Alice Oglethorpe

Chicago artist and designer Kat Silverstein decided to make gifts for her family out of some of her paintings and illustrations. After enough people told her they wanted to buy the gifts she was making, Silverstein started up an Etsy store called 7 Doors Studio. Read more

When Chicago-based interior designer and HGTV Design Star winner Meg Caswell isn’t putting together gorgeous rooms such as the one shown here, she’s filming shows for HGTV. Read more

Channel your best British-isms and head to Martyn George for its “Holiday Party with an English Accent” on Saturday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Read more

"When I visit Rebuilding Exchange (which we covered in our blog last year I love seeing the raw materials saved from demolished (and soon-to-be demolished) buildings, but I tend to leave empty-handed because I have no idea how to turn anything there into something I would actually put in my home. But I just found out about a non-profit branch of the Rebuilding Exchange, RXMADE." Read more

"When the cold weather settles in (sigh…), I try to turn my home into the coziest place ever. And that includes filling it with soft fabrics. That’s why I instantly fell in love with the felt pillows by White Nest." Read more

"We know, we know. It seems there is at least one holiday market happening every day this month. But this week is the debut of a new one—and it’s definitely worth checking out. Fête is a pop-up market happening Thursday night from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. featuring food, drink, and loads of great gifts for your loved ones." Read more