At this point, we are pretty much digital only when it comes to the news, but we know we are in the minority. So when we stumbled across these interesting, sorta old fashioned products we thought we'd...
We sweated out last summer without AC, and this summer we're hoping to do the same. It's not too bad here in Chicago, where temperatures rarely creep above 90 degrees, so we try to get by on hot day...
The 4th of July is just a day away. For most that means good food, good friends and hot, hot heat! Stay cool (in more ways than one) this weekend with some of the following beverage tubs, coolers ...
We have almost polished off the month of June and July is knocking at the door. Having spent the month with our oscillating fans on to keep us cool, now is a good time to pause and take a few minutes...
As big proponents of the old fashioned (or modern) fan, and since we're not planning on turning on our gigantic (inherited) window a/c unit this summer unless absolutely necessary, we were happy to se...
Last weekend at the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show, top of our list was to track down these panel radiators (hydronic and electric radiant heating). Popular in European homes, the sleek design and spa...
Sarah's post on Degerkas' Orange Fireplace from earlier this week got us thinking - we can't ignore the fact that many Chicago homes have fireplaces ...and not all of them are working. We think that ...
Nia is house hunting and sent us an email: "My husband and I are in the process of looking for our first home, and we're needing a house with office space to run a business from home. Many of the ho...
Oh, subway tile, we love you so much - in the kitchen, in the bathroom, and especially in a fireplace surround. Click below for some lovely ways to use subway tile on a fireplace. ...
This snowy winter has meant lots more excuses for using the fireplace. We tend to go for the javalogs but wish we had room for a big, beautiful log basket. We recently posted about these recycled t...
Heather's post on Bebop Fireplace Accessories yesterday had us dreaming of a warm, working fireplace in our living room. As long as we were dreaming, we figured we'd check out Au Coin du Feu's site....
A bit of an urban natural disaster that is affecting residents in a big, wet way. Our friend Evan lives near the Montrose mess and reports that the basement of his building, along with "every other on...
Chicago is cold! If you're lucky enough to have a wood-burning fireplace, check out these stainless steel accessories from Bebop. And if a fireplace is simply on your "someday, somehow" wishlist, enjo...
Ellie sent us an email: Thanks so much for your window insulation post... wondering if you have specific ideas for A/C window unit drafts too? It's expensive for me to take out and then reinstal...
We love a good wood burning fire, but if less is always more for you, there are vent-free (and log-free) fireplaces. The ultra-modern Fire Ribbon by Spark Fires works as a single flaming line (okay, a...
It hasn't happened yet here in Chicago, but we know it will soon...the first big snow of the year. We love snow, but we hate the salty slush that comes with it. How do you keep winter slush out of t...
While looking into the best way to insulate our drafty windows this winter (apart from replacing them), we put together this mini-guide of solutions we found so far. For the pros and cons of everyth...
We like this look a lot. The clean lines of concrete make a good-looking modern fireplace. We know nothing about upkeep, but we did find an extensive article from the Concrete Exchange. The major ad...
Today, in our chilled state, we came across a great list of strategic steps and tips for staying warm at home if there's little heat (for whatever the reason may be). Today is the first day that we'...
We realize that it is possibly the worst day to even mention a fireplace, but this is the final day of really significant markdowns on some nice accessories at DWR and we just had to pass it on. If y...
A renewable energy micro grid makes it possible for this home to be carbon neutral. Natural Home features a new construction house in Lincoln Park that is presented as the city's first all renewable p...
John Beck Steel makes a compact modern industrial firepit that can be used indoors and out. It's fueled by canned alcohol gel, which will burn for 3-4 hours and produces no fumes, smoke or ash. For...
From the NYT today: A really good article about controlling electricity cost through the use of smart meters which read prices/usage hourly and having information on price fluctuations. The Times m...
Dear AT, Help - we have those classy big steam radiators which do their job great but leave us all dried out! I've heard of water tanks that can be attached to the radiator that heat up and release ...
Last week we posted a question about freestanding fireplaces, a topic that brought out some great reader suggestions. While the consensus states that going with a denatured alcohol burning fireplace m...
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