Scout – Francois et Moi https://francoisetmoi.com Making a Handmade Modern Home one DIY project at a time. Fri, 14 Mar 2014 03:46:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://i0.wp.com/francoisetmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Untitled-2-2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Scout – Francois et Moi https://francoisetmoi.com 32 32 76357554 Andersonville Delight https://francoisetmoi.com/uncategorized/andersonville-delight/ Fri, 14 Mar 2014 03:46:30 +0000 http://francoisetmoi.com/?p=4574 When I asked my Chicago-native colleagues where we could find, for example, the local, avant-garde furniture-maker’s shop, or the one-off, home curiosities or vintage shop, I was told we had to visit Andersonville, a Swedish neighborhood on the Northside of Chicago with a growing reputation for small, soulful home boutiques.  So on Saturday morning after brunch at The Bongo Room, we headed North on Clark Street to explore the neighborhood, and here’s what we found! Our first stop as we headed North on Clark was Foursided, a curiosities shop that I’d compare to Patina  here in Minneapolis, only with more vintage gems mixed in. Everything from vintage maps and medical charts to greeting cards to local lithographs and art framing services, we thoroughly enjoyed the mix. Foursided. 5061 N. Clark St. Hallie Borden’s women’s clothing and accessories boutique, Milk Handmade, is an independent designer collective with friendly staff and reasonable boutique prices. Remember my ‘Midwest is Best’ tee that I found at Milk?! I love it not only for the hand screen-printed design, but also because I’m supporting the cause of the local creative community. Milk Handmade. 5137 N. Clark. Brimfield had me engaged from the moment I laid eyes on their store windows. The […]

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