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Jewel’s Gold

Everywhere you look, the holidays sparkle. Halls are decked with holly. Candles are burning low. And packages of every shape and size are wrapped in ribbons and bows.

And then there’s you. A sniffling, shivering mess bundled in layers of ...

In the House

Poor Betsy.

Every day she showers, blow-dries her bob, puts on black pants and a blouse, bundles up, and takes the bus to work.

She’s suffering from a serious case of boring.

Betsy, meet Julie Haus, a Texas-born designer who ...

Too Close for Comfort

There are times when it makes sense to sacrifice comfort for style.

Three-inch stilettos with ostrich feathers. A midcentury Eames sofa. A short skirt on New Year’s Eve. All well worth the cause.

But when it comes to mealtime, why ...

The Weekend Guide

Shopscatation (n.): a wild, euphoric state achieved by making numerous commercial transactions, then listening to wicked jazz. Here’s your Rx.

SHOP
Buy Home Deco
What
: Morlen Sinoway  holiday preview party.
Why: Italian glass, Nepalese rugs, French flatware — ...

Pastry for the People

Baked goods are different things to different people. A rock after a breakup. A companion late at night. Dinner.

With the opening of The Bleeding Heart Bakery, you can add do-gooder to the list.

Owner Michelle Garcia is mixing her passion ...

Drama-Mia

It’s a moment so personal that it’s rarely talked about. One so devastating — nay, earth shattering — that to share it with the world would be akin to ripping the hair off your forearms over and over again.

Yes, ...

The Wine-ding Road

When it comes to directions, you usually rule the road.

But drop you smack dab in the middle of a mega-wine warehouse and you can’t figure out how to get from syrah to merlot, let alone clear across the depot ...

Past, Presents, and Future

Thanksgiving, shmanksgiving.

Everyone knows that Turkey Day really kicks off the gift-giving season.

This year, instead of purses, iPods, and massages, how about giving a little bit of you?

We’ve found just the spot. 826 Chi, the new Chicago outpost ...