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Green Home Chicago Design Center

We just learned about Green Home Chicago via A Fresh Squeeze. From poking around their website, it sounds like the showroom is full of good things for any job coming up (both residential and commerci...

Al Bar Wilmette Platers and Wilmette Hardware

We just bought a vintage industrial oven/stove secondhand. It needs a thorough clean-up, including refinishing a front panel. After deciding to get the panel plated in nickel, Wilmette Hardware came ...

American Barn Company: Reclaimed Wood and Relics

We haven't yet made it out to the American Barn Company on Clark Street, but after we featured their Vintage Tin Ceiling Tiles on AT, they sent us a nice email letting us know that AT readers had st...

Moving Discount from Lowe's

So we're moving soon, and a friend just gave us a great tip: sign up online for 10% off an entire purchase (under $5000) from Lowe's Moving. Anyone else know of local deals for Chicagoans on the cusp ...

Vintage Style Doors by Crestview

Here's what Crestview says on their site: "Crestview Doors is pleased to offer a range of solid-wood doors based on the timeless designs of the American mid-century masters." It's a modern day mom an...

Wood World

Over the weekend we made our first trip to Wood World. Finally ready to tackle some of the bigger projects looming at home, we browsed the maples, birches, walnuts, teaks, etc. and spent a ridiculousl...

Wilmette Hardware

This one is a reader tip: We got an email from Tom last week about Wilmette Hardware... "I have been working with a great shop in Wilmette, Il. Al Bar Wilmette and Wilmette Hardware.com provided t...

Clark-Devon Hardware

Since moving way up to the north side last year, we've used the Clark-Devon Hardware store for practically everything. And now that we know about it, we certainly would have, should have, could have b...

Olde Good Things

New to Chicago is a branch of the NY-based salvage company, Olde Good Things. We have not visited the shop yet, but are intrigued by what is available. Antique wood flooring, iron work, mantels and...