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The King of Green Cleaning

So you have made the switch to eco-friendly cleaners in your house. Your laundry is washed with enzymes and your toilets with soy, but how about at the place you spend most of your time during the da...

The Skinny on Live/Work Space by Sculpt(It)

Living in a city, we're used to seeing buildings crammed together. Yet it takes an inventive mind (or pair of minds) to make a structure fit and function in a space that spans a width of only 7 feet ...

The Enlightenment by Studiomeiboom

Designed by Dutch firm Studiomeiboom, The Enlightenment illuminates your shelf rather your soul. Made from plexiglass and lit by an energy-saving bulb, the lamp plugs into an outlet with a standard ...

Tiles Wallpaper by Hanna Werning

Following along on the paper "tile" theme started by Jessica's post, we found this new design from Hanna Werning. It's a paper version of classic ceramic Italian tiles intrpreted by a Swedish designer...

To Market: Alternative Materials for Interior Spaces

Oklahoma City-based To Market was founded in 1998 to bring “Alternative Materials for Interior Spaces” to the marketplace. With an emphasis on flooring, the company partners with manufacturers of ...

The Needle Shop

When we were posting a good question asking about an upholstery project earlier this week, we recommended The Needle Shop...and after reading the interested comments we thought we'd better add it to ...

Tabula Tua

Chicago's resource for unusual tableware, Tabula Tua has a wide selection of unique European and American pieces. If it's high end and handcrafted, this is where you'll find it. We stopped in recent...

Third Drawer Down

The dialogue between art and everyday life is a goal of the Third Drawer Down project. Run from a gallery located in Victoria, Australia, artists (like Camilla Engman, above) design screen prints for ...

Thumbtack Press

Thumbtack Press is a California-based online print gallery. They use an 8 color archival ink jet process on heavy stock, and the prints normally range from $14.99 to $44.99. Artists submit work f...

Tatine Candles

Interesting timing, because we just walked past the old Tatine Candles location on Division St. last week and wondered where they went (the shop is now closed). Today we received an email that Tatin...

The Professionals Moving and Storage

This August we are focusing on showcasing Chicago local movers. If you have one to suggest, please drop us an email or add the name and recommendation to the comments below... Longtime AT reader and ...

Thos. Moser

Thos. Moser was just awarded the 2007 Best of River North award by the River North Association, a "member-driven organization of businesses and residents" in the neighborhood. The Chicago showroom was...

Tonic Living

Bridgett tipped us off to Tonic Living. It's a web-only family owned buisness located on Toronto. From their "about us" section: "We believe in Karma and expect that it be reflected in our customer ...

Thompson Holiday Painting

A friend of our recently recommended that we check out ThompsonHoliday Painting. Though we've always done our own painting, we're starting to notice where we go wrong and think that a pro might be wel...

Twosided

Run by the same folks as Foursided (proprietor and artist Todd Mack), Twosided is a great little spot to go for custom cards and an array of unique gift ideas, both modern and antique. Calling the s...

the design*sponge shop

We got the email from Grace today - her design*sponge shop is open! Here's the scoop: "Every piece you see in the D*S Shop was designed exclusively for the shop in a limited-edition run and will sel...

Twinkle Living, Inc.

Target: Victoria Hagan Perfect Pieces Collection

There is a new designer in town at Target. Victoria Hagan has done a "Perfect Pieces" line of around fifty items for the giant retailer. Colors are creams, dark browns, gold, blues and greens. We t...

The Chopping Block

Two locations and two purposes: Lincoln Square and Merchandise Mart. Cooking classes and kitchenware shop. The Chopping Block is a popular spot for improving your kitchen skills. Classes are offe...

The Silk Trading Co.

The Silk Trading Co. has opened their first Chicago shop at 900 N. Michigan. We would have told you that we've never seen their products, and we'd have been so wrong. On their website, the have a...

Threads

AT reader Kim just brought this consignment shop to our attention. Although we haven't been yet, we wanted to spread the word and hopefully get some reader feedback. Here's what Kim had to say: Threa...

Tivoli Home

Thanks to decor8 Holly for turning us on to the new Brooklyn Tivoli Home showroom. Since we're nowhere near Brooklyn, we'll settle for Tivoli Home's online extravaganza of Scandinavian design....

Thybony Paint and Wallcoverings

We did a house tour a few weeks ago and the owners LOVE wall color - you may remember Jessica and Andrius. Well, Andrius, an artist/craftsman who does decorative finishes (both at home and professio...

The White Attic

The White Attic in Andersonville is on to something: Reinventing antique and vintage furniture into something original and new. More than expert antiquers, owners Terry Ledford and Doug Stucky hand pi...