This weekend my lovely cohort is moving here — Frank Lloyd Wright’s Arthur B. Heurtley house. Andrew and I have toured Falling Water and his House and Studio in Oak Park, but I could have never imagined being able to spend the night and throw parties in one. I studied a lot of architecture in school and was always drawn to van der Rohe’s simplicity. And, while I am not one for ornate decoration, Wright really changed the game for me. It is all very subtle, nature inspired wood cuts, and who doesn’t love a good wood cut? I also love the fact that Wright designed every detail. Furniture fit for his houses, every corner, every inch. So self-aggrandized that nothing could ever be moved or changed.
Next weekend, I am sleeping over and we are jetsetting in the morning to the Kane County Flea Market.
*now with a better picture
This is our newest addition to the apartment and in the bedroom. Andrew’s parents gave us this little device that turns cell phones into a house phone using the bluetooth. Then you can plug in a regular house phone and it rings! This has the most beautifu ring. I had to *PRY* this out of my father’s hands, and I’ve known I wanted this phone since I was 16.
vintage. french. housewares.
There is a new favorite store in my heart and it was discovered in the most classic of ways: a sudden downpour and I jumped into the nearest open door I could find. What I found, was POSH Chicago. This store is tiny tiny tiny, and yet, I could spend hours here…have spent hours there. Always taking my time so I don’t miss anything. I just visited yesterday, and came back to the apartment full of ideas and new wants.
So before I go rambling on, let’s talk about the basics.
Location: They are off the Grand Red Line, on State Street.
Website: http://www.poshchicago.com
The Goods: They carry a lot of vintage china from hotels and diners, fine limoges butter pats and ashtrays, silver from old hotels and athletic clubs, and as I was told yesterday, pieces from French and Belgian flea markets. Some of the stuff is modern, but it fits in just beautifully. It is a well-curated shop with a fantastic eye for vintage.
Recently, Andrew and I were discussing things that we could blow whole paychecks on. (haha, our paychecks are like $300). But I think it was a worthwhile discussion…mainly we were talking about food. At the time, we were eating truffle brie on a step in Munich— that is something I could/would/will waste a paycheck on. But I think, for me (because I know Andrew could care less), vintage is particularly hard. There’s something about it— like if I don’t get it now, I may never see it again. It is something that was designed with an entirely different demographic in mind; something not made for me. It is a gamble…one that I have a pretty hard time resisting.
I would die if someone got me these, but the reality is, I work in a kitchen store
…with a fabulous discount. And I own so many mixing bowls; I could not possibly use another set. I can barely accommodate the ones I have. But every time I go in, I am drawn to them— like a moth to a flame. It’s sick. And did I mention there is more of this jadite glass. Drinking tumblers, cake stands (I’ve never baked a cake in my life), one fabulous pitcher, salt and pepper shakers. So far, I have been able to resist, but I’m not sure if it will hold. I always end up buying little things. Last time, they had silverware from the Chicago Athletic Club and I bought 8 knives for $2. And this time, I bought a housewarming gift for my lovely cohort. Shhh! it’s a surprise.
I get the distinct impression that this will be more my blog, than our blog. But we will be updating as we go along.
Goals:
dinner parties
picnics
see friends
see as many (free) concerts as possible
score vintage
Germany/Vienna:
see mozart symphony orchestra
did you know my favorite painter egon schiele died in vienna?
and gustav klimt?
This is a blog of Jenny and Andrew's adventures in the city. We live in Albany Park, Chicago, Illinois, and have decided to plot out and document our adventures. This blog was started Memorial Day, 2010 as a way to document our summer goals.
