Category Archives: Hunting & Gathering

How to Buy Vintage : Vintage Clothing Show

Wade Huth Photo Antique & Vintage Clothing. Oh! The cut, the fabric, the workmanship. There is nothing like it. This weekend I was lucky enough to go to The Vintage Clothing Show in Burbank. So many treasures to see, from Victorian Laces to 1920′s Flapper Style dresses and hats, to 1950′s dresses. A sprinkling of [...]

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Vintage Marketplace II

You all love antiques and shows! From the amount of email I’ve received asking for details, I know I better be early and quick for the next Vintage Marketplace show before all the great stuff is gone. Here are the rest of the photos I promised to share….I know you will enjoy them. Christie Repasy’s [...]

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Vintage Marketplace Fun

  Rita Reade’s and Christie Repasy’s Vintage Marketplace Show is one of the best, bringing together vendors with gorgeous booths, stunning displays and absolutely wonderful vintage and antique wares with lots of eager shoppers four times a year in the tiny town of Rainbow, California. Last weekend was no exception, I absolutely LOVE going to [...]

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Dishy News for Tabletops

I have a total LOVE AFFAIR with dishes. I admit it. That’s why I can barely contain my excitement over two gorgeous new lines of dishware that absolutely rendered me speechless. They made their debut at market in Atlanta. I’m so excited, I can’t really wait for you to be able to see each and [...]

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The Vintage Marketplace

There is nothing as fun as going to an antique show on a glorious sunny day with a sweet friend, is there?! I was excited to go to The Vintage Marketplace with my dear friend Karen. The lovingly created quarterly sale is the brainchild of sisters~in~law Rita Reade and Christie Repasy, and if you ever [...]

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American Made

We adore antiques from France, England, the rest of Europe as well as the US.  We are proud to “recycle” these gorgeous pieces, giving great thought and care before purchasing anything we sell, antiques are the ultimate in “Green”!  For the rest of the things we sell at FrenchGardenHouse, we truly try to purchase things that are [...]

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Off to market

We are off to market this week…. meetings with sales reps, and {I admit, my favorite!} special French dealers for a “show” and “buy” {they show their best finds from France, I buy them! } Giving you a little peek at some of yesterday’s treasures…… Wishing you a happy weekend! xoxo Lidy If you want [...]

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Remnants of the Past Antique Show

I love Antiques, so it’s only natural that I love Antique Shows, right? I wanted to share a few images of the Remnants of the Past Antique Show with you. It’s held in San Louis Obispo, California, at the base of the Madonna Mountain. The weather couldn’t have been finer, sun, slight breeze, California at [...]

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Antique Furniture Sale

Nothing makes my heart beat faster than a fabulous piece of antique furniture, with great legs {!}, great lines, and all the hand done details and embellishments that only antique and vintage pieces have.  Our French & European one of a kind antique furniture offers treasured finds that will make your heart sing. Find your [...]

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Weekly Favorites, Parian Ware

One of the pieces we just recently “found” on our buying spree is this sweet guy. He’s a doll, {ummm, Putto actually} isn’t he? He looks like marble, but he’s actually a piece of Parian Ware. Every properly furnished Victorian parlor contained at least one piece of it. It’s been said that Parian had the [...]

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