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Luxe Leaders

The Hinsdale community boasts some of the most luxurious homes, elegant gardens, and exquisite interiors. We put together a guide with some of the best interior designers, landscape architects, and real estate experts in the area to lead you on the journey to your dream home. OUTDOOR BEAUTY “Don’t let the comfort of your home

Country Vs. Town: Megan Brotschul

Megan Brotschul is the founder of Style Strategy, a “wardrobe enhancement consultation service” based in Hinsdale. In layman’s terms, she’s made a brilliant career out of playing dress-up and helping you look your best. A former employee of Deloitte in the retail marketing space, she was exposed to the operational side of her favorite retailers.

Where the Heart Is

When Jane Coyne and her husband Mike Coyne moved into their 1935 pre-war Dutch Colonial in Hinsdale, the first room to get a makeover was the kitchen. “We set out to renovate the kitchen only but ended up updating the design of the rest of the rooms to complement it,” she explains. “Today, our kitchen

The Buzz: April 2020

Green Thumb On 25 acres in Washington, D.C. sits the garden paradise envisioned by Marjorie Merriweather Post after purchasing the Arbremont estate in 1955. Working with prominent landscape architects, Post set about mapping out the estate grounds using a diverse array of trees, shrubs, and plants. When Post, an art collector, businesswoman, social figure, and

Shore Vs. City: Jennie Soudan

With one marriage, four dogs, and three kids under her belt, Winnetka’s Jennie Soudan is entering the second phase of her life— but she is not taking empty-nesting lightly. Uniting her creative passions for all things home, art, design, and wellness, she founded Mr. Bluebird—a bespoke luxury gifting company. Soudan stopped shopping to share her

Cream of the Crop

Chris and Mary Spagnola cook for a living, which means they lack the time—and the expendable income— to waste money on pricey branding advice. Given the choice between cleaning out their bank accounts to pay for a “high-impact, analytics-driven, solutionbased, brand-relevant marketing strategy” or huddling up with their co-owners—Steve and Mary Jo Quirk and Sharon

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