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Five Uses For . . .

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When we spotted this sturdy little box at Scout, Larry Vodak’s Andersonville antique shop, we knew it had potential because—well, Vodak thought so, and we trust him.

Changes at Home!

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Chicago Home & Garden, a Lake Forest-based publication, has been acquired by Chicago magazine, a Tribune publication. Beginning with its September/October issue, Chicago Home magazine, a bimonthly sister publication of Chicago, will be renamed Chicago Home + Garden. Chicago Home‘s staff will continue to provide award-winning, high-quality content. Please explore Chicago Home‘s Web site to … Read more

Q. My magnets don't stick to my new stainless steel refrigerator. What am I going to do with the stuff that hung on my old one?

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A. We feel your pain-and also your consternation, if you're one of the many people who have stainless steel backsplashes or other surfaces that hold magnets just fine. What gives? The reason your refrigerator doesn't hold a magnet, according to Peter Eng, a physicist at the University of Chicago, is that different stainless steels contain … Read more

Glam to Go

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Mosaics, ever a staple of public art, are the latest way to make your private spaces shine, especially if you go bold with the color

Two Blocks of Bling

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For more than a century, the Jewelers Row district has been a hard-hustling center of lapidary commerce. The city designated the area, along Wabash Avenue between Washington and Monroe streets, a Chicago landmark in 2003 for its significant mix of A-list architects. Diamonds, of course, are forever—here’s a tour of some hallowed halls that deserve the same fate (just in time for your holiday shopping).

Lucky Strike

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Steven Haulenbeek, a recent graduate of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, launched a Web site to showcase the fruits of his labor and became the talk of the town