This giveaway is no longer accepting entries. Thank you to all who participated! We gave them a shout out for our holiday gift guide, and we clog their booth at the Chicago Renegade Craft Fairs every year. So imagine our excitement when The Frantic Meerkat generously offered to give away one of their cheeky, fabulous […]
Yearly Archives: 2009
Flying South for the Winter
On our recent trip to Nashville, we happened into Retropolitan, a great little modern home store in Hillsboro Village. While we fell in love with tons of sleek furniture options, what really caught our eye were these funky little ceramic swallows. Available in two sizes and facing either right or left, the display options are […]
Merry Christmas, Baby
Aah, ’tis the season. We’re back to our roots for a few days in the Queen City, and although there’s not a flake of snow on the ground here in Cincinnati, there is hot buttered rum in my mug and shortbread on my dessert plate (among other things). I can’t help but feel super lucky […]
Pillow Talk
Some girls love shoes, some tops and tees, and some just always need another handbag. Who am I kidding, I’m in all those categories. But my biggest weakness? Pillows. My heart just couldn’t help myself with my latest find, and before I could tell myself no, I was punching in my credit card number and […]
A New Bed for Jack
On our recent trip to Milwaukee we saw and experienced many wonderful things; art, food, drinks, and this fantastic bathroom. Right around the corner from said bathroom, we wandered into a really cool boutique pet shop in the Third Ward, Metropawlis. Metropawlis stocks all sorts of cool treats and toys for your beloved pet, but […]
Long Live the Houseplant
Kim and I are not exactly what you’d consider “green thumbs.” In order to end our unintentional murderous rampage of houseplants, we took a recent trip to Gethsemane Garden Center in Chicago’s Andersonville neighborhood for some good-old-fashioned advice. We found a helpful expert and simply explained the quantity and frequency of natural light that our […]
Holiday Gift Guide
With the holiday shopping season in full swing (have you seen those lines?), there’s no better time than now to share with our readers a few out-of-the-box gift ideas. This past weekend was a shopping frenzy for me and the hubs, and between the One of a Kind art show to the annual Renegade Holiday […]
Christmas Cravings
Every year around July, I start craving the holidays. I love the music, the warmth of a fireplace, and Scott’s mom’s famous shortbread. I know it’s not right, but I just can’t fight the warm fuzzies I begin craving in the Summer. And then before you know it, it’s here, and I’m pretty sure I […]
Lucky Winner: The Stocking Treatment
Well, just when you thought you’ve heard it all… Our Stocking Hanger Kit giveaway supplied by Curtain-Tracks really turned up some interesting responses when it comes to what stuffs your socks. Who knew that my girl Kelly enjoys nothing more than a jar of black olives on Christmas Day (and actually eats them all in […]
Penina and Greg’s Bedroom Redo
When our good friend Penina asked for our help to vamp up her and her boyfriend Greg’s bedroom, we jumped at the chance. We constantly email, chat, and text each other our home decor finds on an almost daily basis, so I was more than flattered that she asked for the hands-on treatment. She already […]