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Picket Fence Opens in Menlo Park

Boutique home decor shop importing items from France and Italy.

Niche home accessories, crystal, and delicate table linens. 

These are a few of the items you can find at the new Picket Fence in Menlo Park. 

Manager Sue Lotti says Menlo Park and Atherton residents can look forward to finding unique home décor at the new boutique store that is located across the parking lot from  

"One of our girls just got back from France with a lot of things that you're not going to find anywhere around here," Lotti said, noting that many of the items in the shop are also from Italy. 

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This new store at 883 Santa Cruz Avenue is the first out-of-state showroom for the shop's owners, who have two stores in Sun Valley, Idaho. The first location was opened almost 25 years ago, unveiling fine linens and elegant home accessories for discerning interior decorators in the resort town. 

Store owner Lynn Simpson said she chose the location in Menlo Park to fill the need for a greater selection of high-end bedding in Silicon Valley. 

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“Our goal is to fill in the missing pieces larger department stores have left out while providing an intimate shopping experience aided by our friendly, knowledgeable staff," Simpson said. 

Lotti invites people to come in and take a look at what is inside the store.

"If they don't see what they want in the store, we're happy to order it and ship it to them," she said.  

To see what kind of items the store has, take a look at the photos attached to these words. 

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