For the last 15 years, one of the Art Institute`s best-kept secrets has been the collection of European decorative arts. For nearly a generation, after the dismantling of the former galleries by an ...

If the sofa doesn't fit, shorten it. An upholsterer turned the three-cushioned sofa into a two-cushion love seat. Magically, the back panel of fabric stayed seamless. (Photo courtesy of Marni Jameson) ...