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Elizabeth's Vintage Finds Filled Apartment
House Call

Name: Elizabeth Location: Chicago This house call came to us via Flickr. We are so glad that Elizabeth tagged her photos with "apartmenttherapychicago" so we could get a little peek inside her apar...

Jason & Michael's Beautifully Structured Bohemian
House Tour

Name: Jason Loper & Michael Schreiber Location: Rogers Park, Chicago Size: 800 square feet Years lived in: Purchased 2 ½ years ago You might have heard us mention the name Jason Loper around the p...

2 New Attic & Loft Tours Plus Cleaning & Storage Tips
Chicago Hot Posts

Click to view these Chicago Hot Posts in bold below House Tour:Sarah & Steve's Attic Aerie Before & After: The $5 Front Porch Makeover House Tour: Kevin & Dop's Playful Uptown Loft 8 Creative Stora...

2 New House Tours & Ways To Live Without
Chicago Hot Posts

Click to view these Chicago Hot Posts in bold below Francesco's Well-Curated Flat Jason Weinbeck's Mid Century Frugal Fix Up 5 Money & Space Saving Furniture Tips Simple Ways to Set Up the Bedroom ...

Look! Scale Model of Chicago

In the lobby of the Santa Fe building, at Michigan and Jackson, the Chicago Architecture Foundation has constructed a scale model of the city in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Daniel Burnha...

Cheap Escapes: Neighborhood Tours

One of the things we love about our hometown of Chicago is its neighborhoods—there are so many that you feel you've never seen the whole city, no matter how many streets you've visited. The same i...

Downtown Chicago Condos are Hot Vacation Homes
The New York Times

We love our city and its downtown architecture, but we never really thought of Michigan Avenue as a prime spot for vacation homes—until now. Today's New York Times ran an article on Chicago's grow...

My Great Outdoors: Lisa's Chicago Condo Balcony

Name: Lisa Location: Chicago Type of space: Balcony Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: We just finished remodeling our condo balcony, although nothing was done to it before, s...

House Call: Gregory & Christine's Custom Chicago Style

click thumbnails for larger pics Names: Gregory & Christine Location: Chicago Some classic Chicago style arrived in our inbox recently. Here is what Gregory had to say about the home he shares with...

Shopping in Chicago: Sprout Home

click thumbnails for larger pics Sprout Home is nestled in a great little nook of Wicker Park. Having personally trekked from the closest el stop down to this fabulous retailer, we have nothing but ...

Fabric Panels From Hannah Claire Somerville

The brick and mortar store for the now famous Renegade Handmade craft fair holds all kinds of handmade goods. While visiting today, we ran across the work of Hannah Clair Somerville who has some ha...

"Tough Luck" By The Little Friends of Printmaking!

You wanted the best? Oops, tough luck - you got the Little Friends. Better luck next time. Stop by tomorrow night, for the shirt release and art expo of our favorite, Milwaukee based screenprinting ...

Midwest Scavenger: The Craigslist "Business" Section

Things found in the business section are often made well and can be used for things that they weren't intended. For instance, 80 plastic cafeteria trays could be a wall treatment or paneling. How ab...

Chicago Architecture-Inspired Pillows

These hand-printed recycled fabric pillows were designed by Amy Rosko and Mike Estes (of Trillium Artisans), based on Rosko photographs and stuffed with 100% recycled soda bottle stuffing. From the Ma...

Prints: Places I Have Never Been

Can't get away this month? That didn't stop designer Jennifer Hill from creating homages to 25 of her own future destinations. Along with meccas like Tuscany and Tahiti are some less-traveled, well-de...

Hot Posts: Nate Berkus's Chi Apartment, Target Fall 08, Sources for Vintage Furniture, 5 Uses For Vintage Suitcases
Chicago

The readers favorite posts on AT:Chicago this week included a look inside Nate Berkus's Chicago Apartment, a sneak peek at Target's Home Collection for Fall 08, best sources for vintage furniture in...

Something Beautiful: Soy Teacup Candles

Tea parties were never really our bag. Mud puddles, Legos and Chemistry sets on the other hand, well, now you're talking. Which is why these sweet little teacups filled with handmade soy candles ar...

CHI House Tour: Ronnie & Viktoria's Roscoe Remodel

Name: Ronnie, Viktoria and two teenaged kids Location: East Lakeview, on Roscoe Size: Don’t know. Never really thought about it. Big by AT standards, I suppose. Maybe 1,500-1,600 sq. ft. per floo...

Look! Chicago in Flux

We've been feeling a ridiculous amount of pride for our city lately. Part of it is induced by the euphoria that happens to most Chicagoans during our brief but beautiful summer, but lately it's been...

Jens Jensen: Harmonious World

When we posted photos of Humboldt Park the other day, AT reader Carey linked to a documentary she's making about Jens Jensen, designer of Humboldt and other west side Chicago parks (including Garfie...

Neighborhood Noise

We woke up three times last night to a malfunctioning car alarm. Each time we sat up in bed, thinking our alarm clock was going off. We're having a hard time adjusting to the noises in our new neigh...

Flickr Finds: Updated Mini Tour from Heather Ulrich

Last year, we took a peek inside Heather Ulrich's loft apartment. She's made some changes recently, including new bedroom artwork and furniture rearrangements. One of our favorite parts of this apar...

Roundup: Vintage Dressers

For the last day of bedroom month, here's a brief roundup of vintage dressers in Chicago, from George Nelson to Paul Frankl to 1970s style. Click below for more....

Enjoying Winter in Chicago

With six months of winter, we sometimes get tired of so much snow and so little sun. But last night, we took the time to enjoy our neighborhood in winter......

Where to Buy Local Foods In Chicago During the Winter

Locally grown foods can make great gifts, especially since they're 100% usable. We've been following the Kitchn's inspiring Un-Gift Guide to consuming less. It got us thinking about gifts of food, a...

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