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Week of 03/21/13

Coyle & Herr Teams Up With One Kings Lane

Coyle & Herr Teams Up With One Kings Lane

They're not just in Bridgeport anymore—this local antique store has joined the online tag sale scene.

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Week of 03/21/13

Six Garden Tools You'll Need if the Ground Ever Thaws

Six Garden Tools You'll Need if the Ground Ever Thaws

Spring is technically here—and warm weather is hopefully on the way. Here's some gear you'll need once you can get out in the garden.

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Week of 03/20/13

Grow Some Zinnias in Chicago This Spring

Grow Some Zinnias in Chicago This Spring

This no-fuss flower is a perfect choice for a Midwest climate.

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Week of 03/19/13

How To Grow a Vegetable Garden: 4 Tips

How To Grow a Vegetable Garden: 4 Tips

Sara Gasbarra, the founder of a Chicago garden design service called Verdura, shares some trade secrets for spring.

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Week of 03/18/13

River North Will Get Its Own Community Home Supply

River North Will Get Its Own Community Home Supply

If the Lincoln Avenue location always seemed like a schlep, then Community II is the location for you.

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Week of 03/15/13

Target Is Launching a Pretty Cool New Home Décor Line

Target Is Launching a Pretty Cool New Home Décor Line

After years of teaming up with big-name designers, Target is launching a nice line of home products designed by its in-house team.

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Week of 03/15/13

Learn How To Make the Most of a Tiny Apartment Tomorrow

Learn How To Make the Most of a Tiny Apartment Tomorrow

Developer Jay Michael will show off his space-maximizing FLATS project at Bloomingdale's Home & Furniture Store on Saturday from 2 to 5 p.m.

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Week of 03/15/13

This Is How To Decorate with Contemporary Artwork

This Is How To Decorate with Contemporary Artwork

In less than two weeks, Michael Richman combined smart furnishings and bold artwork for a pop-up at Trump Tower. Here’s how.

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Week of 03/13/13

Oak Park Is Forcing You To Go On a Shopping Spree Tomorrow

Oak Park Is Forcing You To Go On a Shopping Spree Tomorrow

Get discounts on merchandise and have a few drinks at four North Boulevard stores on Thursday evening.

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Week of 03/13/13

Get a Sneak Peek at the Best New Outdoor Furniture

Get a Sneak Peek at the Best New Outdoor Furniture

Join Chicago's Style Editor, Gina Bazer, at the Spring Fling Tomorrow. She'll be talking outdoor design at the Tuuci Showroom in the Merchandise Mart, beginning at 1pm on March 14.

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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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Have a local fave, scoop or dilemma of your own? Email Gina at bazergina@gmail.com and Alice at aeoglethorpe@gmail.com

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Photograph: (Bazer) Anna Knott

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