LE PETIT CABINET DE CURIOSITES

Beautiful original wood

                                       Today started bad

we are again and again remodeling our show room : painting , putting new fabrics on the wall .....A lot of MESS  and I hate that

But I went to see something fabulous , I'm going to buy from  a provencal house ca 1810  the entire wood of a room .

It is just gorgeous and I can't wait to sell it to someone who is going to make a XXI th century room with this original XIX th century wood

I show you some pictures even if the pictures are not that good and are a way far from the reality

One little part of this room of around 30 m2 with wood floor also. The height is 3,30 m. I like this Marie Antoinette's grey but may be just wood color will be great also

Wood hidden door , I love it . I can imagine a lover going out by this secret door

A side of this room with the fireplace

The door of the room

wood floor of the room

If I would have to use it , I would let it in neutral wood color and I will hangle some beautiful paintings in the center of the mouldings in each panel . Or I will hangle in the same way some hunting trophies

To have some ideas of Wonderful wood rooms ,go to check the note of Peak of Chic about it

If you are interested to buy it or to know more about it , contact me

CIEL De F . Sailer

Il y a ce que l’on peut voir quand il n’y a plus rien à voir.

Quelques secondes d’éternité…une idée de l’ailleurs.

Tout se fige avant le tragique vacarme vertigineux. Perception de fin de monde... Et pourtant, tout est encore si présent…

Il y a ce que l’on peut avoir quand il n’y a plus rien à croire.

Que reste-t-il de cette éternité ?

Encore des souvenirs, encore des réalités sourdes qui permettent de retarder un peu, dans la noirceur, la suite.

Et puis, au bout tu temps, un éclat, un dernier éclat de vie avant que tout ne s’arrête enfin.

F. Sailer

Partage

Le dimanche est un jour de partage pour moi car c'est souvent le seul jour où je peux partager mon repas avec ceux que j'aime .

Le partage est un le maître mot de ma vie .

J'aime partager les choses qui me plaisent , qui me tiennent à coeur , qui me touchent ..

J'ai choisi d'écrire en majeure partie ce blog pour partager , j''ai choisi de l'écrire en majeure partie en anglais pour partager avec mes amis anglo saxons.

J'ai choisi aujourd"hui de partager avec mes concitoyens français les maux ( non mots) d'un être touchant , généreux , irrationel ....Un être merveilleux .

Je vous en prie partagez ces (ses) mots  avec moi et laissez des commentaires ...

P.S : si il tient ses promesses tous les week ends vous suivrez ses idées ..

Louis XV , Louis XVI ....

Today is SAINT LOUIS

So let's celebrate all our french famous Louis

Louis XIV

Louis XV

Louis XV .....

LETS BEGIN BY LOUIS XIV

This is a detail of the door of a XVIII th century tabernacle showing Louis XIV as " l'enfant roi" that is tay a boy holding in his hand the earth

You will see the tabernacle in my show room ( mon petit cabinet de curiosités)

THEN LOUIS XV

Pair of 2 original provencal Louis XV armchairs in my show room

Pair of 2 style Louis XV armrchair with a Braquenié Silk

New Louis XV with designer Guild Fabric : creation Atelier Aussandon

LOUIS XVI

Louis XVI drawer and gilded armchir in my living room in the show room

Ad of Designer Guild  , a new way to see Louis XVI style

Some moroccan bathrooms

After Maryam asked for some ideas for the bathroom's renovation . I've thought I could share with you some ideas as Patricia Gray, One of my favorite blogger

Most of the pictures are from the french decoration magazine Maison Française Juillet / aout 2007

A tunisian bathroom in Maison Française n°548 I LOVE THIS ONE and the mix of purple and green

Maison française N°548

Maison française again n° 548 . This one looks authentic . it is in Argentina

Maison française N°548 . The designer Mia Zia 's bathroom in Marrakech . MAy be you have already known it before ?

I Like this one , very classical and timeless . Essaouira 's bathroom

A source of inspriration : A PAtio with a fountain , a bathroom can look like a style of garden with a bathtube  like a fountain

Hotel Dar Charait in Tunis . Maison francaise n°548

Another source of inspiration , not typically MOroccan but nevertheless beautiful

Like this modern one , too .

I hope some ideas will help Maryam .

Don't forget to buy some  Hamam Liwan towells ( Designer Lina Audi) They are towells from Lebanon

Siesta on my collection

eAfter this heavy week end ,  I need to rest again.

So why not having a siesta ( a nap) laying  on my collection of ...Cushions

Would I choose a colorful ambiance ?

Kenzo's and lelièvre Cushions , laying in a bed  ( ready to have a nap)

OR  would I choose a girlie and romantic ambiance ?

Lelievre and Kenzo's cushions . I love the pink one with diamonds but I think for my nap it is going to itch  me

I love these  yellow ones too

Nice rectangular P . Frey cushion

Would I prefer a natural one ?

Look at these natural  linen cushions . I love the one with bees embroidery on the front

this country pillow ..Waouh ..Gorgeous isn't it ? with its litlle roses embroidery

OR should I choose a moroccan inspiration ?

Ethnic P . Frey Cushions

In pink it is more girlie ...

OR should I choose a big warm  cushion

big Pierre Frey cushion  , fabric and false fur : IT IS GORGEOUS in a barocco decoration

SO WHICH ONE SHOULD I CHOOSE ????

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 .