Classic Remix
Just checked out Classic Remix in the DePaul area (previously a pop-up shop in West Town called Grand Living) and loved it…
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Lines and Squares
An architect and a designer pare a 1930s International-style house down to its essentials—and give it back its edge
Small-sized cookware
Former Chicago Home + Garden editorial assistant Corina Quinn, now associate editor at La Cucina Italiana, was in town for the International Home and Housewares show last month. This is the first of three guest blogs from Corina.
Scout on the Interview Show, Cool Dog Dishes, Weekend Fun
I’ve had a blast at several of Mark Bazer’s monthly Interview Shows at The Hideout, where talk-show guests from all walks of life, from top chefs to best-selling authors to SNL-tapped comedians to fashionistas have walked the boards…
Sawbridge Rug Sale
Sawbridge Studios has just added The Persian Carpet hand-knotted wool rugs to its floor sample sale…
A Breed of Their Own
Clockwise from top: Café table, 29 inches high, 35 inches across, $545. Oblong coffee table, 20 inches high, 55 inches long, $645. Round coffee table, 15 inches high, 35 inches across, $495. All painted pine. New Breed Furniture Network (nbfn.us), made up of carpenter-designer John Lindsay and architect Alessandro Paradiso, is having its moment. … Read more
The Interview Show
Mark Bazer (my husband) hosts a monthly live talk show at The Hideout the first Friday of every month, and this Friday, April 1, he’s got Larry Vodak, owner of the Andersonville vintage furniture shop Scout…
Discounts for humanity
We’ve always admired the work of Designs for Dignity (you might remember our Chairs for Charity benefit last November)…
Inspiring Landscapes!
One more note on Paris and then I will stop…
Plume Perfect
Symbolizing wealth, royalty, and beauty, the peacock has been a design icon for centuries. Now the old bird is having her moment again—and looking better than ever