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Core Interior Design & Boutique

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Downers Grove, IL
Core Interior Design & Boutique

~Residential/commercial~interior designer/stylist. Basement to roof interior/exterior design.

•Art~ Custom art installation by myself or sourcing
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Gretchen Haughton Dockendorff
•interior/exterior designer•
•vintage dealer•remodeler•
•construction consultant •
•commercial/residential•
•35 years•artist•installer•
📸 Serving Downers Grove & Chicagoland areas:

•Interior/exterior 32 years experience

•Color specialist~ Ben Moore & Sherwin Williams

•Furniture~ New/reupholstery/slipcovers

•Flooring~ Tile/c

arpet/hardwood/engineered

•Window treatments~ Drapery/shutters/blinds

•Kitchen & Bath~ Remodeling + GC projects

•Countertops~ Granite/marble/quartz/quartzite

•Lighting~ Exterior/interior, table/floor

•Wallpaper~ Grasscloth/vinyl/murals

•Space planning~ Renderings/elevations

•Construction consulting~ New build, material specifications, design, client liason, facilitator

•Accessorizing~ Wall art, collaging installs, pillows

•Installer~ Windows treatments/hardware

•GC~ Design builds for residential/commercial properties.

08/22/2026

Fabulous mudroom/laundry room remodel in Clarendon Hills! This duo function, nicely sized laundry room and mudroom were remodeled for a fabulous long time client of mine. She peeks out when you enter the house so we needed to make sure that it had some personality plus. Beautiful family, beautiful home sweet home. ❤️ Thanks

08/19/2026

Thanks for the SHARE ❤️

08/17/2026

OTD 2013~ photo shoot of Core Interior Design and Core Home Antiques! Shot by the fabulously talented Two Birds Photography! Honored to have been named Best Antique Store 2015 in the Western Suburbs. His & Hers wingbacks chairs reupholstered in Schumacher wool houndstooth, Robert Abbey side table (slide1) Lee Reynolds large scale Asian painting, Robert Abbey floor lamp, Roost driftwood candelabra, modern cube chair rebuilt in vintage cut chenille and gros point fabric (slide2)

08/16/2026

Amazing refresh and additions to this wonderfully colorful family home of 6 in Downers Grove! Lifetime Woodworking replaced the microwave over the oven with a custom wood hood, long wall of built~ins and a "room divider" cabinet with 4 cubbies for the children in the living room featuring Sherwin Williams Blustery Sky SW9140. My Painting paint team gave the kitchen cabinets a refresh in Sherwin Williams SW9139 Debonair, Hardware Resources handles, new Troy Petal rattan pendant for warmth over kitchen table and Mitzi Victoria pendant over sink. Leatherized Black Diamond quartzite top for low built~in top as well as for fireplace facade make~over. Beautiful family, beautiful home sweet home. ❤️ Sherwin-Williams Design Pros Sherwin-Williams jovas Troy Lighting Hardware Resources Mitzi Lighting

08/12/2026

Missing these knuckleheads while on vacation!
I'm certainly enjoying the lushness of upper Wisconsin! Which brings me to my favorite color,,,,GREEN! Green is the color of life and this glorious earth. I decided to color drench my family room, since that's where I spend most of my time. Sherwin Williams Oakmoss eggshell on walls
and ceiling, semi~gloss for crown, trim, and case.
Cb2 quilted leather sofa, my treasured 37 year old Pendleton wool blanket, and Kane Carpet custom bound area rug. Winston Billy Bear & Harper Hazel Lee 💚 CB2 Pendleton Woolen Mills Sherwin-Williams Sherwin-Williams for Design Pros KANE Carpet @

08/05/2026

Absolutely thrilled with this exterior makeover in Downers Grove! This fabulous family desired their Victorian to have personality plus! For the body Benjamin Moore Phillipsburg Blue HC-159. For shake, trim, case, and column accent BM Newburyport Blue HC-155. For a pop of yummy color Sherwin Williams Baguette SW6123. Beautiful family, beautiful home sweet home. It's not too late to book your exterior paint consultation. 💙

08/04/2026

OTD 2017~ Night photo shoot of Core Home on Curtiss St! Some beautiful memories of treasures and curiosities I found on my picking travels. In 2015 we were voted Best Antique Store in the Western suburbs by Readers Choice ❤️

08/01/2026

Loving the formal powder room make~over at the Riverside remodel! Thibuat Cape May large scale grasscloth woven wallpaper, Gordon sconces by Hudson Valley Lighting, Delta faucet, and cantilevered sink surround in honed quartzite. Beautiful family, beautiful home sweet home. ❤️ Thibaut Hudson Valley Lighting Delta Faucet

07/31/2026

OTD My vintage boutique 2021~I said goodbye
to some of my favorite treasures I've accrued
over 30 years picking! A gorgeous large scale MCM Haeger pottery black lion was shipped
off to some fabulous home in Cali! ❤

07/30/2026

Can I get a WOWZERS? This magical kitchen was
an absolute pleasure to work on! My glorious client came to me having just placed a cabinet order with
a vendor that made colossal measuring errors. As
well as making her feel frankly uncomfortable about the process and selections. Enter MOI to the rescue!
I ended up adding 9' TO THE ISLAND. A horrendous error if left open, which would have left her with a gapping hole in her space. Something I'm extremely sensitive to is open~empty space. Our body's naturally viscerally respond to hoarded space, yet struggle identifying empty as the problem. I spent the next few months construction consulting all finishing materials selected. In addition worked with her GC on placement and installation. It's never too late to rectify mistakes! Make the call and ask for help! Beautiful family, beautiful home sweet home ❤

Address

5230 Main Street
Downers Grove, IL
60515

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 3pm
Tuesday	10am - 3pm
Wednesday	10am - 3pm
Thursday	10am - 3pm
Friday	10am - 3pm

Telephone

+16309641258

Website

http://www.coreinteriordesign.com/

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