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Look! Mid Century DIY Cardboard Lamp

While we were roaming around our favorite Mid Century store in Kansas City last week, one item stood out to us in particular. It didn't have a designer label, or a label at all for that matter, but ...

How To: Make a Mid Century Inspired Clock for $30

Project: Mid Century Inspired Clock Time: 3 hours total (not including drying time) Cost: Approximately $30.00 Modern clocks from the mid-century typically satisfy both a practical and artistic...

How To: Build Your Own Flagstone Patio in a Weekend

Fast is good...especially in Chicago when the glorious warm weather is short-lived and far too precious to waste. Today we found an amazingly do-able seeming project (with great step-by-step instructi...

Best DIY Ideas to Steal
From the AT:Chicago House Tours

Click on the Thumbnails to View all 8 ProjectsMany of the homes featured in our housetours have included clever decorative DIY projects - ingenious solutions from the simple to sublime. We pulled eigh...

How To: Make Don & Betty Draper's Mad Men Upholstered Headboard

(Welcome to Shelly! She is joining the AT:Chicago team as our resident DIY Upholstery and How-To expert. She'll be posting regularly on ideas and tips for home decor projects.) Contrary to what you m...