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A(nother) Lighting Love Story

To the light in my studio, I love you. Like, a lot. (Scott, too.) Even though you’re surrounded by paint bins, drop cloths and cans of mineral spirits, you still look so fine. You’re so… big. And bright! Oh, happy, happy sigh. Um, but, really. We couldn’t be more thrilled with our lighting purchase. However,…

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Let There Be Light

This story (turned saga) begins with a grumpy husband (Scott) and a stubborn wife (Kim). Husband wants to sleep, because he gets up for work at 4:30 am and sits in traffic to reach his office. Wife gets up at 6:30, hits the snooze for at least 45 minutes, then very slowly begins her work…

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Polishing, Wiring, and Dilemma-ing.

You might remember back here when we visited the Summer Renegade Craft Fair and didn’t buy anything. We did however, pass an amazing street sale and find this dusty gem… We immediately wiped it down, then got lazy and it sat on the kitchen counter for a while. As you can see, it was a…

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Polished and Pretty

We knew the light we found during the Renegade sidewalk sale needed a heavy spit shine in a bad way. (Not that the sale and the show went hand in hand, rather, it was a happy coincidence.) It was dusty (easy enough), dingy, and (boo) rusty. For 5 dollars, I really didn’t care. The pretty,…

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Sunday Funday

Everybody loves tradition, right? Early September marks the time when Kim and I hop on our trusty bikes and pedal down to Wicker Park for the summer edition of the Renegade Craft Fair (last seen right here). You may even remember way back in December when we actually participated as vendors in the madness that…

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Randolph Street Market! Finally!

A few weekends ago, the Missus and I finally took a trip to the famous Randolph Street Market. Billed as one of the top 3 national urban antique markets (did ya catch all that?), friends had been telling us for years that it would blow our minds. And they were so, so right. The second we…

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