The Mackenzie-Childs Home

The Mackenzie-Childs Home

The Mackenzie-Childs Home

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Some people say that the MacKenzie-Childs team is today's version of Tiffany's. They are who we think of everytime we see a bold black and white checkerboard pattern used unconventionally or a chair wearing carved high heels on its front legs. Their imaginative decorating style for hand-crafted, one-of-a-kind furniture and home and garden décor has been popular with collectors since 1983. Forget looking for their products at Wal-Mart or Target. Think Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus or their stores on West 57th Street in New York City and Worth Avenue in Palm Beach.

The cheerful home that the artistic MacKenzie-Childs couple created in Upstate New York out of a dilapidated farmhouse is on the market. This is the location where they started "Victoria and Richard MacKenzie-Childs" and raised their daughter. It is where they spent well over one million dollars on renovations, landscaping and decor over a period of 30 years. The interior houses a collection of their works and original furniture designs, which can be included in the sale.

The estate consists of a 1790's private residence with a total of seven bedrooms and six baths on 43 acres, carriage house with servant quarters, an artist studio, office, and a retail gift shop,. The home is bordered by the Cayuga Lake Wine Trail, a collection of 15 member wineries and one cidery, that started in 1983 in the New York Finger Lakes wine region. Many well attended events are hosted by these boutique wineries throughout the year.

The main farmhouse was totally restored paying homage to the year of its birth from original paint colors to the dormers and pitch of the roof and hand-hewn ceiling beams that still show axe cuts from the home’s original construction. The dining room is where the MacKenzie-Childs style is most evident with matching checker board ceiling, floor and furniture, elegant wallpaper and a beautiful fireplace. All throughout the house and other buildings and venues on the property, the unmistakable signature of these famous artists is on display.

The carriage house, currently configured as an apartment on the second floor and a MacKenzie-Childs gift shop on the first floor, opens itself to endless options of use as a business venue, winery, guest house, recreation venue or for possible philanthropic pursuits. Accessed from the main drive into a central paved courtyard, parking would be available for a large number of vehicles.

A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to own the magical MacKenzie-Childs estate in North New York - priced at $975,000.

Source: www.mackenziechildsestate.com