Tag Archives: vintage

Garden Tea Party for Mother’s Day

There is something magical about tea ~ hot, cold, it’s refreshing and relaxing. Reading Tea Leaves – 1910- by Harry Herman Roseland Mother’s Day is just around the corner, and it’s the perfect reason to have tea in the garden. Gather up the Moms you know, girlfriends too, and make something magic happen. Set your [...]

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Our Antique & Vintage SALE is ON!

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What’s New: Artist created Halloween Treats

We are so excited! artist designed and created decorations for Halloween are here! A little dark, a whole lot charming, I hope you love them as much as we do. Created just for FrenchGardenHouse for 2012, in one of a kind, or very limited quantities….once they are sold, they won’t be back. Will bring a [...]

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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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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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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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Meet Jewelry Designer Tara Gasparian

Tara Gasparian is a talented Jewelry Designer who creates stunning one of a kind Jewelry, using antique and vintage components.  As a Jewelry Designer Tara is influenced by art, exotic far away places, and all the sights and delights of her environment.   Tara’s Jewelry was the very first line created by an artist that we fell in love with at [...]

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Weekly Favorites: Summer French Country Wares

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 [...]

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