. Roni just returned from defending her doctoral dissertation in Minneapolis. While there, she balanced her brain work with...

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