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Today on the blog we are sharing our Designer’s Guide to Chicago! Where we ate (and went back twice), the design shops that made us wish we drove a U-Haul, and the hidden gems we stumbled into by accident and now want to gatekeep forever (but won’t).
If you’re headed to Chicago soon or just want to see the city through a designer’s lens, this one’s for you. (Save this post for your next visit!)
1. Visited The Mart and got our 10k steps in!!
2. Always noticing the little details—loving this mosaic beauty
3. Building with good lighting >>>
4. Visited the coolest vintage stores but especially loved @southlooploft
5. Ralph Lauren is the blueprint
6. Drooling over this natural + blue woven rug
7. My guilty pleasure: a @gibsonssteakhouse dirty martini with blue cheese stuffed olives (they get it perfectly chilled)
8. We really don’t get to see these views everyday… what a beautiful skyline!
9. A Mother’s Day brunch @boucherie_us with the girls 🤍
10. Something that’s currently in my wishlist
11. We love a moody bar
12. 3 girls at @3artsclubcafeatrhchicago
13. I would live in @patina_collection if I could!
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What a week. It’s Thursday evening but feels like it should be Friday! Anyone else with me? No plans, just soaking in the last bit of light with a glass of wine and a slow bath. We are heading to Chicago tomorrow for our Clouz Houz work retreat-excited, a little tired, and trying to savor the quiet before a full weekend ahead. Will be sharing more of the fun with stories while we’re there!
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