Category: Brocante
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Got So Happy, So Distracted…
I realized I hadn’t posted to my blog. I was brushing my teeth getting ready for bed and it dawned on me- Yann came home this late afternoon, we looked at each other and wonder what just happened- what a…
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Guest Post: Jeanette, Vintage Supply Company
Growing up in New England, I was always surrounded by antiques, though I didn’t begin selling them until 2009 when I opened my Etsy shop. At the time, I was doing a lot of assemblage art and had a surplus…
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The Poem of an Antique Bowl on a Linen Cloth
Morning light spills across the table,a patch of warmth on woven cloth. A bowl rests there, simple, white,and breathes. Like a prayer that forgot the wordsand chose movement instead. Hands wrapped around warmth,the hum of a house not yet awake,dust…
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Taking a Bath in a Centuries Old Marble Bathtub
When a client asks us to find a one-of-a-kind piece for their remodel in Italy, we simply say: you name it, we’ll find it. In this case—a solid marble stone bathtub. … and not exactly lightweight. Finding it was the…
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Pages From a 1940s Sketchbook
At the brocante, one of my very favorite things to find is an old sketchbook. They aren’t easy to come by, and often they carry a rather ambitious price tag. Still, I can’t help myself — I find them delightful.…
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