words/images Judith Ecochard
14 West 57th Street, NYC
Steps-off the holiday traffic clogged Fifth Avenue- is a calm fanciful oasis of Victorian charm, bundled up in a boutique displaying tastefully indulgent, hand crafted decor, lighting, table top and furniture wares -the likes of which are simply transporting to another era.
Chock full of the practical/whimsical---or both---- items for every room in the home, Mackenzie-Childs' welcoming boutique in Manhattan-certainly got us in the
Tis' The Season mood as soon as we walked in...
...with decorations galore-from floor to ceiling.
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| AT a recent event-silhouettes were drawn for guests... |
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| A Royal greeting---customer service par excellence-though this welcome is rare |
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| Terrific sales team will help with the gift selection-Santa Claus just visiting though! |
References conjured up in this winter wonderland include Mackenzie-Childs scenic upstate rural home base, a 65 acre farm (one can visit too!)-crossed with another century's Scottish Highlands manor.
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| Quite the tree |
AND of course, every item-including the amazing holiday items- are for sale...from the fantastic...to the sublime-for collectors, as perfect house - warming gift...and for the newly engaged-a great place to register.
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| Plush pillows to brighten up any room |
Everywhere we looked-there was some marvelous piece to behold-including the extensive ceramic collections-in the iconic Courtly Check pattern in black and white...and the warmly elegant Parchment Check Collection.
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| Rebecca Proctor-Creative Director of Mackenzie-Childs |
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| Courtly Check® Candy Cottage-handcrafted with glass candy covered roof-numbered, no two alike...$9,900 |
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| Entrance to the heavenly dining room |
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| Hand painted boxes, frames, lamps, table... |
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| Glass Snow globe atop a Courtly Check enamel cup $125 |
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| Cheltenham Menorah -hand painted terra cotta with gold lustre embellishment and gold plated candle cups $288 |
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| Topiary -in hand painted pot-made of real dry boxwood $38-$275 |
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| For the table... |
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| Enamels-Cake Carrier---Flower Market |
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| Very popular-enamel canister $65-$75 |
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| Tree Dish Parchment Check |
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| Trapeze Collection-rich colors, organic forms=graceful textures-hand-painted lustres --HAND WASH (duh) |
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| Tree detail |
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| Holly&Berries Glassware-Decanter $125 |
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| Advent Calendar |
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| Tree detail-ornaments to keep |
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| Bird on Ball Lantern, Holly & Berry Stockings-festive and fun |
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| Deck the halls-finely crafted-mouth blown, and hand-painted in Eastern Europe |
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| Chicken Palace-frosted decorated paper and chipboard |
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| Glass Decanter-$100 blown glass-hand-painted |
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| Flower Market Enamelware |
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| World Ornament-$78-with $15 donated to Girls Inc. |
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| Odd Fellows Ceramics-mix matched-hand crafted majolica-artist stamped! Hors d'oeuvre Tray-great for bread, anti pasta, tapas-$88-a great gift! |
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| Home fragrance collections.... |
INFO:
www.mackenzie-childs.com
