Apartment Therapy Shopping Guide Listing for B

Blog Closeup: Thos. Moser Podcast

In this great interview with Thomas Moser, we learn about the furniture maker's design philosophy and production details, the differences between his main influences (Shaker) versus his son David's in...

Best of Chicago: Vintage Shops
Chicago Magazine

The March '09 issue of Chicago Magazine includes a helpful guide for those who live here or plan on visiting soon. Their roundup of the best vintage shops covers everything from antique malls to clo...

Best Plants to Give as Gifts

To make a good gift, we believe a plant has to be one or all of these things: 1) easy to care for, 2) useful, 3) beautiful. Almost all plants fit the "useful" bill, since they absorb carbon dioxide ...

Blu Dot "Dot Spot" Opens at I.D.

Last Thursday evening we attended the opening of Chicago's first "Dot Spot"...a mini store within a store featuring lots of great pieces from Blu Dot. Now there is a......

Best of Three: Black & White Wallpaper by Lisa Bengtsson

It's been a month of beautiful color here on AT and as we begin to wrap it up, as a bit of a visual palate cleanser, we are looking at some great B&W wallpaper from designer Lisa Bengtsson. What do y...

Benjamin Moore Pale Palette Inspiration

Forget the faces on the walls (a Benjamin Moore "personalized" marketing touch): what we're really eyeing is the neutral, pale palette of the walls and trim. Combining paint colors Hush (AF-95) and F...

Be Here Now

Tucked away on the "Square" (if you're a local), or downtown area of Independence Missouri, lies Be Here Now, a Home Decor and Design Center. Click through the jump to see the sea of pictures that...

Best of Modern Wallpaper: Trove

Spotted at ICFF - Trove's gorgeous, moody photographic wallpapers. The brainchild of Randall Buck (graduate of the School of the Art Institute, Chicago) and Jee Levin... ...

Ben Holiday First Prize Rug Design
Chicago Home + Garden May/June '08

This winning rug design by Ben Holiday has us swooning. Sure, we love it for a rug but what makes a design stellar is its ability to stretch a vision - this would be stunning on walls, products, or ev...

Books Lining a Console Table

We found this photo at Content by Conran and really like the way the books are lined up along the back of the console table. We did this along our mantle with all our white paperbacks a while ago......

Best of Modern Wallpaper: Studio Nommo

Studio Mommo has a lock on colorful, whimsical patterns for your walls. Based in Istanbul, they work with an eclectic group of designers. More great looks below: ...

Bathroom Accessories from Willow

After hearing Dwell's Ukranian Village podcast, we were reminded of Willow and their unique home accessories. Many of these are perfect for bathroom month: functional, well-made, and a little out of...

Best of Modern Dressers: The Other by Ilse Crawford

During bedroom month on AT: Chicago, we are looking at our favorite modern designs for the boudoir...and it doesn't get much more glamorous than these mirrored pieces. We think the chest of drawers i...

Bower Natural Bedding

Very good news for the first day of February which is Bedroom month on AT: Chicago has a new local source for organic bedding. Located on Grand between Damen and Western, it's a welcome new outpos...

Bucket Rider Gallery

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...

Blue Bell Bazaar

Adornment aplenty. Gosia is the proprietor of Blue Bell Bazaar, an exceptional Etsy shop featuring mainly vintage items. In a business that is all about having a good eye, the picking and choosing h...

Breda Moving Company

This month we are focusing on showcasing Chicago local movers. If you have one to suggest, please drop us an email or add the name and recommendation to the comments below... Thanks to Kathryn for re...

Burrows Moving Company

We used Burrows for an office move a few months ago. They were fast, efficient and easy to work with. According to their website, they specialize in furniture, pianos and antiques. We can't vouch...

Best Vacuum

Our spring cleaning coverage here on AT:Chicago wouldn't be complete without a local resource for an indispensable cleaning tool - the vacuum. Established in 1983, Best Vacuum is a very good source fo...

baan

Andersonville is now home to another Asian inspired home emporium, baan, featuring Tibetan antiques and new items imported from Thailand. It's Located close to a second Asian Modern shop, Urbanest, ...

Bariff Boutique at the Spertus Institute

We got a tip from Beth last week - she says, "For those apartmenttherapy.com visitors looking to decorate their pads for upcoming Hannukah holiday (starts at sundown Friday Dec. 15) they might check o...

Bulborama

Speaking of lightbulbs, check out Bulborama, the online lighting superstore. Personally, we've never thought of buying bulbs online (we're guessing this site's main customers are businesses), but we l...

Bella Dogga: A Soft Place to Flop

We just heard about Bella Dogga from Decor8 Holly. The fabric and designs of each flopping pillow and its matching collar and lead are so sweet and original, Chicago dogs would be proud. Each dogbed...

Barker and Meowsky

Barker & Meowsky has two colorful patterned fatboy bean bag chairs in the window surrounded by pet toys and paraphernalia. We feel like that display defines the shop - a passion for design combined...

Broadway Antique Market

The Broadway Antique Market has grown from just six dealers to 75 in the last sixteen years. In 1998, owners Jeff Nelson and Danny Alias moved to their current Art Deco location in Edgewater, giving t...

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