Studio Tours at the Post Family
The Post Family's site has come a long way since we first blogged them almost 2 years ago. The Chicago printmakers now have a beautiful new space in the West Loop. They've recently collaborated on p...
The Post Family's site has come a long way since we first blogged them almost 2 years ago. The Chicago printmakers now have a beautiful new space in the West Loop. They've recently collaborated on p...
Surface Jalouse is a custom design shop owned by graphic designers. Their unique (and often custom-made) decals are suitable not only for walls but for windows, floors, furniture, ceilings and mirro...
4000 St-Ambroise #171 Montreal QC H4C 2C7 Canada 514 935 6949 www.ashanging.com AS Hanging Systems is a Montreal-based company that offers a variety of cable hanging systems. You might see syste...
Click on the Thumbnails to View all PhotosAt Maison et Objets, Frederique Morrel presented some new additions to their signature tapestry furnishings line. A sofa and some sculptural pieces including ...
Renegade seems to move in a stream of its own, a throwback to good old ground-up business practices. The organization began as a craft fair, opened a brick and mortar store a couple of years ago, an...
Andrew Bannecker is a self taught artist who works from his home. Originally from Kansas, he has since gone urban, trying out life in Seattle, Chicago, NY and DC. His work has got a bit of a retro vi...
410 St. Pierre Montreal, Quebec 514.510.5809 M-F 10-6 Sat. 12-6 Have you ever wanted to have original art in your home, but you weren't sure about approaching a gallery? Do you want something by...
It’s business in the back and art party in the front. This Mpls brother & sister tax preparation business lets you itemize your deductions, then spend them on a painting all in one stop. ...
Sometimes while shopping, you want to visit a store strictly to be wowed and amazed. You want to run your hands over plush fabrics and chat with the store owner about the big name designers that they...
Lorena Siminovich's petite collages are marketed to parents shopping for a nursery (her Animal Poster was featured on odeedoh), but we think they work for grown-ups, too. We could see these apple an...
Shorpy bills itself as the 100-year-old photo blog. In fact, this visual blog specializes in photos through the sixties. Everything from Ebay finds to famous photographers are posted here and can ofte...
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. ...
The artist Patrick Dougherty does some really amazing work. His installations are evocative of nests and trees, looking more like shelters made by animals or formed by nature rather than by a sculptor...
Brand new from Perch (actually more like coming soon - we don't see it up on the site yet): the Pinwheel Wall Hanging. Eco friendly, mod AND warm, it manages to hit a number of attractive points for t...
A shop focused on true eclectic tastes - in the form of antique chandeliers, mirrors, artwork, and furnishings. The Evanston shop boasts, "1910 prams, a carousel horse, outsider art shelves, toys, ex...
We recently found a great new solution to hang art on our walls. Looking for art display options other than the traditional nail and picture hanger we have used on all of our previous projects, we ch...
Fifty, fifty, fifty. 50 artists, 50 signed and numbered limited edition prints, 50 bucks each. That is the concept behind Slingshot Press, an new project from David Van Alpen of DVA Gallery in Chicag...
Lots of good stuff from the Tribune this week - a bunch of ideas for DIY projects for wall decor ; hanging tips, creative ideas and even a how to video that shows you how to create a large scale deco...
If you're looking for both affordable and investment art by well-known artists, Printworks is the place to go. They've been in Chicago for almost 30 years. The gallery sells limited editions by many ...
Located in River North, Mecox is the local outpost of a somewhat unusual home store chain that features both vintage and new items. What a great space - crazy high ceilings (with pressed tin) and pl...
Velocity Art and Design is one of those shops that we bet you've visited virtually at least once. Why is Velocity such a "go-to" online shop? One is history - they've been around since 1999 - anothe...
Marie Claire Maison featured this shot of a home workspace dominated by a "collage geant" done up in a similar style to those in our post showing artwork arranged in these organic clusters earlier th...
Bucket Rider is one of our favorite Chicago galleries. Owners Keith Couser and Andrew Rafacz both have a good eye, exhibiting artwork with a little bit of bite. They show one of our favorite photog...
Deep in the Rockies, there lives a home boutique that might be quaint (if it wasn't so enormous). Steamboat Art Company has been a purveyor of anything “fun, artistic, and unusual with a western flai...
Thumbtack Press is a California-based online print gallery. They use an 8 color archival ink jet process on heavy stock, and the prints normally range from $14.99 to $44.99. Artists submit work f...