This weekend, SFS and I found ourselves in Chelsea while picking up some Christmas presents.
Doesn't SFS look like he belongs in the movie "Newsies"?
It was a pretty chilly day, so I was really bundled up!
After our quick photoshoot, we headed over to
Chelsea Market for some shopping. We entered through the southern doors, to avoid the throngs of shoppers. Have you ever visited this amazing market?
It was originally a Nabisco factory, and has now been converted into a dining/retail market on the ground floor, with businesses on the upper floors. Some of the businesses on the upper floors include the Food Network, EMI, MLB.com, and Oxygen... just to name a few! But back to the market- it's full of the some yummy restaurants and cool shops! SFS loves checking out this seafood shop!
There's also an Amy's Bread store...
Where they had these baked-good wreaths hanging in all the windows.
Just down the strip is the butcher.
SFS had fun window shopping in there, too!
I especially loved the door handle- it was a meat cleaver!
One of my favorite stops in the market is Bowery Kitchen Supplies.
It's filled with a wonderful array of kitchen goodies- isn't that fun?
I mean, the glassware alone is to die for!
I can't show you too many more shops, 'cause I wouldn't want to give hints for all that Christmas shopping I did... but I can show you more of the market! When the factory was renovated, they left a lot of the original building intact!
The walls are all exposed brick, which is such a great texture!
And the floors are all original as well... aren't those cool?
And the furnishings are really industrial, which lends a really neat feel to the place!
Now- did you catch those "snowflakes" in the photo above? Take a closer look- they were made of plastic utensils! And look at this holiday display:
Isn't that tree beautiful?
How about a closer look:
That's right- it was made of chicken wire and CDs. All the holiday decorations in the market were made from trash. This sign explains it all:
So here's one of the eco-trash wreathes:
And a close-up:
There were more lighting fixtures that went with the eco-trash theme, too!
Can you tell what that's made of?
Plastic cups, of course!
One of my favorite parts of the market during the holidays is this walkway...
Complete with this antique clock.
The mass of lights are so beautiful- don't you want to make that at your house?
Thank for joining me on our visit to Chelsea Market!
I hope you had a wonderful weekend- thanks for stopping by!!
