Lisa Skolnik

Filling your home with flora doesn't necessarily mean fussing with beautiful blossoms until they look just so. It can be as easy as pruning a few branches and putting them...

The lure of the small shop-intimate, charming and, above all else, filled with the unexpected-is hard to resist. Which is why Mary Haubold, an electronic sales representative, opened Presentation at...

Beanie Babies must be even bigger than we thought, because we got tons of calls after our story last week asking us how you can sell your retired babies. Here's...

Furniture-making from Pat Owens' lamp is a dead ringer for a television set, while Rebecca Borges' stool looks like it's about to take a hike. And Joanne Schoeb's compact disc...

We're talking about temporary tattoos, and the bigger, bolder, brighter and wilder the better. And your parents can chill, cuz they wear off in a week (give or take a...

Get ready to stock 'n' roll. A cart may be the only piece of furniture that can go from inside to outside easily and be useful in both places. Stash...

Looking for something special? Regardless of what it is, you may want to try a different venue. Which is why 17 retailers in Wicker Park and Bucktown, all specializing in...

Winter's over (yeah, sure)! So get out your in-line skates and get ready to roll. Before you skate, check the wear and tear on the brakes, Rollerblade publicist Colleen Cribbins...

Good things are often locked away in incredibly small packages. Today's versions of lockets are usually modest, but when they first surfaced in the 16th Century, they were elaborate. Gold,...

Forget Calvin, Ralph and Bill. Or Laura Ashley and Pierre Deux, for that matter. Designer linens, the kind no one else owns because they were made only for you, just...