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INDIAN HILL, Ohio â Betsy Leonidas first dreamt of opening a paper goods and gift shop at 15 years old. Her young life s mission, she joked Friday, was always to find the perfect marker.
Her passion continued through college and into an advertising career in New York City, where she preferred to spend her weekends in Paper Source instead of Soho. But the dream didn t arrive in reality until February 2020, when Leonidas â now a mother living in Indian Hill â launched Elizabeth In Kind, the online version of the shop she d wanted to own since she was a child.
3. Work wonders
Refresh your home office with a new desk organizer from Rifle Paper Co. The box, with a cheery floral pattern, comes with coordinating desk essentials a pad of paper, three magnets, two enamel paper clips, one eraser, three binder clips, two pencils and 20 gold pushpins. Find the Garden Party office kit for $34.95 at Paper Source in Bethesda (papersource.com, 301-215-9141).
4. Going up
Add some stylish vertical storage in the kitchen or bathroom with a wall-mounted caddy for fruits and vegetables or makeup and hand towels. It’s crafted from recycled iron, has removable baskets, and comes in bronze or dark gray. The three-tier basket wall storage is 39 inches high, 13 inches wide, and is priced at $228 at Anthropologie in Bethesda (anthropologie.com, 240-345-9413).
From a once in a lifetime global pandemic to historic civil unrest and a chaotic presidential election, it's fair to say many people are glad to see 2020 come to an end. .