Lisa Cregan

Publican, Sepia, The Violet Hour, C-View Here’s some ambiance we’d love to take home. West Loop gastropub Publican has a cool austerity thing going: sleek pendants, rows of chunky tables...

BoConcept Mega Berlin floor lamp with black chintz shade and Rock armchair in yellow ochre felt Outgrown Ikea but not flush enough for the big-ticket stuff? With a relatively new...

Midnight Sun Swedish Antiques, Stockholm Objects While these two shops both are helmed by native Swedes with mad style, one focuses on new Swedish design and the other tends toward...

Slipcover Plus In these uneasy times, perhaps a new sofa is not in the cards. But a slipcover just might be, especially one made at this family-owned, Oak Park–based business....

42 Go-To Shops, Spaces, and Design Pros to Know

Hydrology Hydrology gets top international designers (including Jaime Hayón, Ross Lovegrove, and Claudio Silvestrin) to apply their magic to bath fixtures and accessories, many of which can’t be found elsewhere,...

Mecox Gardens At Mecox, a 19th century Italian crossbase pine table with planters, baskets, and garden ornaments   This is one of the few Mecox Gardens stores outside the company’s...

Neff Valet   This modular custom closet system, made in the same scrupulous manner as Canada-based Neff’s kitchen cabinetry, can be finished in 5,100 colors and various door styles. (Shown...

Chicago Specialty Gardens What does this place offer that most other rooftop deck designers don’t? A real-life display of its work that’s always available for viewing (and even rentable for...

Pagoda Red It’s easy to spend more time in these gallery-like spaces than you were planning to, taking in the splendor of the unusual pieces owner Betsy Nathan finds on...