Colorful Tools for Living
Every so often I check out the locally based Seltzer Studios online shop (I first blogged about it a while back)…
Every so often I check out the locally based Seltzer Studios online shop (I first blogged about it a while back)…
Edited by Gina Bazer North Carolina–based manufacturer Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams is opening a two-level, 10,000-square-foot retail store in the Clybourn Corridor, which means that now you can get this company’s well-made, stylish, and comfortable upholstered furniture, along with lamps and case goods, straight from the source (until now the brand was available in … Read more
Now that we’ve installed outdoor speakers and a great retro fan (The Air King—yes, he is the ruler of our cool air!) on our deck, I’ve been thinking that a lamp would complete the picture….
Chicagoan Kelli Katch, a basketweaver, recently started Basket Lady, a fun website that sells a slew of different types of baskets for every storage purpose under the sun….
People, are you watching Bravo’s new design show, Million Dollar Decorators? It’s one of my favorite guilty-pleasure summer TV treats, with all the elements of what makes for reality-show success…
What a bright idea! GE sent me a sample of its new energy smart LED bulb, which uses 77% less electricity than a 40 watt incandescent, and lasts 22.8 years (when used three hours a day; it will last 25 longer than incandescent)…
Large bird prints make for a striking focal point in this vignette, where an oversize traditional wing chair is balanced by a pair of smaller modern chairs. Mary Garvey James’s new Lincoln Park shop Classic Remix is brimming with ideas for reinventing vintage pieces (reupholster a boring metal-framed office chair with a … Read more
Story highlights from the July/August 2011 issue of Chicago Home + Garden magazine, including 17 pages of tips, trends, and fabulous finds for kitchens and baths.
If you haven’t been able to make it to I.D. for the store’s exhibit of the Gaia&Gino collection, you still have time—until July 10, to be exact….
Michael Graves recently came out with some new designs for those household necessities he’s so good at making look pretty….