Yasmin Mekki, a Lake Forest resident, recently opened Kenzy Gifts and Décor, a store full of unique North Africa-made additions for your home. Mekki designs her product lines and then has the pieces made in North Africa, including tabletop items and furniture, as well as gifts for friends and family. The name Kenzy means […]
Antiques Row in Wilmette now boasts a new addition: Collectors Corner.qn An antique mall, it’s owned by Steve and Donna Strelitz of Northbrook, 35-year veterans of the business. With the help of roughly 15 dealers, they stock restored light fixtures, statues, oil paintings, rugs, and costume and fine jewelry, at a variety of price points. […]
Thanks to everyone—professionals and homeowners—who sent in photos of their fabulous family rooms and mud rooms. Our judges this month are Lindsay McDonell of LB Interior Design in Chicago, Bob Zuber of Morgante-Wilson Architects, Ltd. of Evanston, and Linda Eisenberg of Collaborate Design Studio in Deerfield. The judges were asked to choose a winner in […]
Wilmette’s Defining Moments will thrill the scrappiest of scrapbookers as well as those who are clueless when it comes to crafts. Featuring high-end, unique materials (think clocks, tissue box holders and planners), the shop is available for girls’ nights out, parties, workshops and classes. Or, simply order a custom memento from owner Jocelyn Tobias of […]
When Lynn Rutstein of Deerfield was diagnosed with breast cancer, her family and friends built her a garden to give her hope for renewal. The garden inspired her to create Perennial Hope, a line of plates that feature crocuses, with other flowers to come. The nonprofit FORCE (Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered) receives 15 […]
Thank you to everyone—professional and home owner—who sent in pictures of their small, large and galley style kitchens. Our judges had a tough time deciding among all the beautifully designed and decorated kitchens, but here are our winners with our judges’ comments. Winner of Large Kitchen: Granite Transformations “The white country kitchen (above) with the […]
Who needs an interior designer when you can just shop from a designer’s collection? Cindy Galvin, a designer on the North Shore for more than 20 years, has stocked her new store, Maze Home in downtown Winnetka, with all of her favorite furnishings, including one-of-a-kind finds from Paris flea markets, Oriental rugs and her […]
