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Arkansas Homes by Marlon Blackwell

We learned of Marlon Blackwell through photos of his own "L-Stack" home (shown above), which won a 2008 AIA award. Based in Fayetteville, Arkansas, the architect designs modern houses that take adva...

A Modern Picnic

In the last few years, picnic equipment has evolved into sleek gear that's cool enough to do double duty on a dinner table. We searched AT and the rest of the web for some of our favorite designs th...

Amenity's New Muir Bed

Whenever we post Amenity's organic bedding, we almost always get a question in the comments about the bed they use for photo shoots. It's a custom bed made by Amenity, and until now it hasn't been a...

Alessi Blow Up

When you blow something up, can it be considered deconstructed? While perusing the Chicago Architecture Foundation online shop, we spied a basket and magazine rack from Alessi's Blow Up line....

All She Wrote

Known for its stationery and card selection, All She Wrote is also a monogramming megaland. For the monogramming novice, the store offers suggestions and tips for getting things just right. Did you kn...

Armand Lee: Framing and Art Restoration

When I used to work at an art gallery, we used Armand Lee for framing and restoration several times. We knew that they would provide quality work, and their expertise in conservation and repair made...

Accessories for the Bathroom from Sprout Home

Jessica's post on the Magical Plant Garden got us thinking about plants for the bathroom. We got our bathroom tillandia plants at Sprout Home on Damen, so we thought we'd look there for ideas and go...

Al Bar Wilmette Platers and Wilmette Hardware

We just bought a vintage industrial oven/stove secondhand. It needs a thorough clean-up, including refinishing a front panel. After deciding to get the panel plated in nickel, Wilmette Hardware came ...

American Barn Company: Reclaimed Wood and Relics

We haven't yet made it out to the American Barn Company on Clark Street, but after we featured their Vintage Tin Ceiling Tiles on AT, they sent us a nice email letting us know that AT readers had st...

American Science & Surplus

DIY heaven! With the January Jumpstart contest fully underway, it's the perfect time to introduce American Science & Surplus. This store is the Uncle Fun for the Bunsen Burner crowd. But don't let ...

Artemide

Classics (home of the Tizio and Tolomeo) along with what's new: Artemide. For sleek, ultramod, Italian style and design, the selection is impeccable. Stopping in at the local showroom offers the ch...

Alessi

We've always liked Alessi. We're happy that Chicago made the short list for a flagship store. The aesthetic is upbeat - Alessi products are a marriage of usability and whimsy. These are the things t...

Anne Coyle

Anne Coyle is a Chicago based interior designer. Featured in the Tribune magazine and Elle Decor, her spaces are recognizable for the combination of classic shapes with modern colors and patterns f...

Asrai Garden

When you walk into Asrai Garden the overwhelming scent of flowers and candles hits you right away. It's a good feeling, stepping from a busy Wicker Park street into a little oasis of crisp, clean sme...

At Home

At Home is a nearly two year old vintage furnishings shop in Lakeview. We stopped in and took a few photos this past weekend. Owner Kerry Delaney does all the buying for the shop, picking vintage a...

Adaptive Reuse

The colorful goods from Adaptive Reuse are all created out of paint swatches. After painting experiments in her first home, Christine Terrell ended up with hundreds of paint swatches and wanted to p...

A New Leaf

We'd heard for ages that A New Leaf was pretty much THE Chicago spot for all things floral. Though we'd peeked in the entry and small front room a few times, we had no clue that the space extended on ...

Andyland

Perfect for Art Month inspiration - this hit our radar at just the right moment. Andyland is an online art gallery, featuring over 15 artists. It's based in Sweden. The art is priced well and looks...

Art Effect

A modern day general store is the description of Art Effect on their site. It really is a very apt description. If we need a gift, we can ALWAYS find something here. The products in the store r...

Ayumi Horie

Auymi Horie is a potter living and working in NY state. Her work is lovely and we just love her website. You can view cups, plates, jars, pots, tiles and vases. Our favorite part of the site: Pot...

Andrew Hollingsworth

Specializing in historical and contemporary European design, Andrew Hollingsworth's collection of furniture and lighting is rooted in Scandanavian design, while maintaining a mantra of mixing and...

Architectural Artifacts

Architectural Artifacts has popped up in conversation countless times; many people have been to the enormous atrium for fundraisers and parties, others have stopped in looking for the perfect rare fin...

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