Mix or Match furniture?

Posted February 22nd, 2010 by staff
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     A very frequent question we hear at the store is whether to match wood and stain exactly with a pre-existing group of furniture or to mix things up in décor. This can be a stressful situation to resolve on any furniture purchase, especially if you’re moving into a new place with different color flooring or cabinets unlike the ones you just left. Certainly there are lots of opinions out there with regard to interior decorating.

Arts and Crafts in Chicago

Posted February 3rd, 2010 by staff

Cameron Chair

Tags: Arts and Crafts Movement, Furniture, Chicago, Morris, Ashbee, Stickley, Wright

From last November through this January, The Apostles of Beauty exhibit at the Art Institute of Chicago showcased some of the finest examples of Arts and Crafts era furniture. 

P&S Top 10 Resolutions for 2010

Posted January 1st, 2010 by staff
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Plain and Simple Top 10 

 

 
We're sure you already have a list of things you'd like to accomplish in the New Year, but just for fun we thought we'd offer up some suggestions to consider... 

Update: Special Holiday Hours

Posted December 22nd, 2009 by staff

We will be open our normal hours except for the following changes:

 

Thurs Dec. 24th: Closing at 3 pm.

 

Fri. Dec. 25th-Sun. Dec. 27th: Closed

 

New Year’s Day: Open 10-6

 

Sat. December 2nd: (closed 10-4) Open 4pm-8pm

 

Furniture Care this Winter

Posted December 10th, 2009 by staff
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Greetings to all, 

Now that the cold weather is truly here and folks are turning their heat up, we wanted to offer a few suggestions on furniture care in this season:

Thankful

Posted November 27th, 2009 by staff

On this day after Thanksgiving, I'm thinking of things I'm thankful for regarding my work here at Plain and Simple:

  • The ability to work for my brothers and sisters in Christ and contribute in some small way to the building up of the the body here.    
  • My co-workers: our friendships, their gifts, our time together.
  • An opportunity to connect with the Amish, an amazing group of people.
  • A job that is close to my home and compatible with my family life.

Green Expo a success!

Posted October 24th, 2009 by staff
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Josh at Expo

Last Saturday's Chicago Historic Bungalow and Green Homes Expo was a great success!  For an inside view of a few of the exhibitors at the event, including Plain and Simple, check out this video produced by blogger Erik Stonikas of YoChicago.com.

Chicago green home and bungalow expo

Posted October 13th, 2009 by staff
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Bungalow Expo action

     For anyone interested in Chicago history, architecture, home decorating and interior design, mortgage management tips, or eco-friendly living, come to the Bungalow and green home expo this Saturday at the Merchandise Mart! More info here.

Considering our architecture

Posted September 10th, 2009 by staff
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ticky tacky

For those of us who live relatively urban lives, the following video may be of interest. I think it is relevant to our store because we are concerned with well designed pieces that improve the quality of life and enjoyment of the home.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aGDWvpSXLI

 

Please comment with your thoughts!

--Josh

Baby Furniture on the way

Posted August 21st, 2009 by staff
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Mission Crib

Its not here yet, but our staff is pretty excited about a new set of baby's room furniture that is on the way.  For the first time, we'll have a child's room set up in our downstairs showroom, complete with crib, changing table/dresser, child size table and chairs, and a comfy rocker for mama.  Speaking of mamas, owner Stephanie Vaughan is looking forward to taking some pictures of her 8 month old Seth enjoying the furniture.

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