Ann Marie Scheidler

CUSTOMER FIRST, BY DESIGN

Home projects can be enjoyable. “It’s true,” says Joe Dhamer, vice president of Kitchen & Bath Mart, a company his father Robert founded in 1958 that he now runs with his brother Dennis. “You can remodel a kitchen or bath in your home and actually enjoy the process. It’s always important to us to make

A MOTHER’S HEART

“You see things differently when you become a mom, don’t you?” asks Lake Forest’s Amy Fields, the mother to 6-and-a-half-year-old daughter Sammy. “The idea of being a mom and not being able to give your child the basic things like formula, food, diapers, or clean clothing—it must be crushing. How is she supposed to go

RECIPE FOR SUCCESS

“It’s really amazing to think that this fundraiser started with a group of women inviting their friends to someone’s kitchen—to see how that family lived and raise money for their community’s hospital,” observes Erica Chesney, one of the three co-chairs for the 2023 Cooks’ Tour. “This is the 52nd year of this event and it’s

SHOP GIRLS

The front door of The Lake Forest Shop is propped open. Its new owners—Lake Forest’s Nicole Carrabine and Lauren Peters— would love for you to drop in and see what they’ve been up to. Last spring, Carrabine and Peters purchased The Lake Forest Shop from the Stirling family. Ellen Stirling shepherded the fashion retailer, founded

CATCH THE SPIRIT

“The Spirit of 67 Home & Garden Tour is back on the calendar for Thursday, September 28, and we couldn’t be more excited,” says Katherine Hensley, the Spirit of 67’s Vice President of Communications. Noel Dolan, Gisela Orestano, and Lexee Rascia are cochairing this year’s event. The Spirit of 67 Foundation is a nonprofit organization,

MORE THAN SHE IMAGINED

Winnetka’s Peyton Merrill grew up in the fashion world. Having worked her way up the ladder of a national retailer to running its 10,000-squarefoot store on Michigan Avenue and managing its 40 employees—she dreamed that one day she might have her own store. That time finally came in February 2020. “Can you believe my timing?”

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