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i was tipped off by several readers that stephanie at agnes & hoss had a great home for the sneak peeks. thankfully stephanie was game and i’m thrilled to share a HUGE collection of photos from her home in chicago. i love all the little details in her home (the floral mini-mural in her bathroom is really lovely) and am so jealous of her backyard. a backyard? in a city? oh man, that’s the life. you can click here to view a full (37 photo) slideshow of stephanie’s home or scroll below to check out an abbreviated selection of my favorites. enjoy! [thanks stephanie]

[I would say that almost 60-70% of the furniture, and a lot of the decorative items, in our house come from antique stores, ebay, thrift shops, etc. As you know, there is so much great stuff out there to give new life to! And we spend a lot of time every summer with my family in Michigan where you can really find some great deals at off-the-beaten path antique stores. The large screen in our living room with the sock monkeys on it is a 1960s cubicle wall divider that we recovered with a Hella Jongerius fabric. The opposite side features a different section of the fabric so we can flip it around when we tire of one side. On the book shelves next to that panel are my grandpa's antique Peanuts bobbleheads]

[The tea set on our dining room buffet was my mothers...I can't get enough of those little feet]

[The foot stool in the living room is an antique camel saddle found in Maine.]

[The coffee table in our living room is an antique factory cart.]

[The images on the wall in our kitchen are from the "Chinese Propaganda Posters" wall calendar by Taschen.]

[The glass grapes hanging from the candelabra in our living room are from an early 1900s store display at Marshall Fields. ]

What a great apartment! I live in Chicago too so it is nice to see local design featured. We just moved into a new place that needs a lot of decorating — a few of those photos are definitely going on my inspiration board.

Thanks for the lovely comments everyone!
To the first “anonymous”, the bedspread is from West Elm, though its at least a year old so I’m not sure if it’s still available. To answer your second question - my family is in Grand Rapids and Grand Haven…so we spend a lot of time in both places, as well as on the roads between there and Chicago!

I love that teapot and i wondered if you could tell me who made the set? It’s fantastic and I haven’t seen anything like that before. My mom collects teapots and I’d love to look for a set like this. Thank!
–Sarah

Hey Guys,
The tea set is part of a collection called Walking Ware and its by and English company called Carlton Ware. You can find pieces on Ebay, but I’ve noticed that most are coming from the UK or Australia. Carlton did a lot of collections like this but I think the ones with the short legs and mary jane shoes were the first they released. The couch is Jonathan Adler’s Lampert sofa! Thanks!

Yay Chicago! I love this apartment, the rich colors & eclectic assemblage of objects are just my taste.

I too am jealous of the backyard. I love my gigantic Chicago apartment but mine has no outdoor space. :(

[...] and greg for hosting ac and me for the last two days. if you didn’t catch stephanie’s sneak peek earlier this year, i can now speak from experience that it is even more stunning in person. [...]

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