It’s a party in Harbor Country this weekend. Nonpareil in downtown Buchanan, Michigan, takes place on historic Front Street...

Graham & Brown, the innovative wallcoverings company, has hit another home run with its new, architecturally inspired...

This new independent ceramic designer based in Columbus, Ohio, sent us a note about her handmade, intricately patterned...

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Dispatches from the World of Design

Trilogy in Three Oaks, Calder at MCA
09/01/10

Trilogy in Three Oaks, Calder at MCA

If you’re getting out of the city and heading up to Harbor Country this Labor Day weekend, first of all (a) lucky you, I’m jealous, and second of all (b) good timing, as there ...more

The Great, Groovy Outdoors

The Great, Groovy Outdoors

Lawn furniture just keeps getting cooler. So cool, in the case of these chairs from the Paris-based design collaborative Outdoorz ...more

Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down

Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down

An appealingly lazy trend among pendant lamps—the option to suspend them from the ceiling or lie them on a flat surface to act as luminous table or floor sculptures

Urban Holiday

Urban Holiday

Architect Ben Holiday moonlights as an artist, and his favorite subject matter is (what else?) architecture... ...more

Developer Bob Ranquist builds another dream home for his family

Developer Bob Ranquist builds another dream home for his family

PLAYING THE ANGLES: A light-filled family home in a former warehouse in Bucktown makes the most of its surprising footprint

Urbane Outfitter

Urbane Outfitter

A designer brings his Edgewater condo to life with classic mid-century and contemporary furnishings

You Must Remember This

You Must Remember This

Some Enchanted Evening

Some Enchanted Evening

A 50th-birthday celebration that’s the picture of rustic elegance

Pretty in Porcelain

Pretty in Porcelain

The founder of a new upscale tabletop company hosts a regal holiday soirée

Rhythm of the Light

Rhythm of the Light

Greg and Kasia Kay bring a little Vegas to Lake View with their poolside soirées

Young at Hearth

Young at Hearth

The Chopping Block’s Shelley Young gets the cozy, sociable, highly functional home kitchen of her dreams

Getting the Picture

Getting the Picture

Savvy tips on choosing and buying art from one of the city’s top experts

Outside Artist

Outside Artist

Modern gardening guru Tara Heibel offers tips on exterior space planning

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For a limited time, get 40 percent off Scentimental Gardens and SG’s collection of outdoor accessories. Receive discounts on Gardenstone containers, garden benches, fountains, and more. (428 W. State St., Geneva, 630-232-1303; 116 Cedar Ave., St. Charles, 630-584-7474) Scentimentalgardens.com

Take 40-70 percent off DOM/Valcucine showroom and warehouse merchandise for a Pre-Renovation sale. While supplies last, find discounts on the Italian manufacturer’s environmentally friendly kitchens and home furnishings. (Merchandise Mart, 312-755-0356) Valcucinechicago.com

Through August 31, Design Within Reach (1574 N. Kingsbury St., 312-482-8661) is marking down sofas, ottomans, sleepers and armchairs for its Upholstery & Rug Sale. Find up to 15 percent off select merchandise while supplies last. (10 E. Ohio St., 312-280-4677) Dwr.com

From September 1 - October 4, save on Design Studio’s Comfort Sleeper sofas. This American Leather Comfort Sleeper Sale offers the lowest prices of the year. Choose from some 80 leathers and 350 fabric upholstery options to create your own custom sleeper sofa. (225 W. Hubbard St., 312-527-5272) Designstudiofurniture.com

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