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[New] Elizabeth’s Queendom

A Chestnut Hill gem manages to offer a little something—from tulips to tea sets to a trade program—for everyone.

BY ERIKA AYN FINCH

First there are the neighborhood regulars who pop into Elizabeth Home Decor & Design’s shop within a shop, Petal & Press, for a cup of Illy coffee. They browse for hostess gifts or perhaps choose stems of seasonal flowers for a burlap-wrapped bouquet, while the baristas work their magic. “After all, it takes time to make the perfect cappuccino,” says shop owner and interior designer Elizabeth Benedict with a knowing smile.

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Then there are the interior designers who congregate around the island in the studio portion of the space, pouring over fabric swatches and perusing brands like Charles Stewart, Miles Talbott, and Made Goods.

Finally, there are the in-the-know design afficionados, the ones who travel to Chestnut Hill only to discover the corner shop behind the plate-glass windows is never quite the same place twice. The linens and accessories that adorn the dining table in the front portion of the space might skew blueand-white vintage ginger jars one time and candy-colored Dunes and Duchess candlesticks the next. The gallery wall in the living room area, Benedict’s favorite place to play with styling, might spotlight colorful abstracts one season and gilded mirrors the following.

Shop owner and interior designer Elizabeth Benedict says the gallery wall is her favorite spot in the space. “I love to include mirrors and baskets to add dimension and break up the art,” says Benedict. The gold-framed painting to the left of the round mirror belonged to Benedict’s mom.

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