Cartwheels offers unique papers and gifts
Louisville, KY – A young child occasionally greeting customers at the door isn’t common at most gift stores. Neither is a lending library tucked among tabletop displays of stationery. Both are, however, part of the ambiance at Cartwheels Papers and Gifts, 3919 Chenoweth Square. With three generations of family members taking part in its activities, it’s one shop that takes the personal touch to a whole new level.
Kathy Lintner and her daughter, Meredith Lintner Metzmeier, opened Cartwheels in May, but the store’s location was already like a second home to them: Kathy once owned a gift store called Watermark Gallery and Gifts in Chenoweth Square. They decided to purchase the space next door, and enlisted the help of Meredith’s husband, Brett Metzmeier of Metzmeier Building & Remodeling, to give the site a cozy-cottage feeling, complete with beadboard walls.
“Cartwheels is a family effort in so many ways,” Meredith said. “My brother, James, does our accounting. Our dad, Jim, just finished assembling the silver trees for our holiday displays, and has carried tons of things in and out. My children help break down shipping boxes – one of the boys likes to get in the dumpster and jump on them. Kruse, who is 4, has opened the door for customers and said, ‘Welcome to Cartwheels.'”
