Showing posts with label Chicago. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chicago. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Chic Finds Chicago

With everyone in spring cleaning mode, there's a superfluous amount of resales goods on the market and so we've sifted through the junk for you.

For $450, you can have this set of four midcentury chairs (below) made of solid beech wood and detailed with woven seats. Designed by Georg Leowald (for the Wilkhahn furniture company), an influential designer of that era, the seller notes that Leowald won the 1949 MOMA award for seating. No. 2 in line was Charles Eames.


Unlike the bare-boned, simplistic structure of the chairs above, these pair of midcentury lamps(below) are from the same time period, but are much more ornate. They maybe even on the verge of gaudy, but can add some funk to those white walls and hardwood floors. $100.

For $150, this white-washed antique dresser (below) is in good condition and can easily function as a dresser or a hutch-- or really, just a space filler.

For $250, this antique Asian side table (below) has two drawers with metal pulls and nice detailing. Due to age, there's a slight split on the surface, but at least you know it's old!


This French settee (below) upholstered in pink velvet (yes, pink!) is going for $250. The backstory is the owner bought it at a estate sale in Napa, Calif. But now she's getting married and has to get rid of all her girly things. See there are advantages to the single life like snagging this adorable steal.



Thursday, April 8, 2010

I'm a Homebody/ Chicago Home Shopping for April 9th-11th



Oh, my, I know you're thinking that if the rain would only stop...so if it does, here's one thing to look forward to this weekend.

Scour through antiques and collectibles at the Arlington Park Spring Antiques Show (2200 W. Euclid Ave., Arlington Heights; 618-444-2803, Friday, April 9th-Sunday, April 11th). Admission is $8.

Forget Pier 1 framed prints. Want an easy way to find something original? The School of the Art Institute of Chicago is hosting its Spring Art Sale with one-of-a-kind photographs, paintings and sculptures, prints and drawings (112 S. Michigan Ave.; 312-629-6880, Friday, April 9,11 a.m. -7 p.m. and Saturday, April 10, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.)



Thursday, December 10, 2009

Paint Me


Our cars sometimes scream "wash me" and you pull through the car wash. But what to do when your dingy, wobbly dresser that you inherited from Grandma is screaming "paint me?"

Well, thanks to interior designer, all-around domestic Chicago entrepreneur, Crystal Blackshaw, someone will now pick up your chipping side table and deliver it back with a brand new coat of paint. She does it all: locates, picks-up, repairs, finishes and delivers.

A new lacquer for a dresser starts at $200; side tables begin at $75. And you can expect your piece back as soon as 24-hours later (maybe longer depending on size).

Or you can shop Blackshaw's ready-to-go collection or customize your piece from her selection of unfinished pieces. Click here to browse. Or to contact directly about giving Grandma's dresser a modern update -- crystal@blackshawdesigns.com.