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08/14/12

Politics on Pillows

Now that presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has chosen Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan as his running mate, politics are heating up more than ever ...

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Wright in Spring Green
08/02/12

Wright in Spring Green

It seems there’s always more in store when it comes to Frank Lloyd Wright, even if you’ve already tackled the Chicagoland tours of his designs...

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08/01/12

Words and Pictures

Serious collectors know all about the Fine Books and Manuscripts auctions Leslie Hindman holds from time to time, and they’re sure to be all over the Hemingway and Fitzgerald first editions at the next one, Wednesday, August 8 (preview Sunday through Tuesday) ...

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07/30/12

Fighting Fire with Fire

When it comes to design, sometimes the only thing to do when disaster strikes is to start from scratch ...

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07/27/12

A Refrigerator That Can Think for Itself

Our phones sure are smart, so why can’t our fridges be brainy, too ...

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Local Color
07/25/12

Local Color

There’s still time to take on an ambitious summer project, and here’s an extra incentive...

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Mick De Giulio Thinks Big
07/19/12

Mick De Giulio Thinks Big

House Beautiful turned to a Chicago designer, Mick De Giulio, to create its 2012 Kitchen of the Year...

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07/18/12

Boffi Chicago Gets a Boost

Boffi is spreading its glamorously minimalist wings a bit in River North ...

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07/11/12

Vintage Garage Chicago

Last week, we gave you the scoop on the Vintage Bazaar, and now we’ve got more Uptown goodness to share ...

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07/10/12

Architectural Gardens Wins Big

Lake Forest’s own Architectural Gardens, a landscape design firm, recently won a nice prize—a gold award in the residential landscape construction category of the Illinois Landscape Contractors Association’s Excellence in Landscape competition ...

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