The Mackies experience is one that inspires confidence and peace of mind. The personal service the company offers is customer focused, dedicated to ensuring that everyone receives the right product or service for their needs. He was taught gilding and specialist painting in London by a craftsman who had done restoration work at Buckingham Palace and for Aspreys. He then started to make and paint furniture and became a member of the Guild of Master Craftsmen. This was a very interesting period house with rooms of differing architectural styles. It was decided to celebrate the variations and to emphasise the contrasts. In the panelled study (a super example of the Arts & Crafts style) a colourful Zoffany paper from the correct period was used together with luxurious velvet curtains in a vibrant blue. By using complimentary colours in these drapes and other details the rich tones of the woodwork really came alive. In the red dining room a Cole & Son paper with metalic gold design was used together with a Busby & Busby silk damask on curtains and blinds. Luxurious trims were employed to add oppulence. We used a Vaughans chandelier and Mackies also supplied two unique armchairs and recovered all the dining chairs in the marvelous Zoffany Figaro velvet stripe. We also made a luxurious table runner in a green LeLievre silk and two colours of napkins for the table settings in a plain linen. The paintwork is all Farrow & Ball with two colours of rich white and Green Ground to the ceiling to balance the reds. In the painted panelled sitting room four colours of Farrow & Ball paint were used and two sofas were supplied in a rich aubergene. Scatter cushions in green and purple piping pull the scheme together. The pale drawing room had already been decorated using Farrow and Ball wallpaper and paint. Mackies finished the room with a design that incorporated an opening ottoman stool in Osborne and Little 'Pullman', curtains in Scutt and Coles, new trims and a series of tailor-made scatter cushions.
