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Hello, chair. You look well. Hi Janel.

The upholstery weight version of this material is expensive but gorgeous. There is a chair covered in this for sale at the Revision Home sale on September 17-18.

I bet the neighbors hate that.

That loft is concrete for pete's sake. I'm all for avoiding smoke when in public, but if there are no shared ventilation systems and no chance of smoke seeping between units then I say let people smoke away in their private enclosed spaces.

Can you imagine the dust? Jose.

"Top Design is getting good."

Really?
Endless catfights between contestants and 500 baskets nailed on walls does not equal good television, or good design representation.

Even if Eddie, Martha Stewart's shallow little man-monster, does make it to the finals, I doubt the producers will let him win the whole show for fear of what kind of publicity disaster he would elicit upon receiving his title. Did anyone see him try to out-fierce the boutique owner a few episodes ago? I have never wanted to actually punch someone through my television before.

Considering this year's lack of inspired work and the dated circa-2003 production quality and soundtrack to the show, enjoy this baby while it's still on the air.....

.....everyone just watches it to see the human trainwreck that is JA anyway. What planet is he from? What a strange (yet somehow endearing), creepy, muscle-bound little man.

Or a bright aqua Womb chair covered in Knoll Cato. I'm easy-going.

This is an awesome example of the epitome of uselessness known as SkyMall. One notch down from the headlight-equipped bedroom slippers.

I live in East Ukrainian Village and constantly keep an eye on juicy West Loop/River West/Ukrainian Village lofts that pop up. I looked for years before buying and found some awesome boutique buildings, but as they are unique it's fairly rare that people let go of the good units...

Shoot me an email, happy to help. Oh, and I'm a Real Estate Broker as well.

T

Craigslist has a virtual monopoly these days on apartment rentals. Most people won't bother with an agent(a la Realtor.com) unless looking for a unit renting for 3K/month or more. The Reader is a joke as are the other papers in town. The best way by far for an owner to gauge an appropriate rent is to search for similar units on craigslist. Use the keyword section, you can sort by neighborhood, amenity and most importantly, price range.

It's true that things are only worth what people are willing to pay for them, so be careful. Greed is no excuse for an apartment sitting empty with a unreasonably high asking price. On the other hand, renting a killer unit for a song only to discover your goof by doing research after the fact can't be a pleasant feeling.

Disclosure: I'm a Real Estate Broker, and I should probably also take this opportunity to say that I wish Chicago would implement the same fee structure on craigslist that NYC already has. As someone who uses it constantly for business I would GLADLY pay for my listings in order to weed out the 1000-2000 garbage postings thrown up daily.