The
House of Two Urns was started in 1991 by Kapra Fleming, video artist and
photographer, more by chance than by design. With one guestroom she
gradually expanded as her family did with husband, Miguel, joining her and in
2002 he purchased a neighboring building that also is used as B&B guestrooms
and/or apartment rentals for travelers. Miguel, an extremely
multi-talented artist, sculptor, printmaker, photographer and poet has many of his
artworks for sale in the Two Urns gift shop.
The B&B's name came from the motif of double urns: in the rooftop Arts and Craft concrete urns, to the original stained glass urns on the second floor front window. When we restored the facade, Miguel found two stained glass windows with similar urn motifs and they now grace the storefront breakfast room.
A side garden to the main inn produces lots of fresh berries, fruit, herbs, tomatoes and greens that grace the breakfast table during growing season and as jams during the winter months. Where else in Chicago can you sit and watch your fruit grow and spread it on some yummy bread the next morning? Some of the jams include, raspberry, apricot, pear lavender, currant, gooseberry and blueberry - all made by Kapra from garden-grown fruits..
We welcome you to our artistically unique home and to garden-fresh goodness every morning!