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Deerbrook mall gets home goods anchor stores BY JULIE KEMP PICK DAILYNORTHSHORE.COM
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hree furniture and household furnishings retailers have designs on anchoring the Deerbrook Shopping Center at the corner of Waukegan and Lake Cook Roads in Deerfield. The ne w stores will include Art Van Furniture, The Dump Luxe Furniture O utlet, and Stein Mart, which features designer clothing, jewelry, household items, furniture and more “for less”. “We’re looking forward to new furniture stores coming into Deerbrook, as well as others, ” said Deer field Village Manager Kent Street. “It’s a significant investment for the future and we think it’s going to provide desirable goods and services for Continued on PG 11
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STOOPED IN TRADITION Front stoops become prime real estate for autumn décor BY LIBBY ELLIOTT DAILYNORTHSHORE.COM
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t’s a long-standing American tradition for homes to beckon trick-or-treaters with a candle-lit pumpkin on Halloween. But on the North Shore, the fall front stoop has evolved from the resting place of a hand-car ved Jack o’ Lantern sporting a snaggletooth grin to complex displays of flowers, foliage and gourds of every color and shape. Homeowners are spending hundreds of dollars, and sometimes more, on stand-out, professionally designed planters and step displays. Winnetka resident Amy Swartchild, a professional chef and floral designer specializing in outdoor arrangements and indoor table-scaping, uses materials she sources f rom pumpkin patches, farms and local stores, as well as found objects, such as branches, from her yard. “I’m always inspired by the idea of the harvest,” said Swartchild. “The colors and textures are so different f rom the summer, and it’s fun to bring in hardy plants, gourds, pumpkins, kales and berries.” Although some summer planters are still going strong due to the lingering heat, The stoop at 1034 Starr in Winnetka designed by chef/floral designer Amy Swartchild. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER Swartchild’s clients typically change their urns and planters of materials at this stage. metrical, like a fairytale of Landscape designer Ann foliage, particularly the mounthree to four times a year, and “Many customers will request cascading pumpkins and McAveeney finds her inspira- tain ranges of Massachusetts, most are ready for a full switch arrangements that are sym- gourds,” said Swartchild. tion from New England’s fall Continued on PG 10
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