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Showing posts with label antiques; antiquing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label antiques; antiquing. Show all posts

Thursday, 1 October 2015

{quotable thursdays}

Well bit by bit I'm making my new house my home... It really takes many tiny additions to finally add up to make it special....
so here's a quote to reflect this:
{van gogh}
I have lots to catch up on--to tell you about my recent purchases etc... but I'm finding it a bit busy at the moment with work & hosting family etc... so I'm hoping to catch up on everything soon! 
But here are a couple of pics to whet your appetite: 
{late 19th-century chairs}


{antique burr walnut chest of drawers for the master}

{look at the handle details!}
{I posted this on my instagram--nothing new here but I just love this little fireplace in my bedroom!}
I also have last weekend to report on (!) where we visited beautiful Stowe and went on a lovely walk...
I also got my hair cut this week, and have brought back the fringe: 


more soon! 
xx
L

Wednesday, 9 April 2014

{PARIS!}


hello blog readers!
Finally getting caught up! It's been a busy few weeks with work and social engagements. two weekends ago I went to Paris with my good friend, Melissa. We spent most of the time just wandering, shopping & eating! The pics say it all!

Amazing first lunch at Le Barav, an excellent little wine bar on rue de la corderie in the Marais: 






{lovely shops in the Marais}

{everywhere you look in Paris there's just gorgeous details, even if it's just a menu, or a door knocker!}


{les archives, Hotel de Soubise}



{an amazing pop up carpet shop in a cloister!}





A highlight this trip was the Marché aux Puces...absolutely fantastic! It's very overwhelming though! the flea market is essentially numerous markets in one. For a good guide (you need one as it goes on for miles so we decided which markets we wanted to go to first) consult the website which lists them all. Get off at the metro Garibaldi.








{note the LV luggage}



more parisien sights...






We treated ourselves to the lovely Angelina, where Coco Chanel herself used to frequent--the best place in Paris to get a hot chocolate (& anything sweet really!):




{a pot of pure hot chocolate accompanied by little 'pot de chantilly'}

{liquid chocolate!}




We stayed at the Hotel Bradford, a fantastic 4* near the Champs Elysées. We got a very good deal on the room which included a fantastic breakfast (normally 18 Euros):

{fantastic cage lift}



{gorgeous breakfast room!}





We also enjoyed some really fun girly times, and also managed to see a good friend of mine who was also visiting Paris at the same time: 



{ P A R I S }
à bientôt!
xo
L