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Last-Minute Gift Ideas from Komoda

For 5 years, Sherri Gregorcyk has been helping us find gifts for our loved ones, often at the last minute (we're procrastinators). We first met Sherri when she worked at RR#1, a beautiful Chicago ap...

Vintage Gifts

Looking for ways to go green this holiday? How about giving vintage gifts? Antiques are often timeless, well-crafted, and they're (sometimes) less expensive than new items. For places to find great gi...

Greener Grass Design: 15 Finds For Under $25

If you aren't down with hitting the stores today, stay at home in your PJ's and take a bite of your holiday shopping online. We stumbled across 15 great finds for less than $25. Click through the j...

Gifts for Under $1
Domino

As part of their Holiday coverage, Domino sent out their online producer, Katy Elliott to find gift ideas for under ONE dollar. Now, even for the thrifty, that is a tall order. How did she fare? Not b...

Gifts for the Design Obsessed Dad: Eames Dot Series Goods

We all know some one who is a design fanatic - heck, most of us reading this site probably fall into that category. In honor of the obsession, we've got our eye out for some good gifts that meet our ...

Modern Valentines

Some people love Valentine's Day and others hate it, but if you can see the holiday as an opportunity to connect with yourself, your home, and maybe even someone you love, it's not so bad. Give your...

Gift Guide: Every Room Gets a (Local) Gift from AT:CHI Editor Heather

Sometimes what helps define a person and his/her tastes is knowing what part of the home they adore the most. Is your [insert sister, friend, husband, mother, etc. here] most excited to whip up some m...

Curious Gifts/Decor from Jayson Home & Garden

Maine pinecone wreath, $28 (would also make an easy DIY) With so much stuff out there to holiday-up your place, it gets a bit overwhelming. Personally, we tend to focus on one or two seasonal pieces o...

Gift Guide: Ideas For Charitable Gifting from AT:CHI Editor Jessica

'Tis the season of giving! Finding the perfect gift for a loved one is the greatest feeling in the world. Yet imagine if that same gift could reach out to others, could spread some joy (and money) t...

Gift Guide: Handmade DIY Ideas from AT:CHI Editor Sarah C

How to avoid over-spending during the holidays? Make your own gifts. Gifts mean more when you've taken the time to make them yourself, and handmade gifts are green (as long as you use green material...

Tin Gift Boxes

No wrapping necessary. Reuse well-designed tea, chocolate, or coffee tins this season for gift-giving. They work well for small gifts or stocking stuffers, and the recipient can reuse them in their ...

Green Shopping via Earth Moment

The greening of Cyber Monday. Today, millions of people will whip out their credit cards and contribute to the busiest online shopping day of the year. Since we're going to spend it anyway, let's ke...

Citrus Juicers

We got these lemon and lime hand juicers as a present. We've used them to make citrus dressings and lemon shandies, and we love them. In fact, we're thinking of buying them for a couple of our frien...

Gift Ideas: Gaper's Block Local List

Cinnamon Cooper has gotten a Chicago-centric gift list together over at Gaper's Block. The title of the list defines it - "When You Gotta Buy, Buy Local"; everything on the list is made in Chicago, ...

A Bad Gift: The Good Book

We've seen this in so many movies but never expected to encounter it in real life. A hip flask hidden in a faux bible - the naughty designers at Suck UK have brought a classic bad boy accoutrement ...