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Week of 05/09/13

Make Your Patio Pretty for Grilling Season

Make Your Patio Pretty for Grilling Season

Shop the Merchandise Mart's outdoor furniture sample sale before it ends Friday.

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Week of 05/08/13

If You Really Love Biking, Show it on Your Kitchen Towels

If You Really Love Biking, Show it on Your Kitchen Towels

Let these handy numbers from Bruno and Betty be an ode to your favorite form of transportation.

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Week of 05/07/13

One Person’s Trash is Another Person’s Really Cool Pot Rack

One Person’s Trash is Another Person’s Really Cool Pot Rack

This clever design from Merkled Studio is a fine example of better living through Dumpster diving.

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Week of 05/03/13

Welcome to Chicago Flea MKT, the City's Newest Outdoor Market

Welcome to Chicago Flea MKT, the City's Newest Outdoor Market

Fifty vendors, food trucks, and no admission fee. Yes, Chicago needs this.

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Week of 05/02/13

At Stark's First Warehouse Sale in Years, Get Designer Carpets and Fabrics, Cheap!

At Stark's First Warehouse Sale in Years, Get Designer Carpets and Fabrics, Cheap!

Rugs and textiles are on sale for as much as 75 percent off today through May 19.

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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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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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