Personal Showhouse Tours with Susan

Planning onvisiting the Lake Forest Showhouse?  I would love to be a personal tourguide for you and your friends or colleagues. I’ll be onhand from

• 11 AM to 1 PM Sunday, May 3
• 10 AM to noon on Tuesday, May 12
• 10 AM to noon on Thursday, May 14

Or if these dates don’t work within yourschedule, let me know when your group wants a tour and I will be available. Afterworking for so long on our “Fashion Writer’s Retreat” I have learned a lotabout the history of the home and its former owner, movie producer John Hughes,Jr., and I have become very familiar with design details and trends throughoutthe house.Beth, Laura, Susan, Jennifer and Lauren

We willgather in the Sweet Peas Design room at the top of the stairs off the masterbedroom. For ticket information and shuttle parking location, visit http://lakeforestshowhouse.com/events.html. (The show house is at 855 E. Westminster, but you have to park in an off-sitelot and take a shuttle.)Please dropme a quick email if you are coming at susan@sweetpeas-inpsired.com. Ifyou have trouble finding my room once you arrive, just call me at 847.287.7990and I’ll come find you!

In themeantime, here are a couple of "teaser" photos from the fabulousopening night gala on Friday to pique your curiosity! There was a sell-outcrowd, and it was fun hanging out with purse designer Diego Rocha and shoedesigner James Sommerfeldt, who contributed pieces to our room.