Look!: Unexpected Chair Detail
Check out the schoolhouse style of this chair. We like the wood even though it's fairly worn out and beaten up. We love the metal brads, lined up in an arrow formation as if to say, "Take a seat." ...
Check out the schoolhouse style of this chair. We like the wood even though it's fairly worn out and beaten up. We love the metal brads, lined up in an arrow formation as if to say, "Take a seat." ...
July is Green Month at AT and while we will celebrate everything green all month long, we momentarily turn our attention to the original green -- the color. And since we've always had a thing for cha...
We usually think of the Queen Anne as being a bit highfalutin -- like our stuffy cousin who "lunches", personified. Still, we love how Pottery Barn's Queen Anne chairs, in a variety of bright colors,...
Designer Karim Rashid is no stranger to the outdoors. Grobal, his self-watering planter, cares for our delicate floras but the Disk Chair was made to cradle us. Made of fiberglass over a steel frame...
One of our favorite pieces in our home is a second-hand Gubi chair we found through AT's Scavenger column. We love the molded plywood shape, which references classic mid-century modern forms but als...
Chicago designers Gary Lee and Thomas McWalters launched their brand new line of furniture, TG Couture, for VENU at NeoCon this week...jump below for a first look: ...
Sarah Beth sent us an email: "I recently moved to a much larger one-bedroom in Lakeview, and finally have room for a proper kitchen table. I bought a very cute vintage table that I love, but I'm havin...
This morning we covered a lot of important online news territory - and a little fluff, too. As we process news about the economy, the future of politics, and overwhelming natural devastations, we also...
"Inspiration can come from anywhere, and in the case of Hee Welling, it was the interior of a refrigerator. More specifically, the shelves inside the refrigerator caught the eye of this industrial de...
Dolce & Gabbana Mademoiselle Chair by Philippe Starck for KartellSurvey below: ...
Take one part Anni Albers fabric and one part Tulip chair, put them in a blender and what do you get? Well, probably a lot of threads, fiberglass and some aluminum -- so don't do that. Instead, jus...
I guess I was subconsciously seeking a task chair at ICFF - as I look through my photos there are plenty of images of chairs on wheels. So after posting the new Sottsass chair for Emeco this morning, ...
Crate & Barrel Outlet is having a big sale - up to 70% off during their "out and out outlet sale." Online we spotted the Orbit set, which is made up of some great pieces. Check out the hot (stackable)...
Spotted in the current issue of Chicago Home + Garden, a teeny tiny photo of these Polish designed chairs made a huge impression. We went digging through IQMatics website (store post on this Schaumbur...
It's amazing how often one can find some of the coolest furniture in the most unexpected places. For instance, this past weekend we were at a wedding taking place at the Plymouth Congregational Chur...
These are some of the coolest chairs we've seen in a while: green, ultra-versatile, and made right here in Chicago. Local designers Roscoe Jackson (aka Caleb Dawson, Shawn Gnann, and Thomas Fowler) ...
We have a lot of love, if not enough money, for Atlantico furniture (by De La Espada). Including designs by Leif.designpark, Studio Hausen, and Marina Bautier, here's a gorgeous peek at what's new fo...
McGuire's new kitchen collection features lots of natural wood and wicker furniture, as well as a few throwbacks to the Danish Modern movement. We love the look, and think it represents a welcome re...
We love searching Etsy for DIY ideas. Today, we found several refurbished vintage chairs that gave us a few ideas for our own projects, if we ever get around to them... ...
Our search for the perfect outdoor chair continues. This time, we're looking at modern chairs that work both indoors and outside. Double-duty outdoor furniture is important in Chicago, since the goo...
Browsing the Maine Cottage website, we spotted a few photos of dining chairs painted in array of colors. We really like the look - with the right chairs, it could be a good way to do something diffe...
Patterned Chair Legs Click below to vote: ...
Our apartment search is over and we found a space with an even bigger deck than our old apartment (yay!), so now we're thinking about summer. We're starting our search for possible new outdoor chair...
We just got the Jayson Home & Garden Spring catalog and really liked what we saw. Jump below to see our top ten (be warned, lots of metallics and black below):...
These new French Cafe Chairs from Pottery Barn are almost identical to the Marais AC Chair (the 1934 design) from Design Within Reach, and at $199 they're $50 less. We haven't seen them in person, s...