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Week of 05/01/13

Cleaning House Can Almost Be a Fashion Statement

Cleaning House Can Almost Be a Fashion Statement

Whoever said utility products couldn't be pretty?

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Week of 04/30/13

August General Store Makes a Household Object a Thing of Beauty

August General Store Makes a Household Object a Thing of Beauty

This well-curated website will make you wish you had its version of all the everyday stuff you have at your home.

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Week of 04/26/13

Your Picnic Isn't Complete Without This Nifty Portable Table

Your Picnic Isn't Complete Without This Nifty Portable Table

Chicago artist Bridgette Buckley has you all set up to dine al fresco this summer.

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Week of 04/26/13

If You Want To Remodel Your Kitchen, This Is What You Need To Do

If You Want To Remodel Your Kitchen, This Is What You Need To Do

Check out the inspiring Paranthesis Kitchen Walk, Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., in Oak Park and River Forest.

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Week of 04/25/13

Check Out This Swanky 15,000-Square-Foot Villa on the North Shore

Check Out This Swanky 15,000-Square-Foot Villa on the North Shore

Some of the most impressive interior design talent in town will show their work at the annual Lake Forest Showhouse and Gardens, opening this weekend.

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Week of 04/24/13

The Great International Antiques Fair Opening Party Is Tomorrow Night

The Great International Antiques Fair Opening Party Is Tomorrow Night

Start the antiquing season in style at this top-notch event at the Merchandise Mart.

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Week of 04/23/13

A Gorgeous Moroccan Rug Would Really Tie Your Room Together

A Gorgeous Moroccan Rug Would Really Tie Your Room Together

Hannoun Rugs has come back to Chicago and the selection is better than ever.

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Week of 04/23/13

If You’re Going to the Trouble to Print a Photo, Put it in a Pretty Frame

If You’re Going to the Trouble to Print a Photo, Put it in a Pretty Frame

The Chicago company Craftbelly has some awfully artful options for you.

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Week of 04/19/13

This Weekend’s Lineup of Design Events Is Pretty Fantastic

This Weekend’s Lineup of Design Events Is Pretty Fantastic

There's an Antiques & Garden Fair, a Bazaar at Scofflaw, student art for sale, and more.

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Week of 04/18/13

JCPenney Is Seriously Determined To Lure Design Lovers

JCPenney Is Seriously Determined To Lure Design Lovers

The department store's new boutique, The Shops, features Jonathan Adler, Sir Terence Conran and Martha Stewart. How could you resist?

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ABOUT THIS BLOG

Gina Bazer and Alice Oglethorpe

Domestica is an online extension of the inspiration, advice, and scoop that the Chicago Home + Garden minimag provides four times a year inside Chicago magazine. Here, Chicago magazine style and Home + Garden editor Gina Bazer (left) and contributing blogger Alice Oglethorpe (right), along with guest bloggers, dish on home design trends, discuss design obsessions and dilemmas, share spaces they love, and bring you the latest local design news, from sales to events.

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Photograph: (Bazer) Anna Knott

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