A Tale of Three Blogs (and some great stuff for sale)

Raul has 2 of the Eames plywood chairs for sale for $500 each.

This is a story about coincidences, writers, unexpected friendships and the best neighborhood in the world. It started when I emailed Porcelain at Design Boner about her excellent blog. She and I knew that we both lived in Chicago. No big deal, right?

But wait, there's more. We quickly discovered that we also both lived on the north side and in the same neighborhood, Edgewater Glen (which is, empirically, the best neighborhood in the world). Strange, huh?

But there's even more. We actually live on the same block and across the alley from one another. Whoa! (BTW, if you haven't already, check out Design Boner. It's smart and beautiful and interesting and gentle somehow (with great weekend photos every Monday).

So when Porcelain's friend, Raul, wanted to sell the vintage Eames DCM he bought at Scout (for the killer price of $100 - exactly what he paid for it), she remembered a post I'd written about my Ebay DCM score, and she asked if I wanted to buy Raul's so I'd have a pair.


An Eames table in good condition - $80.


A Hans Wegner daybed. Available for $2000. In person, it's really really great.

I setup some time to visit Raul and his wife, Molly's apartment. Immediately, I was intrigued by the space - bold colors, classic mid-century furniture, an actual typewriter (!) and best of all, the entire space was bright and sun-shiny with a gorgeous garden view out their large living room window. When I complemented them on their taste, they told me that their house had been featured on Apartment Therapy, another one of my favorite blogs. So there you go, three people brought together by blogging.

Raul is selling some amazing mid-century furniture pieces, but he'd rather not go through Craig's List or Ebay, so here are the goods. If you're interested, email me, and I'll introduce you to Raul.






The Eames DCM. Originally purchased at Scout, this chair is for sale for $100. The chair has been used, so it needs a little work, but it's a great opportunity to own a classic piece for a relatively small amount of money.


The Jacobson side table - $300.