Robert Hickok

My love of architecture and home design started at a very early age. I remember riding in the back seat of my parent’s 1978 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme on Sunday afternoons looking at houses in the neighborhood. I always found it fascinating how people lived, how they chose their home, their color scheme, and the landscaping that would frame their home. This grew into a passion for decorating and renovating my own homes in future years. In my past professional life, I found myself managing high-end retail stores such as Saks Fifth Avenue, Barneys of New York, and Marshall Fields and loving the relationship aspect of that career. That experience taught me to anticipate my client’s needs and stay one step ahead at all times. That training now helps me as a real estate broker to procure my clients’ best deals. In 2005, my husband and I moved from Chicago to Oak Park. We decided on ...