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abc home: all the home luxuries under one roof
i’m not a big department store person, and other than heading to bloomingdales once a year for a shoe splurge (i do like their selection though not the service, and it is easy to get a few pairs all at once), i try my best never to enter. abc home is another story altogether. this store is an amazing collection of some of the most gorgeous home goods anywhere all under one roof with incredible displays stuffed with all sorts of fantastic ceramics, glass, gifts, silver, drapes and fabrics as well as electronics, some clothing and stationery. the list really is endless.
the selection include most anything you might want for your home including incredible chandeliers by canopy designs, random collections of rocks and gems, beaded dolls by monkeybiz in south africa, and these incredible thin deep blue coverlets made in malia. the store also has plenty of smaller shops within the store such as cursives, matteo (with their incredibly cute organic baby dresses) and michele varian so you get a bit of the independent boutique peaking out now and then.
i also especially like that abc home has not adopted the pure modernist, pared down look and their bent it much more towards the plush and over the top luxury. another plus is the fact that they really try to incorporate plenty of other cultures, with indian buddhist and ganesh themes especially prevalent on my last visit, reminding me that it’s good to mix things up a bit and add some culture now and then. if you do want purely modern, this is not the place.
my favorite section might be the bedding. so many gorgeous displays with incredible linens, velvet pillows, puffed up comforters and incredibel iron wrought headboards. our bed at home seems so plain in comparison — i really need to steal some ideas from this floor. the collections include my current obsession john robshaw (out of my price range of course, even on sale), frette, fino lino, kevin o’brien studio and umrao cashmere. i also liked a org, a quiet storm, an eco friendly line that i think my great canadian friend for whom i am way overdue for a wedding present might like. so for gifts or for yourself, or really just for ideas, i’d head to abc home regularly. with so much loveliness, it’s a great little destination though maybe more for looking than purchasing given the prices — this place is pricey! abc home, 888 broadway at 19th street, manhattan, new york, .
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Do you know who makes those dishes in the middle picture that you have in this post. I love them. I live away from NYC now, and can’t easily go into the store. And I don’t know what to ask for when I call. Thanks
hi kristin, i’m sorry but i have no idea. maybe you can copy the photo and send it to them and they could help you out with that. good luck. they looked amazing. laura