I’ve been noticing a venti home design trend percolating through town, and I’m pretty wired about it. Designers and artists have started to use Read more
I’m kinda-sorta looking for a new sofa, so stopped by Urbanest to check out its new(ish) space, a few storefronts south of the original location on Clark Street, to see if inspiration would hit... Read more
I noticed a big sale banner in the window of Home Accents at 5653 North Clark Street last weekend, and lots of people milling about, so had to stop by and see what was going down at this modern little design store with the tell-it-like-it-is name... Read more
Bucktown’s Colori Eco Paint Boutique has an all-day, jam-packed open house and workshop going on this Saturday, July 31, with events and talks planned around the theme of green design and activities for kids... Read more
I’m a big fan of home and furniture catalogs (as inconveniently eco-unfriendly as that may be–but I do recycle them!) but the photo-styling has been known to occasionally stump and bemuse me... Read more
Three enterprising, like-minded young Chicago interior design grads have formed The Yellow Door Project, a collective studio space to showcase their individual collections of restored and repurposed furniture, artwork, and home design objects, in a former factory loft space at 3065 North Rockwell (corner of Belmont and Rockwell)... Read more
Anyone who steps into the 22,000-square-foot showroom and galleries of Vintage Pine will quickly realize that there’s a lot more going on than the name implies... Read more
One of my favorite Chicago art galleries (Corbett vs. Dempsey)and one of my favorite Chicago home stores (Scout) are hooking up tomorrow, June 17, and you’re all invited to catch the canoodling at a reception at Scout from 5–8 p.m.... Read more
