Ann Marie Scheidler

WESTLEIGH MEADOW

Often when it comes to conservation, timing is everything. In 2020, Lake Forest Open Lands (LFOLA) was about to begin restoring a 17- acre property they had acquired in 2007 that had sat largely untouched for 13 years. Located in the middle of a residential neighborhood at the heart of Lake Forest, Westleigh Meadow had

SHOWHOUSE SHOWSTOPPER

THERE ARE SOME HOUSES that are special, and there are others that are spectacular. The 2023 Lake Forest Showhouse & Gardens promises to be the latter. “We were looking for our next house as we were still giving tours at the last one,” says Sondra Douglass, co-chair of this signature fundraising event for the Lake

THE FRED AND KAY KREHBIEL COLLECTION

Auction aficionados and design devotees are in for a very special opportunity when Hindman presents a suite of sales this month featuring property from the acclaimed private collection of Fred and Kay Krehbiel. The Krehbiels amassed an impressive collection of fine English furniture, including a significant group attributed to Thomas Chippendale, porcelain, silver, and works

MEANINGFUL LUXURY

Lake Forest’s Angela Alvarez knows beauty when she sees it. A native of Nicaragua, Alvarez moved to the United States with her family when she was a teenager because of the war taking place in her home country. Nearly two decades went by before she had the chance to return. “10 years passed, then 12,

TAILORED TO PERFECTION

The professional relationship between interior designer and client can be uniquely close. Who else could easily name one’s most favorite colors and least favorite textures? Who else could so easily recite the life experiences that have shaped one’s design preferences? The ultimate testament to this bond is the return client, and few know this better

CAN’T STOP THE FEELING

Have you ever met someone who just knew they were born to leave the world a better place than they found it? Chicago native and Grammy Award-winning drummer, composer, best-selling author, inventor-turned-entrepreneur, and educator Prescott Ellison is just such a person. “I hope you don’t take this the wrong way,” Ellison says. “But I’ve always

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