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PHOTOGRAPHY BY JASON LITTLE D ot Coyle smiles, her hands gliding along an oatmeal wraparound sofa. "Har vey Probber was the creator of the sectional st yle of furniture, so it's definitely the Midcentur y look," she says. The well-preserved sectional is priced at $4,700. "This is one where you'd prob- ably want to keep the original upholstery, so it could be used as is." The Probber piece, along with a wing chair and a selection of nesting tables, sits prominently in a vignette in Coyle & Herr, the 12,000 -square- foot Bridgeport consignment store that Coyle owns with Mary Beth Herr. Friends for more than 20 years, the duo first met at Chicago's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, where Coyle, then director of tour- ism, of ten collaborated w it h Her r, a for mer desig ner, on inst a llat ions promoted by the city. It was auction house owner Leslie Hindman who suggested that the two create a home furnishings consignment store as an alternative to the Beauty in Bridgeport IN AN ECLECTIC WAREHOUSE SPACE ON THE SOUTH SIDE, DOROTHY COYLE AND MARY BETH HERR UNEARTH TREASURES FOR THE HOME. BY MEG MATHIS These vintage decanters are among the many uncommon discoveries at Coyle & Herr, a treasure trove for home decorators. continued on page 116 114 MICHIGANAVEMAG.COM HIDDEN CHICAGO 114-116_MA_SS_HiddenChicago_May/June_14.indd 114 4/14/14 1:48 PM