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chicken in the kitchen

Well , Today I've seen that in my shop we have chickens , hens , well fowls everywhere  not only in the kitchen ( but chicken in the kitchen sounds funny to me)...

let me show you : IT IS A REAL COLLECTION

There is a new fabric of P. Frey that made me think about it . I love this fabric I 'm going to make a blind in the kitchen of " a provencal bastide"

I will take a better picture next time because IT IS VERY NICE

Brunschwig fabric with a little hen in provencal ceramic : poterie de lussan 80 euro

MORE LUSSAN'S CERAMICS

POULE DE LUSSAN BETWEEN 80 AND 100 EURO

PINTADES DE LUSSAN  BETWEEN 80 AND 100 EUROS

BOOK ABOUT CHICKENS

Chickens painting of Edouard Coppenolle , a  XIX th century famous french painter

you will see it in our show room .. price : 1300 euro

Asiatic chicken ( without any disease) in XIX china . It looks so modern . Price : 170 euro

China From Pierre Frey , available in our show room

Chicken from P. Frey again even in the cushions and the bags ..Do you believe it ?

available in our show room

The Last But not THE LEAST

I don't translate the name of this container in english , well in french it is called " cul de poule " ( poule = chicken). it is for cooking . Bocuse would love it. It is to make still egg whites or caramel

WHAT A GIRL WANTS ...

This post could have been calles what a girl needs , what a girl loves or otherwise  girl's things

Girls love silk , diamonds and Marie Antoinette's things , even if I prefer Madame de Pompadour things , this woman inspired "le Petit Trianon"

Cushions from lelièvre .I love them , they are all , diamonds silk in an antique place !!

You will find them in my little show room

Menue : embroidery on silk with Marie Antoinette designs and Mucha design

unframed :45 euro / each

We all love crowns , tiaras  because We wish to be a princess

crown old emboidery on napkin : 45 euro

and old hangers with aristocratic portraits : 40 euro / each

We all like glamour , perfumes ..

Cristal perfume Bottle in a victorian inlaid box

WE ALL WANT LOVE

Iron heart Lamp in my little show room

More girls things to come in another post

By the way , by talking about girls things , I think that blogging is a girl's  activity . I see not a lot of man's blogs around here .

MORE north african inspiration

This morning by reading Patricia GRAY's post about " moroccan inspiration" . I felt like writing about north african inspiration as it is one part of my roots .

I always have some antiques from there and I love to use fabrics in my decoration.

SOME ANTIQUES

XIX th century inlaid moroccan teatable . 160 euro

another inlaid moroccan table price 170 euro. To buy it contact me

Sculpture of Mirabelle Dors , a famous artist . price 130 euro

A XIXth picture , I collect old pictures but I also sell some of them , this one is great. I love this type of ethnic picture . To buy it contact me .

SOME FABRIC

A Rubelli's fabric in sale in our show room, 155 euro / meter

Some Kilim type Fabric, it gives such a nice ambiance

Two Pierre Frey's fabric in sale in our show room

FOR MORE MOROCCAN INSPIRATION , VISIT THE WONDERFUL BLOG OF MARYAM

MARY

In France today is day off thanks to MARY

So let be a little close to her . I can call this post Mary or my religious collection.

Little Mary pray for us

I love this altarcloth on the background , the work of embroidery on it is just wonderful

here is Notre Dame de La garde , our Marseille's symbol . Every religion go to this cathedral , to ask to Mary anything and she does anything for us.

I love the faith lighting Mary

OUr provencal Marry called also " santibelli" there are terracotta statue with brightful colors . The one at the left was painted over in white but it is not its original color. Personal collection of my friend Muriel.

another piece of my religious collection :

another baby Jesus crown

Jesus Crown with strass and metal with its original wrap paper , This one has more strass than the others I have . This is wonderful piece .

Un air de Japon ...

Today , For lunch I've been to an exposition in Marseilles

Called :

DESSINS DE PIERRE BONNARD ( drawings of Pierre Bonnard)

MUSEE CANTINI MAY 12TH TO SEPTEMBER 2ND

One part of Bonnard's Art is mostly inspired by japanese art , in particularly japanese etching's art .

I love this part , Japanese art and inspiration are so great , it creates such a zen attitude and decoration

It is very minimalist but it means so much

So his drawings reminds me the inflence of Japan in decoration .

I look around me and I've found some fabrics and things I want to share with you

Pair of XIXth century large plate in japanese porcelain , the drawing is so modern

Geishas design fabric from Gaston , in sale in our show room .( price 88 euro / meter) others colors

Ikebana design fabric from Brochier (price 114 euro / meter, others colors available), in sale in our show room . I love this fabric that reminds me the japanese floral art

  Tricia Guild also was inspired by Japan in her last collection , available in our show room

CASSIS

Frédéric Mistral :

" Qu'a vist Paris, e noun Cassis, n'ai rèn vist" "The one who saw Paris, if he did not see Cassis can say that he saw nothing "

WELL THIS WEEK END I HAVEN'T WRITTEN A NOTE BECAUSE I WAS IN CASSIS

RESTING

I LOVE FARNIENTE

I 'M GOING TO SHOW YOU HOW BEAUTIFUL IT IS SO YOU WILL AGREE WITH ME THAT THE ONLY THINGS TO DO ON SUNDAY IS RESTING IN A BEAUTIFUL PROVENCAL VILLAGE

ALL THE WONDERFUL PICTURES ARE THE WORK OF FREDERIQUE CHASTEL , A WONDERFUL JEWELL AND FRIEND SHE IS A DOCTOR BUT SUCH AN ARTIST .

