pensée à la neige

January...where is the snow? Not here in
Louisville, perhaps in Sweden and the
French Alps.
Photo of French Boiserie Plaster from European Antique Market
French grays and blues, wintery whites, the
colors dreams are made of.

Grab your cashmere throw and voyage with me
to Scania, Sweden, the southern most province
on the Baltic Sea.

We'll visit the renovated home of
Barbo Grandelius (Antiquarian and Decoratrice)
and her husband Göran Peterson.

Furnished with Gustavian and French antiques.

Their love affair with antiques began when
Göran purchased a Rococo canape several
years ago at auction.

That led to moving from the heart of Sweden
to an area rich with antiquities. Now they
are living in their heart :)


Bitten by Vermoulu, the woodworm they were..
and his venom is contagious!
Who could possibly stop with just one piece?
Just ask my friend, Theresa Smith from
Time Worn Interiors


Then of course, you need a beautiful backdrop
that lets the pieces breathe. What is more
wonderful than plaster patinaed walls?

The transparency of antique glass just adds
to the ambiance.

The signature of practicality is always present in
European Country interiors.

Along with touches of formality in unexpected
places.
Architectural fragments add so much
character to a space, don't you think?

Old plank floors to die for! If you want to see

more fabulous floors, check out Ness's before

and after shots of her home on her blog,

Marley & Lockyer

A little black always classes things up a bit.

I love this linen shade with the botanicals.

Barbo's photos via Casa magazine
I want 12 inch windowsills to display my

Staffordshire dogs!!!

Quite the place huh?

Well, if you like the color scheme and

French antiques we would be glad to

help you start your collection!

The following photos are from

European Antique Market.

We have a large selection of white porcelain and

pottery. All these pieces are antiques and date

from 19th to early 20th century.

Top left souperie/tureen is Sarreguemines faience.

Top right, daisy knob, no mark, stilt marks

visible on lid and bottom.

Middle left, no markings, pottery, unglazed bottom.

Middle right, Choisy-le-Roi porcelain.

Bottom right, oval fish platters

Bottom right, Limoges whiteware bowls.

We also have a large selection of vegetable

bowls (all whiteware).

Do you like French Iron Chandeliers?

A Louis XVI style, original painted armoire

from early 1900's perhaps, or a French country

cupboard?

Garden pieces, zinc, trumeaus and accessories

to help you achieve the look.

"Furnishings from European country villas,

history steeped estates, and pied-a-terres are

inspiration sources for the next wave of

high end seating and accent solutions".

Quoted from this months Design & Decor

magazine.

Louis XV style buffet deux corp, (a buffet of

two bodies). Late 1800's. These pieces are

wonderful in any room of the house.

Toleware, clock faces, needlepoint tapestries,

and statuary are scattered about our store.

And no French maison is sans bust!

We have lots of bergeres (enclosed arms),

fauteuils (open arms), and

chaises (no arms), waiting for your

fabric choices and FYI, if you are in

need of a reasonable, excellent upholsterer,

we've got your man!

Didn't aim to get carried away here, but

Vermoulu bit me long ago.

How about you?

Bisou and have a great weekend!!