30 books you should read this summer
Summer is the season when, for whatever reason, many of us allow ourselves to be entertained by books again. Maybe it's the appetite for something "light" to read while pool-...
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Me, My Shelf and I: Kate Silver
Freelance journalist Kate Silver has always gravitated toward oddball events, quirky destinations and unusual spectacles. Growing up in Texas, she and her sister attended a Benny Hinn Ministries "miracle service"...
Me, My Shelf and I: Michael Thompson
"There has always been a sort of rigorous logic to what I collect," says Michael Thompson, a bookseller and dealer who runs Boreas Fine Art. At one point, the former...
Bend Goods’ plant stand elevates potted plants in more ways than one
Just as a good outfit can become a great outfit when paired with the right accessories, so too can an unassuming potted plant really grow on you when nestled in...
Me, My Shelf and I: Jon Fullmer
Four years ago, a fire ripped through the Albany Park apartment of Jon Fullmer and his wife, Amelia, destroying everything they owned. Their first child was due in three weeks,...
Me, My Shelf and I: James T. Green and C’ne Rohlsen
James T. Green and C'ne Rohlsen met in the stacks. "It was our first day of class our freshman year at University of St. Francis in Joliet, and we were...
Take note: Springlike greetings from Liberty of London for Paperless Post
Bursts of poppies, clusters of violets, cascading rose petals and more accent a new line of cards and stationery by U.S. retailer Paperless Post. These pretty floral prints — available...
Me, My Shelf and I: Arica Hilton
Artist, poet and gallerist Arica Hilton, curator of River North's Hilton Asmus Contemporary, infuses her paintings with a certain lyricism inspired by the European Romanticists as well as Luminist American...
Me, My Shelf and I: Greg Zimmerman
Greg Zimmerman has always been a voracious reader. An executive editor of a trade magazine for building owners, as well as a part-time employee at RoscoeBooks, he's accustomed to friends,...
From curtains to coasters, an elevated homespun look
Gone are the days when homespun pieces — whether quilted, woven, hand-stitched or crocheted — were confined to quaint or countrified interiors. Macrame has experienced a modern revival; irreverent embroidery...