Category: Brocante
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More Than All of This
What do you prefer a Michelin star restaurant are going to the Brocante? A shopping spree at an Haut Couture shop, or a shopping spree at a Brocante? Croissants, or the brocante? On a very hot day, going to the…
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Creating a Home with Old Things
My friend Laurie’s Italian cousin is renovating her family home in a more contemporary style. Her aunt had lived there before, and the house was filled with old things—everything from jars and dressers to trophies, kitchenware, buffets, nightstands, bed frames,…
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Pastel Colors from the Brocante
The little pieces swirling together handmade memories stitch by stitch, pass down through time. Stacks of silk communion wreaths Pink silk and a velvet flower Far too pretty for a bull fight in Arles À Flour tin, and worn tenderness…
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Shop Until You Drop… Brocante Bug Side Effects
There are only a few- You cannot stop until you drop- and until then you’ll dig as if your life depended on it, Disclaimer: These photos are not staged
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The Brocante Hunt with the French la Vie
Some come for the thrill of the hunt. Others come for the inspiration, and/or the chance to experience a side of France many visitors never see. There is no expertise required, no shop to stock, and no need to know the…
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The Places the French la Vie Takes Us
Up several flights of stairs to a private brocante; through homes, garages, hidden haunts, and fairs—where incredible discoveries await. Mona Lisa! Well, hello there! Fancy meeting you here.