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07/02/09 08:12AM

Orren’s New Cabinets

Orren Pickell Designers & Builders has...

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07/01/09 09:46AM

In the past 75 years, Rode Bros., a firm that installs fine hardwood...

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06/30/09 09:52AM

I was in Michigan recently speaking at Susan Fredman’s At Home...

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Dispatches from the World of Design

Dror at Target, Floor’d, Fuller Merch

07/01/09

Dror at Target, Floor’d, Fuller Merch

New York multidisciplinary designer Dror Benshetrit’s studio has created interiors for Kiehl’s and Levi’s, a chandelier for Swarovski, products for Alessi, Venini, and ...more

Bradley Lincoln

May - June 2009

	Beyond Pale A New Buffalo house softens minimalism’s hard edges, drawing inspiration from the local landscape Lisa Cregan
	A Summer Place For one family, getting away from it all means arriving somewhere both rustic and refined Karin Horgan Sullivan
	Lake Effect A vintage tourist cabin finds new life—and love—in the Wisconsin woods Gina Bazer
	Clamtastic! Combine a warm Chicago evening, two popular Food Network hosts, and a few good friends, and what do you get? An East Coast–style chow fest to remember Gina Bazer

Departments

Babes in Design Land

Babes in Design Land

A child’s room is where grown-up decorators get to tap into their inner kid, while giving junior a chance to show off his or her own personality

Gina Bazer and Tate Gunnerson

Modern House on the Prairie

Modern House on the Prairie

In Michigan City, classic ideas find crisp new expression in up-to-the-minute glass and cedar

Gina Bazer

Into the Wood

Into the Wood

Aaron Pahmier—idealist, entrepreneur—makes his mark with Green Sawn furniture

Gina Bazer

Chicago Home

Chicago Magazine

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Copy Cats

Tile manufacturers are playing with our minds—and we’re loving it. Materials as varied in their original states as sisal, leather, wood, and fabric are being mimicked to...

Gina Bazer and Barri Leiner

Copy Cats

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Gina Bazer and Barri Leiner

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Blu Dot Special

Gina Bazer and Barri Leiner

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The 11th Annual Bowmanville Garden Walk will be held July 11 from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The walk features more than 20 residential gardens and three community gardens. Proceeds help improve the neighborhood’s gardens. A $3 donation is suggested for a program booklet. BCOChicago.org

The Bucktown Community Organization is holding the 2009 Bucktown GardenWalk on July 11 and 12 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. This year’s walk includes a self-guided tree walk, which highlights more than 50 species of trees. The walk is free, however a guidebook is available for a $5 donation. Proceeds benefit beautification projects within the neighborhood. Bucktown.org

Keep Evanston Beautiful is sponsoring the 20th annual Evanston Garden Walk on July 12 from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Proceeds support environmental education programs within the community. Advance KEB member tickets are $10 and advance non-member tickets are $15, and can be purchased through the Evanston Ecology Center (2024 McCormick Blvd., Evanston, 847-448-8256). Same-day member tickets are $20 and $25 for non-members. EvanstonKEB.org

Ligne Roset (440 N. Wells St., 312-222-9300) is offering 15 percent off of dining room furniture through June. LigneRosetChicago.com

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Coming to Terms with Vintage Bathroom Fixtures

Q: I like the look of vintage tubs, sinks, and toilets and would prefer the real things to reproductions in my soon-to-be-redone bathroom. What should I know before I proceed?

By Patricia Schulman

Coming to Terms with Vintage Bathroom Fixtures

Low-Maintenance Alternatives to Conventional Lawns

Q: What are some good alternatives to regular grass for a lawn? We’re looking for something that can be walked and played on, and that requires little or no mowing.

Patricia Schulman

Flat-Screen Camouflage

Q: We’re not crazy about the way our large flat-screen TV dominates the wall in our living room. What can you suggest in the way of camouflage?

Patricia Schulman

Flat-Screen Camouflage

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House Party (Gallery)

House Party (Gallery)

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