Tate Gunnerson, one of our pals and frequent contributors here at Home + Garden, has a great blog called Strange Closets, and today on this blog you will get rare access to the homes of our editor, Jan Parr, and our art director, Megan Duffy Rostan. Check them out! 

—GINA BAZER

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Tate Gunnerson, one of our pals and frequent contributors here at Home + Garden, has a great blog called Strange Closets, and today on this blog you will get rare access to the homes of our editor, Jan Parr, and our art director, Megan Duffy Rostan. Check them out! 

—GINA BAZER

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Tate Gunnerson, one of our pals and frequent contributors here at Home + Garden, has a great blog called Strange Closets, and today on this blog you will get rare access to the homes of our editor, Jan Parr, and our art director, Megan Duffy Rostan. Check them out! 

—GINA BAZER

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November 2009
Sneak Peeks
   

Tate Gunnerson, one of our pals and frequent contributors here at Home + Garden, has a great blog called Strange Closets, and today on this blog you will get rare access to the homes of our editor, Jan Parr, and our art director, Megan Duffy Rostan. Check them out! 

—GINA BAZER

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Antonio Davis Sells in Burr Ridge
By Dennis Rodkin
Yesterday, Antonio Davis, who spent two seasons with the Chicago Bulls, closed on the sale of his Burr Ridge home for $2.75 million. That’s $1 million less than the $3.75 million he had been asking for the 13-room house at the beginning of the year. It was the second house Davis had sold in the Chicago area in the past few months... Read more
Bed Hopping

Seems you can’t turn around—or over—without running into a handmade luxe bed in River North, what with Nilson beds at Haute Living and Duxiana now in Tree Studios. Meanwhile, Hastens at 440 N. Wells St., has expanded its offerings to include Vi-Spring (also sold at Harrods in London), and has changed the store name to Chicago Luxury Beds. The Beckhams and Paris Hilton are fans, so who are we to quibble?

JAN PARR

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The Other Pitchfork
I’ve been craving two things since the chill set in: good bourbon (as a native Kentuckian, it takes me home) and irresistible bread pudding. When I heard a new bar in Albany Park was combining both in one seemingly made-for-me item, I wasted no time in grabbing a pair of tagalongs—my sister Liv and my friend Jenny—and heading north... Read more
View to a Thrill — South Loop
By Dennis Rodkin
List Price: $990,000
The Property: The west-suburban couple who bought this three-bedroom condo on the 27th floor of the new One Museum Park East tower in 2008 were counting on using it as a second home for city getaways. They also hoped to live in it full-time... Read more
Bring in da Noise, Bring in da Monk
Three-Pronged Approach
In 2009 it seems restaurateurs can’t go wrong with pizza, burgers, or beer. Or you can hedge your bets and try all three, as at The Lucky Monk (105 Hollywood Blvd., South Barrington; 847-898-0500), an upcoming 240-seat brewery from Jonathan Fox (La Madia) and Matt McMillin (formerly chef-partner at Big Bowl). Their pizzas will... Read more
Upgrades at Two Home Search Sites
By Dennis Rodkin
Over the past week, two Chicago real-estate companies beefed up their online presence. On October 30th, @Properties went live with its upgraded site, and Dream Town Realty followed suit on November 3rd. Last week, both companies gave me a prelaunch look at their new sites, and I was impressed... Read more
Muppet Insider
Don't-miss picks for 11.04.09 through 11.10.09: The Muppets take Chicago … Margaret Atwood does dramatic … Stefon Harris shakes up a bebop shrine … Harold Ramis, Matt Groening, and Tony Kushner wax on … and more Read more