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By Gina Bazer

Berloni, at Michael Remi Designs
Greenheart, a fair-trade and eco-friendly home accessory and gift shop, at 746 N. LaSalle St., 312-264-1625 ... Market Square, on the 15th floor of the Merchandise Mart-a group of showrooms for design professionals. Find moderately priced furniture and accessories from showrooms on the 16th and 17th floors alongside newcomers to the Mart, including rug dealer Michaelian & Kohlberg (which relocated from its Kinzie Street location in December) and Mimi McMakim and Brooke Hutting for Lane, marketsquarechicago.com ... Michael Remi Designs, a 3,200-square-foot kitchen and bath design/build showroom, featuring a private-label cabinet line, Berloni for the Italian Trend, Ethan Natch, and Yorktown, at 2642 W. Fullerton Ave., 773-252-6300; michaelremi.com ... Patina, a cozy Ravenswood antique store offering "urban cottage" furnishings and accessories, at 4907 N. Damen Ave., 773-334-0400 ... Prairie Loft Furniture and Décor, featuring Prairie and Arts and Crafts-style furniture, at Design Pointe, 1320 N. Rte. 59, Naperville, 630-762-3000; prairieloft.com ... Also at Design Pointe, a suburban location for Galleria Concord's upscale furniture and exclusive floor coverings . . . Sliding Door Co., offering pocket doors, sliding doors, swing doors, closet doors, and room dividers made from aluminum and glass, at 221 W. Ohio St., 312-494-9494, ilslidingdoor.com.

This article appears in the January - February 2008 issue of Chicago Home + Garden Magazine.

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