Young at Hearth
The Chopping Block’s Shelley Young gets the cozy, sociable, highly functional home kitchen of her dreams
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David Leonardis’s Private Sale
This Friday and Saturday from 6–10 p.m. at the David Leonardis Gallery, all art—about 1,000 pieces—is being offered at 70 percent off; some for as little as $30…
Spare Necessities
A suburban couple go urban and minimalist—just in time to expand their family
Recovered Interior
This is your official warning never to trash a piece of furniture found in your basement or inherited from an elderly aunt. A new breed of designer is turning classic shapes into modern pieces by changing up the finishes and fabrics. Recovered Interior, an enterprise run by 7-year-old Harrington Design School grad Kylie Egge…
Don’t toss your outmoded cabinets—give them a face-lift
Q: I’m on a tight budget. Can I update my kitchen cabinets without completely replacing them?
Openings & Events
Lacquered wood dining set (1982) by Richard Meier for Knoll, $55,000, at Converso Openings 610 Home The latest shop to add hip design cred to west suburban Geneva, 610 Home was started by three self-taught decorators and lovers of objects; their cozy space has a warm mix of industrial and classic, mid-century and rustic-style … Read more
Silestone Sink
Next month, Cosentino, a well-known distributor of quartz surfacing and natural stone, will start making the Silestone Integrity Sink, shown above, available to dealers. What’s so cool about this sink? It’s made from one continuous piece of Silestone…
Ashley & Sloane Opening
Last week we stopped by the grand opening of Ashley & Sloane, a new showroom just west of downtown packed with wonderful French and English antiques and reproductions. Betsy Karp, who started Vintage Pine years ago…
Chicago Home + Garden Magazine's ‘Kitchen and Bath’ Issue Hits Newsstands July 6th
Story highlights from the July/August 2010 issue of Chicago Home + Garden magazine, which includes more than 20 pages of kitchen and bath tips, trends, and products to love.
Shine Time
Add instant glamour to any room with linen pillows embellished with strings of tiny mirrors, from Sivaana’s Mirror collection. 13 by 20 inches, ($215), and 12 by 12 inches ($180), at Scandia Down, 900 N. Michigan Ave., 312-981-1776, scandiadown.com.