DPAM Debuts New Location in Lincoln Park, Attracts Interested Home Owners

A shot of the DePaul campus

For years students and art lovers interested in checking out the DePaul Art Museum (DPAM) collection were forced to suffer the low ceilings and small, cramped rooms of the Richardson Library’s exhibition space in the Loop.
Last month, however, DPAM moved its collection to a new, improved location at 935 W. Fullerton Avenue. The new exhibition space features high ceilings, filtered light and nearly twice as much square footage as the Richardson Library.

“I imagine that I’ll be coming far more often,” Logan Square resident Andy Bolduc said when asked about …

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by Lindsey Anderson on February 1, 2012

Decorating De-mystified: Clear the Clutter

A messy Chicago apartment

Buying your first home was likely one of the most difficult, rewarding experiences of your life. You probably spent months pouring through books, magazines, newspapers and blogs—looking for help anywhere you could find it. You probably also logged some long hours scrutinizing your personal finances, crunching numbers and questioning your decisions.
But you took the plunge anyway! You fell in love with a home, you decided to buy it, and you moved in as soon as you could. You were happy with your new home, and you wanted to make it …

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by Lindsey Anderson on January 27, 2012

Cubs Player Regrets River Forest Purchase

The Chicago Cubs have been having a bit of a rocky season, both on and off the field. The Cubs haven’t won a World Series since 1908, which means that Chicago’s home town heroes have been striking out each season for more than 100 years. But a few players have also been striking out in real estate.
Pitcher Carlos Zambrano, for instance, is struggling to sell his suburban home, located in sleepy River Forest, at the moment. When Zambrano bought the home, which was built in 1999, he paid $1.199 million for …

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by Lindsey Anderson on January 24, 2012

Decorating De-mystified: Color Can Be Your Friend

Buying your first home was likely one of the most difficult, rewarding experiences of your life. You probably spent months pouring through books, magazines, newspapers and blogs—looking for help anywhere you could find it. You probably also logged some long hours scrutinizing your personal finances, crunching numbers and questioning your decisions.
But you took the plunge anyway! You fell in love with a home, you decided to buy it, and you moved in as soon as you could. You were happy with your new home, and you wanted to make it …

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by Lindsey Anderson on January 22, 2012

Open House Chicago Open Eyes

A View of Hyde Park

February may be just around the corner, and it will surely bring snow flurries and cold temperatures to Chicago, but the weather has been unusually warm for most of the season, and many people have been taking advantage of the crisp winter air.

Among them are the thousands of people who turned out to participate in Open House Chicago, an architecture tour designed to appeal to nosy neighbors and potential home buyers throughout Chicago and abroad.
According to WBEZ, Open House Chicago “gave the public access to about 130 nooks and crannies …

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by Lindsey Anderson on January 16, 2012

The Neighborhood Files: Bronzeville

An elegant Bronzeville home

Chicago , perhap more than most cities, a city of neighborhoods. From the broad boulevards of Lincoln Park, to the arty avenues of Pilsen, each and every neighborhood in this city possesses its own distinct energy and unique charm.  Each neighborhood is worth learning a little more about. So, every other week, we’ll be featuring another neighborhood on this section of the blog, and we’ll interview someone living in that neighborhood—Someone capable of giving us the inside scoop on their ‘hood!
This week I sat down with Joyce Dupler and …

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by Lindsey Anderson on January 16, 2012
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