By Lidy | Published: September 29, 2012
I love Books. I love art. I love antiques. Put all three together, and you have the incredible book signing that Jenny Doh did at the Vignettes Event last weekend. AND…just look at the beyond fantastic tent that was created just for this event! Artist Karen Lampard’s decorations and paper art are beyond fabulous. I [...]
By Lidy | Published: June 6, 2012
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 [...]
By Lidy | Published: June 4, 2012
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 [...]
By Lidy | Published: February 21, 2012
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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By Lidy | Published: January 20, 2012
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 [...]
By Lidy | Published: October 27, 2011
Mix a nineteenth century home, antiques and modern design and what do you get? A charming, fun home to a family with four children with some very serious antiques, that doesn’t take itself too seriously and is wonderfully comfortable. This beautiful old home in the suburbs of Lille, in the north of France, was thoroughly renovated. [...]
By Lidy | Published: October 14, 2011
A French Holiday…. celebrate the season with a gathering of antique, vintage and reproduction Holiday pieces to create a holiday home you will love. It’s easy to put together this gorgeous holiday display, inspired by French religious antiques. I love the old French cathedrals, and this is the perfect theme for your holidays, especially if [...]
By Lidy | Published: August 2, 2011
I love gilt, {no “u”!}, glamour, refined elegance just as much as anyone. But then there is French. Country. Wares straight from the Brocante {fleamarket} or Campagne {country side}. A little worn, a little shabby, but charming never the less, and oh! so French. We are unpacking crates and boxes and bags of all things [...]
By Lidy | Published: February 3, 2011
We love Toleware Trays for their beautiful florals in stunning colors, they are really too beautiful not to display. From the French Tole Pente du Lac, tole painting refers to applying paint and lacquer to tin, it began as a way to prevent common household objects from rusting. Tole refers to decorated tin and iron [...]
