CHI Good Questions: Good Vintage Store?

Brooke is looking for some shopping info. She writes: Ok... I live in Lincoln Park and am looking for a vintage store to find a good sideboard at a good price.

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Chicago vintage shoppers, please share some of your favorite local shops with Brooke in the comments below...

Photo: City-Furniture via Bloesem

Comments (10)

i got a great sideboard this weekend at Edgewater Antique Mall on broadway.

posted by jamienuccio on July 14th 2008 at 7:42am
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Belmont in Roscoe Village has a least 3 Antique stores with amazing mid century pieces, my fav is the Night and Day Vintage.

posted by alrats on July 14th 2008 at 8:03am
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if you are looking for a good price Craig's List is the way to go or Search Ebay and narrow your results to places within 50 miles of your location

posted by LaDonnaNichole on July 14th 2008 at 8:12am
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Who designed the sideboard in the pic. Anyone know?

posted by ridge_van_winkle on July 14th 2008 at 8:13am
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Hi, check out my vintage shopping guide at Strange Closets for store photos and profiles. It's updated frequently as I make my way across the city.

Home
http://www.strangeclosets.com

Shopping Directory
http://strangeclosets-shoppingguide.blogspot.com/

Vintage Guide
http://strangeclosets-vintageshopping.blogspot.com/

Good luck!

T8

posted by t8 on July 14th 2008 at 8:41am
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rvw:

looks like arne vodder to me. the crescent drawers are one of his details...though it was copied. see link for similar:

http://www.architonic.com/4101297

posted by healthyhome on July 14th 2008 at 9:43am
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While you might pay a little more than edgwater or even broadway antique market, White Attic on Clark, I think, has great pieces. The advantage there is that all of the furniture is refinished. While the prices there are a little higher than an antique market, they are a lot lower than some of the other high end vintage furniture stores. If you want some furniture that is a little more industrial, try Scout a few doors down. I bought a cool deco style lamp for 290 and happened to see it a month later an Niemans for 600 dollars! They get some cool things before they become popular. Both Places are great and my two favorite stores.

posted by mozmun20 on July 14th 2008 at 10:09am
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post 27!!! it's an amazing store on grand and wood with gorgeous mid-century pieces at a reasonable price. the owners are friendly and not at all pretentious. so many treasures there...

posted by mbuttine on July 14th 2008 at 12:14pm
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healthyhome, thanks. I've seen that sideboard (and pieces like it) a lot but never knew who it was.

posted by ridge_van_winkle on July 15th 2008 at 4:20am
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Post 27 on Grand and Wood. I know the owners but they really do have nice stuff at completely affordable prices.
http://post27store.com/index.html

posted by Nikita on July 15th 2008 at 7:12am
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