Category: Brocante
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The Last French la Vie Group of the Year… Starts Tomorrow
One More Group Coming One more group is on their way.And I have to say—it’s been an extraordinary year. I’ve met so many fun, delightful, slightly-obsessed people who love antiques.My kind of people.The kind who spot a 19th-century basket under…
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That Rich Faded Antique Texture-
The rich, faded texture of time.That’s what I see when I look at these things—the way facades softens,the way color fades,the way old text curls at the edge of paper, andink tells the stories. Photo Unknown Source I take photos…
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French Brocante Style
Things gathered. From the French brocante—dusty, tender, full of someone else’s yesterday. Nothing matches. That’s not what I’m after I collect things I like and then I find a place in our home. Which is getting harder to do if…
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What I Find-
An artist’s loose-page notepad I found at the brocante. Dated 1866 — delicate, pristine, delightful. Each painting perfectly scripted with descriptive text. The artist remains unknown. The incredibly beautiful and humble. Crafted perfection —the ordinary made extraordinary.Objects I see at…
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Brocante Bug Biting
Hallelujah, Our guest is feeling much better (merci), and she wasted no time making up for the lost day. Two club chairs later—yes, two—some pharmacy jars, antique dishes, and a collection of silverware that would make any brocante-lover weak in the knees,…