Looking for a present for a birthday, baby shower, housewarming, anniversary, wedding or Christmas?
Meadow Aiken, which opened last month at 1216 Whiskey Road, offers a myriad of choices.
“We are a boutique that specializes in thoughtfully curated home décor and gifts,” said Malia Bybee, who co-owns the shop with her sister, Kristen Waters and her mother, Nikki Mackenzie.
“We find things we love that we would like to share with our friends,” Bybee added. “We also try to find things that are unique to Aiken.”
Hanging on a wall inside Meadow Aiken are brass animal heads, all of which are wearing spectacles. They include a rabbit, a bear and a mouse.
“There was a peacock, but it already has found a home,” Bybee said.
Also available for purchase are bath and body products, handbags, special order pieces of furniture, pottery, jewelry, cookbooks, gourmet items food such as truffles, jellies and jams, and much, much more.
“We have a men’s room with really cool leather goods, whiskey-themed things, cool games and some cool man candles,” Bybee said.
In addition, there is a room filled with baby gifts, including stuffed animals and clothing.
Bybee moved to Aiken from Austin, Texas, around six months ago. Her sister and mother still live there, but they travel to South Carolina on a regular basis and are “working their way” toward spending more time in the Palmetto State, Bybee said.
She learned about Aiken through circaoldhouses.com.
“It’s one of my favorite websites,” Bybee said. “They show old homes across the country, and Aiken just kept popping up on there.”
Bybee was intrigued and so were her sister and mother.
“We visited Aiken, and we just totally fell in love with it,” she said. “We loved the downtown that was full of local businesses and all of the activities in Aiken. When we got home, we couldn’t stop thinking about Aiken and picturing life here.”
The family has a similar business in Texas, Magpie Blossom Boutique, which is a floral and gift shop.
Meadow Aiken’s operating hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
For more information, visit meadowaiken.com or the Meadow Aiken Home page on Facebook.
Meadow Aiken’s phone number is 803-998-7522.
Source: postandcourier.com