Nov 27, 2012
Oak Park Shop Owner Busy Building up BeeBy Meredith MorrisRiverForest.Suntimes.com

Oak Park, IL – Something new is abuzz in east Oak Park: Bee Home and Garden, 128 Chicago Ave.

The shop, a first foray into retail sales by life-long village resident Colleen Maia, presents new and vintage china, glassware, decorative objects, jewelry and a smattering of furniture.

“It’s a collection of everything I find pretty,” said Maia, who opened Bee at the end of September and is still building an inventory of pieces she collects at venues such as estate sales and auctions.

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