Deb Moore has always had an eye for repurposing old furniture and whipping up linens (like napkins and table runners) when needed. When she was younger, her mom, Connie, used to stitch pillows, napkins, table runners and revamp old furniture for the family home out of necessity.
“My mom is like Martha Stewart—so I grew up doing all of that,” says Moore.
In 2016 she opened Twill Cottage in Walworth to showcase her home goods, like table linens, pillows, upcycled picket fence and ladder fixtures, and homemade, hand-poured soy candles. (Hot tip: the candles smell heavenly, are amazingly priced and boast fragrance oil blends!). Many items in the shop are made by her or her parents, while others are new and vintage pieces, hand-picked by Moore.
“I always liked being creative and making stuff— so I jumped into this shop with both feet first,” admits Moore, who says her shop has “a modern farmhouse flair.”
The airy space has a cool, clean palette of black and white—with pops of yellow and bright green in the faux florals and greenery she sells. The floor is even black-and-white striped—a happy coincidence from the shop’s previous life as a karate studio.
Although this is the first shop that Moore has owned, it’s tailor-made for her passions of helping people imagine the spaces in their home and satisfying her creative maker itch. There’s also a space in her shop where Moore has hosted Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint workshops (which she also sells) and in the future, she has plans for baking-related classes and retail.
“I like to sell things of course—but what I really hope to be is an inspiration to customers,” Moore says. “You should do what you love.”
Twill Cottage, 109 Park Ave., Walworth. 262- 240-4122 (open Thurs.-Sat.). twillcottage.com