About Us
Leon & Lulu is metropolitan Detroit’s own award winning lifestyle store, selling well-designed furniture, fun accessories and unique gifts in a friendly and fun atmosphere. Located in the historic Ambassador Roller Rink, you will find a shopping experience unlike any other. Leon & Lulu is serious about good design, fabulous service and great pricing, but it has a sense of humor about everything else.
Stop in to shop, attend one of many special events (we had 64 events last year, 51 benefiting local charities) or just to visit. There’s always a hot cup of coffee and a cookie waiting.
Mary Liz learned to walk at the Merchandise of Mart in Chicago following her mother, an interior designer and shopkeeper. Retail is in her in blood and spirit. When not buying more stuff for Leon & Lulu, bossing around the staff to dust, or tracking down teenage kids, Mary Liz draws on 35 years in the gift and home industries, as retail consultant. Find out how Mary Liz can help your business to thrive at MaryLizCurtin.com
Stephen, Head Window Washer, owned The Cargo Hold, the popular trend store located in Downtown Birmingham for over 25 years. Stephen is the back boss and head delivery boy.
Meet Leon & Lulu
Leon Redbone Jones
While Leon never worked at the store, his interest in the comfort of home was certainly an inspiration for the store that bears his name. Always one to find a cozy spot for a nap or a new tree to climb, Leon was the king of not just his castle but the entire neighborhood. Children loved him, dogs feared him and gardeners praised his chipmunk-hunting skills. Leon was nearly 19 years old when he died.
Lucille (Lulu) Magillicuddy
Lulu, a dainty 115 pound rottweiller, was the store’s first greeter. Her friendly personality and gentle demeanor was a big part of the store’s success. In Lulu’s spare time, she enjoyed entertaining, naps on the couch and car ride, preferably with her head out the window.
Spot Scannell
Spot joined the L&L team straight from the Detroit Zoo’s adoption event in 2008. Spot works most days at the store, greeting customers, making friends and finding any morsels that have hit the floor. Spot, a triple purebred, (Shepherd, Labrador and Pointer), is easily the most popular, memorable and even-tempered member of the staff. In addition to his duties at the front door, Spot tests all dog toys and many of the human ones as well.