Renée Lewin @ Thistle Patch Vintage Garden & Antiques

Join Thistle Patch Vintage Garden & Antiques during Winter Arts Fest for an inspiring, conversation-focused workshop led by local business owner and designer Renée Lewin. Whether you’re refreshing a single corner or reimagining an entire room, Renée will share approachable ways to style your space using meaningful décor and conversation-starting pieces.

Through guided discussion and real-world examples, participants will learn how thoughtful design can create welcoming environments that encourage connection, comfort, and conversation. Renée will also reflect on her experience in design and how creating intentional spaces can enhance daily living and overall quality of life.

About the Presenter:

Renée Lewin has been a business owner for 11 years and has owned and operated Thistle Patch: Vintage Garden & Antiques since 2015. She has had a lifelong passion for indoor and outdoor home design, vintage décor, gardenscapes, and antiques. Renée brings a thoughtful, approachable perspective to creating inviting spaces.

Through her work at Thistle Patch, Renée has helped others discover how decorating with intention using meaningful objects, while incorporating basic principles of design can encourage connection, comfort, and everyday joy. Her design approach focuses on conversation-worthy pieces, warmth, functionality, sustainability, and storytelling with consideration to emphasizing how our surroundings can positively impact daily life.

In addition to her work at Thistle Patch, Renée has designed for clients in their homes, gardens, and businesses for the past 30 years as she worked alongside her mother, an ASID-certified designer, in a family-owned business prior to moving to Huntington and starting her own business. Now, Renée enjoys helping her customers create their own tranquil spaces.