Category: Brocante
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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,…
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More Friends -Brocanting with the French la Vie
We’re at it again—on the French la Vie! It has been nonstop this year, with so many of you wanting to come, and me trying to fit it all in… before having serious thoughts about retiring. But then there’s Chelsea,…