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  • Jayson Home Warehouse Sale | Chairs

    Jayson Home Warehouse Sale

    The Jayson Home Warehouse Sale started today and continues all weekend. I got down there about a half an hour…
  • Vintage Anatomical Models

    Vintage Finds from Randolph Street Market

    This post is sponsored by Dunkin' Donuts. They've been serving up coffee for 66 years now, selling more than 1.9…
  • The Oscar B. Balch House by Frank Lloyd Wright, Oak Park

    The Oscar B. Balch House is For Sale

    The question comes up occasionally. "Balch? Oak Park? Any relation to Oscar Balch?" Nope, no relation. Frank Lloyd Wright left…
  • Behind the Scenes, Shooting the #LoveYourThings Video with #Scotchgard at the Randolph Street Antiques Flea Market

    The #LoveYourThings Shoot with Scotchgard Brand at the Randolph Street Market

    I am a compensated Scotchgard Brand blogger ambassador. Opinions are my own and additional products used in the project were…
  • Vintage Thermos at the Kane County Flea Market

    Kane County Flea Market

    I met up with a friend yesterday and we took Calvin with us to the Kane County Flea Market. It…
  • Butler's Pantry, Wiley Designs LLC, Photography by Werner Straube

    Inspiration from the Lake Forest Showhouse & Gardens, 2015

    Not only did I tour a bunch of Frank Lloyd Wright and other historical homes this past weekend, I also…
  • Decorating, Local, Parenting

    Vintage Finds from Randolph Street Market

    Vintage Anatomical Models

    This post is sponsored by Dunkin’ Donuts. They’ve been serving up coffee for 66 years now, selling more than 1.9 billion cups of hot and…

    September 29, 201610 comments
  • Local

    The Oscar B. Balch House is For Sale

    The Oscar B. Balch House by Frank Lloyd Wright, Oak Park

    The question comes up occasionally. “Balch? Oak Park? Any relation to Oscar Balch?” Nope, no relation. Frank Lloyd Wright left his family in 1909 and…

    March 28, 201625 comments
  • Local, My Life

    Kane County Flea Market

    Vintage Thermos at the Kane County Flea Market

    I met up with a friend yesterday and we took Calvin with us to the Kane County Flea Market. It was kind of a bust…

    July 6, 201517 comments
  • Elsewhere, Local, Travel

    Inspiration from the Lake Forest Showhouse & Gardens, 2015

    Butler's Pantry, Wiley Designs LLC, Photography by Werner Straube

    Not only did I tour a bunch of Frank Lloyd Wright and other historical homes this past weekend, I also went with my mom to…

    May 20, 201512 comments
  • Local, Travel

    The Wright Plus Housewalk, 2015

    Avery Coonley Estate, Frank Lloyd Wright, Riverside, IL

    The Wright Plus Housewalk took place this past Saturday, featuring historic homes here in Oak Park and also in nearby Riverside, IL. The three Frank…

    May 18, 20159 comments
  • Artsy, Local, My Life

    Hello, 2015

    #DavidBowieIs

    Back at it after a short break! First off, thank you for all of your suggestions for Christmas dinner. We borrowed a second slow cooker…

    January 5, 201512 comments
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