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Gingerbread Houses

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Gingerbread House Display Earns First Place in Window Decorating Contest

The gingerbread house display at Someone's in the Kitchen in downtown Libertyville took first place in the retail category, while Allure Designs in Beauty won first place in the service category.

There's a gingerbread house inside the front window of Someone's in the Kitchen in the heart of downtown Libertyville, but it's not just any gingerbread house. It was created—from scratch, by the way—by store owner Susan Edmondson and was modeled to look like the Cook House. What makes the display even more interesting is that Edmondson's edible masterpiece sits inside a much larger gingerbread house that was designed and built by the Loeb Design Group. "It turned out better than I think either of us could have imagined," said Edmondson. The holiday display at Someone's in the Kitchen took first place in the retail category for MainStreet Libertyville's annual window decorating contest. Allure Designs in Beauty, located across the street, …

Robert Ritzwoller, CPA

11:40 am on Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Nicely done. A festive touch to downtown Libertyville!   more ›

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