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How to turn an old XIX th century sofa + old linen sheet into a brand new funky sofa ??
To restaure it : Find a good upholster ( lucky me I've got one very close to me ...)
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Atelier Aussandon for pottery Ravel Sorry for the quality of the pictures to turn white classic sheet : into a new fashion color fabric : use dye
antique chinese shoes in silk
if you are interested by buying them ,contact me
yesterday it was a baby girl story , today it is another culture story
For you americans 4 of July is a special day . For me and my family also.
It is my sister's birthday
Huge box full of
the huge hat box will become a night stand with history
and the old linen will become new with fashion colors
Time passed through
The post of Peak of chic about history inspired me this morning and made me want to share with you the modernity of the XVIII th century .
For us, XVIII th century mean faded colors , colors with powder, Marie Antoinette pastel colors such as her famous grey.
BUT we have to think that most of the colors have crossed the years and the centuries , so they are now faded and also all these prints and paintings were made with natural colors so they were brighten .
It was Designers Guild colors in the XVIII th centuries and before. The mix of the XVIII th century colors were garish.
So they were "modern" before modernity and it seems we haven't invented anything ...about colors
begining of the XIX th century reproduction by Braquenié
tassinari & chatel silk sample in our show room
Designers guild english document
For me these wallpapers look very modern
photos source : chateau de mézières museum
photo source : musée des arts decoratifs from la Victorienne's blog
From the first hour of humanity , artist , "decorators" used bright colors look at this reconstitution of an antic greek wall . For more info about bright colors in antique Greece , check this post
For more information about fabrics and history check out these sites :
Pierre Frey archives department editorial
the collection of fabrics museum in Lyons
Next post : may be about faded colors ...