Those familiar with the annual Niedermaier factory sales will be pleased to know that there is now an outlet on the showroom premises that is open to the public Monday through Friday. This showroom provides backdrops and displays for department stores as well as furnishings for the home.
Fixtures and furnishings
Niedermaier Factory Outlet Store, 2828 N. Paulina Ave., 312-528-1602. This architectural objects and home furnishings showroom has opened a factory outlet at the same location. Outlet hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The owners plan to sell overstock, returns and slightly damaged goods at 50 to 80 percent below regular retail, including forms, fabrics, architectural objects, graphics and urns. Framed graphics that sell for $300 at its retail store are $50 here.
Carol Home Furnishings, 3385 N. Milwaukee Ave., Northbrook, 708-803-8090. Through Feb. 28, find Millennium bedroom sets, including headboard, dresser, two night tables and armoire with polyester lacquer and mahogany door front that was $5,500, now $3,600; Aristocrat two-piece sectional upholstered in white textured fabric that was $6,450, now $4,685; Ello Grand Prix bedroom set in black glass with brass trim that was $9,262, now $5,400; Della Robbia sectional sofa upholstered in Ultrasuede and fabric combination that was $11,725, now $6,999; Carsons four-piece incliner sectional upholstered in textured fabric that was $4,480, now $2,999; and Elkin’s seven-piece queen-size bedroom set in a cream-colored polyester finish with brass accents that was $9,115, now $3,999.
Picture frames
Tutti Italia, 816 Church St., Evanston, 708-475-5586. Through Feb. 28, this Italian gifts and housewares shop has 161 sizes and styles of Italian-made picture frames in burlwood, gold leaf, floral and album-style that were $8 to $42, now $4 to $34.
Designer samples
Patricia Rhodes Inc., 5410 Newport Dr., Suite 29, 708-255-6555. Through March 31, this local designer will offer mother-of-the-bride and special occasion women’s wear that retails for $1,000 to $7,000, now $50 to $700. Most samples are sizes 4 to 6.
Hosiery
The Wolford Boutique, 54 E. Oak St., 312-642-8787 or 800-965-3673. Feb. 14 through Feb. 26, find 25 to 50 percent savings on hosiery and bodywear. Sheer, semisheer, opaque, fishnet, lace, ribbed and patterned hosiery that was $16 to $125, now $12 to $94; thigh-highs with 3- to 6-inch lace tops that were $36 to $48, now $27 to $36; and skin-tone sleeveless bodysuits that were $100 to $150, now $75 to $113.
Dinners
The Marc, 311 W. Superior, 312-642-3810. From 5:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Mondays through Thursdays beginning Feb. 15 through March 15, this restaurant is offering a five-course dinner menu-Egg Faberge, salad, a seafood course, a choice of beef, game or poultry, and dessert with coffee or tea and a glass of wine-that was $65, now $35 per person. Tax and gratuity not included.
Relish, 2044 N. Halsted St., 312-868-9034. From 5:30 to 10:30 p.m. Sundays through Wednesdays, chef Ron Blazek’s American cuisine restaurant will offer a pre-spring four-course dinner, which includes appetizer, salad, entree, dessert and a glass of wine, that was $42, now $25 per person. Tax and gratuity not included.
Vintage fashions
Flashy Trash, 3524 N. Halsted St., 312-327-6900. Saturday and Sunday only, find savings of 20 to 50 percent on men’s and women’s vintage clothing and accessories. Men’s and women’s overcoats that were $40 to $150, now $30 to $107.50; hats and caps that were $7 to $40, now $3.50 to $20; women’s contemporary clothes, including dresses, skirts and blouses, that were $16 to $88, now $8 to $44; vintage dresses that were $16 to $65, now $11.20 to $45; and selected jewelry that was $10 to $70, now $7 to $49.
Footwear
Waxberg Comfort Shoe, 5 N. Wabash Ave., 9th floor, 312-332-2414. Through Feb. 28 this store, which specializes in shoes for hard-to-fit feet, is having a Valentine’s special, offering $14 savings on P.W. Miner orthopedic shoes that were $125 to $135, now $111 to $121. A free pair of cushioned Thor-lo socks is free with every purchase.
Menswear
Arbetman-Goldberg Inc., Apparel Center, 350 N. Orleans St., SI-137, 312-467-0377. Through Saturday, this menswear outlet is offering suits that retail for $300, here two for $200; Italian and German imports that retail for $1,000, here two for $650 to $800; silk ties that retail for $50, here two for $35; and sweaters that retail for $50, here two for $35.
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Send information about your store’s sales and bargains to Material World, the Chicago Tribune, 435 N. Michigan Ave., 4th floor, Chicago 60611, at least two weeks before sale date. Information must include regular and sale price ranges. No telephone calls, please.
