Last year’s holiday shopping season was the first for Good Kinsmen and an eye-popper for Sean Lawrenson, the store’s co-owner.
“We were crazy busy,” says Lawrenson, who opened the Cherokee Boulevard business with his mother, Vicki Lawrenson, 13 months ago. “We had a line out the door at one point.”
Per its website, Good Kinsmen “features a carefully curated collection of kitchen goods and tableware.” Sean recalls holiday shoppers from last year who wanted to build cooking-show-caliber kitchens in one trip.
“We had some folks come in who said they’d never cooked before but wanted to buy everything they’d need — which is a lot,” he says. “I’d say, ‘Let’s start small — a roaster, cutting board, chef’s knife, serving plate.’