Wendy Franzen of Fletcher & Fork

A Movie Night Under The Stars

ELLIE NOTTOLI of elliestyled and Mary Hess of Trend Event Rentals collaborated for the first time when hired to create a backyard movie night party. Under the stars, they created a magical experience for guests to lounge and linger, nosh, and imbibe. They sat at Trend’s floor tables surrounded by floor pillows and slingback chairs.

Perfect Form

HAND-BUILT WITH using traditional methods, the clean-lined design of Munder-Skiles’ Almodington Bench is rooted in American history. This finely crafted piece is modeled after one discovered at Almodington, a brick Georgian home constructed in 1750 and located in Princess Anne, Somerset County, Maryland. The original bench dates from 1760-1770, based on the use of wrought

The Buzz: June 2021

GATHER GARDEN INSPIRATION ON JUNE 17, the Junior Garden Club of Lake Forest [JGCLF] will hold their much-anticipated Garden Walk from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., featuring spectacular Lake Forest gardens—several of which are included in Benjamin Lenhardt’s book, The Gardens of the North Shore of Chicago. The gardens included remain a tightly held secret

Villa Gatsby: Let The 2020’s Roar! Preview Dinner

CITADEL THEATRE presented a fabulous preview dinner prepared by Froggy’s catering for their upcoming party, Villa Gatsby: Let The 2020’s Roar! The evening progressed within a beautiful setting located at the David Adler Estate owned by Nancy and Adrian Smith. Ross Johnson, voted the world’s top entertainer by the International Psychic Entertainers Association, did not

Al Fresco All Summer

Shrimp and Sweet Corn Risotto serves four generously Sweet corn and succulent wild-caught shrimp make great bedfellows, and the gentle acidity of summer’s first tomatoes balance and delight. This risotto is equally delicious with lobster—simply swap one pound cooked and chopped lobster meat for the shrimp. • 6 cups shellfish and corn stock (recipe

A Monthly Celebration Of Seasonal Blooms

Charmed THE GLOWING semi-double blooms of Coral Charm peonies take center stage in this vertical arrangement. Peonies are undeniably early summer’s most celebrated bloom, and this extravagantly showy, peachy-coral variety shines in a vessel of similar hue from potter Jill Rosenwald. Giant garden roses and diminutive ranunculus complement, while soft green maiden-hair fern fronds offer

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