Down on Main Street: Eve’s Uniques

Eve’s Uniques, nes­tled off Main Street on Lexington Ave in down­town Winchester, is a delight­ful antique store found­ed by Jennifer Wilson, who moved to the area dur­ing the pan­dem­ic. Jennifer was drawn to the build­ing, envi­sion­ing it as the per­fect post-retire­ment ven­ture where she could com­bine her pas­sion for antiques with a beau­ti­ful workspace.

“I saw this build­ing dur­ing COVID and fell in love with it.  I want­ed to open an antique store.  This build­ing gave me the oppor­tu­ni­ty to have a beau­ti­ful home, a beau­ti­ful workspace.”

The store’s name pays homage to Jennifer’s great-grand­moth­er, Eve, who pre­vi­ous­ly owned a shop at the Edgewater Beach Hotel in Chicago. Inspired by her family’s his­to­ry, Jennifer revived the name and used the same logo her great-grand­moth­er cre­at­ed that reflects her great-grand­moth­er’s orig­i­nal vision, updat­ed with her own focus on unique décor.

“My aunt found the orig­i­nal markup for Eve’s.  She found the invi­ta­tion for her open­ing in 1952; it didn’t have a zip code—there were no zip codes then.  I was like, ‘It’s got to be called Eve’s.’ The logo (that she designed) has a rib­bon on it. She had writ­ten her spe­cial­ties in the logo, so I updat­ed it with my points of focus.” 

Eve’s Uniques fea­tures an array of vin­tage fur­ni­ture, antiques, and décor items, includ­ing delight­ful aro­mather­a­py soaps. Jennifer spe­cial­izes in repur­pos­ing fur­ni­ture, using high-qual­i­ty prod­ucts like Fusion Mineral paint for refin­ish­ing and paint­ing projects. She also offers Amy Howard at Home fin­ish­ing prod­ucts and prod­ucts from A Makers Studio, allow­ing cus­tomers to achieve stun­ning faux antique finishes.

For those dream­ing of a lac­quered piece of fur­ni­ture, Eve’s car­ries LuxeLacquer prod­ucts, renowned for their dura­bil­i­ty and ver­sa­til­i­ty across var­i­ous sur­faces. Jennifer prides her­self on being the sole retail­er in the area offer­ing such spe­cial­ty paints.

In addi­tion to retail, Jennifer is pas­sion­ate about shar­ing her knowl­edge through class­es and open stu­dio nights. She invites com­mu­ni­ty mem­bers to join her on Tuesday evenings for a chance to learn about craft­ing and to unleash their cre­ativ­i­ty in a sup­port­ive environment.

“I am start­ing class­es. I’ve got some folks com­ing Tuesday night to do a class.  I love teach­ing, if folks want to come and check it out.  Tuesday nights will be an open stu­dio con­cept where you can come and learn a lit­tle some­thing and just play.” 

Whether you’re look­ing to shop or cre­ate, Eve’s Uniques promis­es a warm and inspir­ing experience.

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