LE PETIT CABINET DE CURIOSITES

Another passion ...

You know me I have tons of addictions , i'm not talking about alcohol , drugs or ...

No I'm talking about addiction to antiques ...

I have a passion for old shoes ( you 've already known that)

I have a passion for provencal terracottas ( idem)

I have a passion for paintings (idem)

But I also have a passion for locks and keys and also doors , My grand mother used o tell me it was very symbolic . And that is right I love locks but when they are open , the same for the door and I love to look at keys but not use them. ...Non Non Non I'm not crazy

 

 

this door comes from a huge bastide in Provence and it is going to be destroyed so I've bought this work of art

I hope one of my client would love it and would give it another life

 

the photo looks a little bit weird because the door is so heavy that we put it as it came , and it was upside down, the same for the photo of the lock ( it makes me smile)

 

upside down lock

For price or information for this bastide XIX th century door, contact me

 

 

In Prague , Beauty is everywhere

I've always wanted to go to Prague as I want to go to Vienna.
I guess that after reading Corey's posts this summer , I wanted twice more , or three times more or even thousands times more.

For me , Prague was romantic , it was the charm of east europe , it was " cafés " and beautiful desserts ...

Prague is even more than I could imagine , it is beauty....E.V.E.R.Y.W.H.E.R.E

The first day, I was walking and taking hundreds of pics of facades , this is crazy but

Prague is where facades are work of art

Prague is where an handke door can be a dolphin

 

Prague is where you can have a city tour in an old car

Prague is where you can drink absinth in art nouveau cafe and think you are Van Gogh, Verlaine or Rimbaud

 

 

 

My heart was taken by ...

My heart was taken by ...my fiancé of course

but Prague also

I know I'm not the only one

much more coup de coeurs to come .. 

 

faux marbre counter

I have changed some part of the decoration

an artist came to make a faux marbre in my kitchen counter

I'm still in Prague , walking with open eyes

Prague

Are you wondering where I am ?? May be you don't care

I've always wanted to go to Prague

but I guess some poeple inspire me lately

I'll be back on wednesday,with surprises ( I hope )

 

I'm away

I'm away so I leave you with the key of the shop and you can make a tour by your own ...see you on wednesday

 

old blotting papers from Chocolate companies

 

a corner in the pink bedroom

cushions for princess

 

a little vintage basket in the kitchen

Hope you liked your tour 
 

 

 

Blogosphere

I've read a lot of posts about

why are we blogging?

what are we expecting ...?

I've read so many bloggers telling their stories about meeting others bloggers...

I haven't really shared with you before what blogging means to me ..

Each day, I'm wondering who is going to read my blog ?

I'm wondering is this post is going to interest anybody on internet ( except me )

I'm wondering is it worth it to share what I like ?

I'm going to tell you my answers , everyday hundreds of you are reading me , some are leaving comments . I don't answer to every comment , but every comment touches me

Everyday some posts have interest for some poeple and even if it is ONE , it is enough.

Everyday , I'm thinking YES it is worth it because I'm writing , I'm sharing, I'm abble have others point of view !!!

On Thursday, I've met a gem from the blogosphere, Mary

She came to visit me with her husband Jim and a beautiful present that she made

She knew every details of my " petit cabinet de curiosités "

I can tell she studied a lot before visiting

It was so touching to see that she was knowing my world ,she was knowing me and she wanted to know more

By writing a blog , we actually write a diary and YOU know me and you are part of my world as I'm part of YOURS !!!

Thanks for being there

MARY ...MERCI

in the little show room

I had to repair the roof and some others things in the show room so 

then I cleaned and I changed the decoration

After setting up a new fabulous piece : A Charles X bibliotheque ( a beautiful piece of work)

 
flowers on the table

 

Between reality and art

XVIII th century Meissen cup

 
all you see on my blog is available to sell in my show room

don't hesitate to contact me

a little of Chez Gersaint ..un petit peu de chez moi (mon magasin)

 

upholstery , fabrics , decoration and antiques

there are a big part of my world

tapissirie, tissus, décoration et antiquités

C'est mon monde