Cindy Dampier

RING A DING DING This one strikes a jazzy note that might've sounded just right in a room where Frank Sinatra lounged with his Rat Pack. Take a look at...

Michael Heltzer Proprietor of upscale hotel STAY, which caters to guests like Chato (pictured) What's new: The staff receives American Red Cross training in CPR and animal first aid. Heltzer...

1. SO HORSEY They won't have to guess that you're going for equestrian style when you slap this baby on the wall. Hang this 36-inch-square print-on-canvas next to the bookshelves...

Shop it Two new shops have moved in along the increasingly homey stretch of Andersonville's North Clark Street. The first, two-month-old Room Service, serves a very specific, defined customer with...

Buy it Yes, it's a splurge. And yes, you probably don't need them. But we found lots of reasons to go for this wonderfully faux ceramic ware. It looks as...

Attend it Anyone building a deck or concerned about the safety of an existing one might want to see what a deck in serious distress actually looks like. A group...

When Hillery Estes -- whose design provenance comes via Nate Berkus -- takes to the stores, she's not just looking for the next slick designer piece. "I love a modern...

When going on garden walks, we tiptoe through the tulips. And we would never dream of picking so much as one posy. But we're not above going home with a...

1. RAINBOW BRIGHT Turn a routine chore into a labor of love - water with one of these garden hoses in a range of happy hues. Cost: $69.95; 800-955-3370; gardeners.com...

Shop it Today [Sunday] is the final day of the 2008 Spring Antiques Show & Sale at Arlington Park, a show identified by its broad range of collectibles and equally...