Don't forget she is also a writer

SHE SELLS HER PICTURE SO DON'T HESITATE TO CONTACT ME

Cap canaille from la presqu'ile . F Chastel. This cliff is the Europe's highest cliff on the sea

provencal boats called "pointus "F . Chastel

Cap Canaille . F . Chastel

I love this one taken from "les calanques " with this white stone on the front  .

Don't you like to come to visit Cassis , after having a glass of wine or a " pastis " ( typical provencal aperitif) and then go to the flea market ... To sum up having the BEST TIME

MORE ABOUT ME EPISODE .2

LET'S CONTINUE IN THE "MORE ABOUT ME" SECTION

HERE I'M GOING TO TELL YOU OR TO SHOW YOU WHAT I LIKE IN DECORATION

I LIKE WHEN HOME SMELL GOOD , SOMETHING THAT REMINDS US CHILDHOOD OR A TRIP OR A FEELING ...

Marie Antoinette canddle from P. Frey . it smells like powder ...it is magic ( it reminds me my childhood)

I LIKE TO MIX CLASSICAL AND MODERN

a black modern lamp in my classical living room

Or USE OLD DESIGN FABRIC NEWLY COLOURED

E. Petit fabric  called Saint Cloud , do you see these new colours ...TERRIFIC

I LOVE BLACK AND WHITE AND FORNASETTI DESIGN

Fornasetti cushions , they mix 2 things I like : fornasetti design and his surrealist and paradoxical way of life and black and white

I LOVE MISSONI HOME DESIGN

Missoni fabric in sale in my shop with trimmings on it . I love also trimmings

And last but not least and I'm sure you already know it

MY DAD'S TASTE AND WORK

Ode to Provence

Provence is :

a corner of a quiet garden

Provencal potteries full of colors , of joy and happiness

the provencal pottery reflects our life , in particular the " santons " (little figures)

Pictures : Courtesy of my friend's Muriel , she collects all kind of provencal ceramics

PROVENCE is

Cooking , we have so much tasty food

"l'aioli"( garlic in the bed) I will give you its funny recipe

the bouillabaisse set , Vallauris pottery from the 60's ,

it is so kitch .I love it

PROVENCE is

linen : my souleiado ribbons treasure

provencal fabric is "indiennes "copy from the XVIII , cashemire , and boutis

PROVENCE is

a colorful and warm ambiance , that inspires so many wonderful painters

Painting from Raymond Allegre, a famous provencal painter  , Marseilles la Corniche ca 1910

SAINT AMOUR

TODAY in france we are celebrated the feast of Saint Amour ( LOVE )

So it is the perfect day to celebrate the feast of my family .

You have already " met" my DAD YVES , let's remember his work

Before and after : original XVIII th century Louis XVI chair with its original sheen ( on the left ) and the same chair but unfortunatly my dad will have to give a sheen to it .

My dad's creation : a Louis XV style " cabriolet" with a modern Designer Guild Fabric and he made the patina

my SISTER CLARISSE , let's see what she can do

THAT IS CLARISSE'S FIRST WORK THAT IS TO SAY FROM THE 1ST STEP TO THE LAST

PATINA ,UPHOLSTERY .... ISN'T SHE TOO GOOD ????

but I haven't told you antyhing about my MOTHER .

AS we say in french (I 'm going to translate it) I've kept the best for the end . Well they are ALL the best

Let's talk about my mother

She's a fairy ...she has "doigts de fée " (nimble fingers) as I have already explained you for my sister.

She sews all day long and she has such a good taste with a mix of techniques

She knows how to make a dream becomes a reality . She is not just an interior decorator , she creates .

she has wonderful hands ...She is sewing a strip on an entire handmade blind ( we call it store bateau)

here is the result . Look at my dad , he looks so young ...Well sorry for these bad pictures.

they are great upholsterers and interior decorators but not good photographers

I will show you more pictures of this remodeling in a next post

                          BONNE FETE AMOUR

And the winner is

WELL Nobody have found the exact solution.

You have come very close to it , We can say that Phyllis was pretty pretty close to it . I guess we can use them to make hats.

I love boxes because before opening it during 10 seconds you imagine what is inside ...

So GREAT

Ladies and Gentlemen it was just silky leaves

It comes from a private chapel's sacristy , it was I think to made religious decoration .

There was an old small metal box ...so sweet

I've bought some others incredible things ,among others religious linens ...

To be continued ....