everything old is new again
hey guys, how’s your sunday? i’m glad to be here with my blog buds. your comments on the last post inspired me so i couldn’t skip sharing the sunday paris markets with you. and it’s helping me go through them with a fresh eye.
i tried to keep this post to reigned in to fabrics and ribbon but it got way away from me. anyhow i hope you enjoy the mishmash of beauty that is the paris flea.
i’ve been saving some shots for upcoming articles so wasn’t going thru them til i need them. and you know how it is when they’re yours, they don’t seem that noteworthy necessarily. but today i’ve been doing a little flea market philosophising and realized that it almost doesn’t matter what the subject is. it’s just incredible to be around so many things that are old but new to you. every doorway holds the anticipation of finding a treasure, big or small…or just a photo!
so although i wasn’t buying, i did get a lot; my shots. and hey, i can share them!
well i hope you enjoyed our sunday stroll.
now to bring your goodies home! just a tip next time you go: get a trunk or suitcase for all your stuff and have it wrapped in plastic at the airport.
it doesn’t have to be a numbered goyard but at least you have options.
maybe just a jewelry case
or if you’re uber practical like me, get one of these t the corner.
by the by i haven’t forgotten about the giveaway! if you know what i’m talking about, please leave a comment and the random number generator tomorrow will choose a few winners tomorrow!
madeleinesview replied:
Such beautiful photos! I can’t help but research airfares right away…. I’d LOVE some of the ephemera, please put me in the drawing. Thanks & have a great Sunday! Madeleine
October 23, 2011 at 7:42 pm. Permalink.
Sandra Conti replied:
Dearest Claudia, you are living the life I would love to live. I see things I want to see in person through your photos. I thank you for that.
October 23, 2011 at 7:53 pm. Permalink.
Sue replied:
Hi Clauida,
Always happy to lose myself in your images!
If there are still some of your giveaways on offer would love to be on the receiving end!
October 23, 2011 at 8:57 pm. Permalink.
Mom replied:
I love the laces, the chairs, even the little keyhole covers are sweet.
October 23, 2011 at 8:58 pm. Permalink.
Trish replied:
Thank you Claudia! Just perfect for a Sunday afternoon. Trying to resist some lovely architectural salvage in a nearby shop…and you’re just fanning the flames. Merci! Trish
October 23, 2011 at 9:24 pm. Permalink.
ParisienSalon replied:
So much eye candy! Thanks for sharing it … and getting me hungry to hit the fleas.
October 23, 2011 at 9:36 pm. Permalink.
Jennifer replied:
Ahhhh… love that market. Wish I was there right now!
October 23, 2011 at 9:41 pm. Permalink.
Karen replied:
Well first, thanks for the share. I have a chair exactly like the green pair I am getting ready to upholster. I loved the white suitcase set, the dividers, each to die for and the goyard print too, nice. I did fall head over my heels for the (coverlet?) with the ribbon roses on the trim band.
And I have to include the store front you show for this post…now that is my cup of coffee! My eyes are sooo happy, thanks.
October 23, 2011 at 9:42 pm. Permalink.
Michelle replied:
Claudia, thank you for the stroll through the flea, the only problem is I saw several things I really want!!
October 23, 2011 at 9:50 pm. Permalink.
isa replied:
Holy smokes, Claudia, where do I start? I love the first shot, I want to live there! That gold fabric just below it and then the giltwood and those 3 grey velvet chairs… my heart is pounding. Lovely, lovely, lovely treasures everywhere. Thanks for taking us along!!
xo isa
October 23, 2011 at 10:08 pm. Permalink.
Fashion-isha replied:
Wow that place is fabulous! I’d love love love to get there one day! Thanks for sharing!
xo
Sharon
October 23, 2011 at 10:47 pm. Permalink.
Clare replied:
Sooo many beautiful pieces! Thanks for sharing.
~ Clare x
October 24, 2011 at 12:11 am. Permalink.
Merillion replied:
Re Giveaway: “Please count me in for a little bit of Paris!”
Love this post – I want those 3 gray velvet chairs, and those chairs with the red leather seats. I seem to have become a “chairperson” :) since reading your blog, Claudia!
And those 4 carved panels are so pretty.
I was wondering, where does all this great stuff come from? It just amazes me.
October 24, 2011 at 1:03 am. Permalink.
Rosalie Kelsey replied:
It is all so wonderful. Thank you so much for bringing it to us.
What a nice stroll.
October 24, 2011 at 1:04 am. Permalink.
Cydney replied:
What fun it was to “visit the Paris Flea Market via your photos”!
I adored seeing all the fabulous goodies on my stroll while sitting in my chair by the fireplace.
Thanks for sharing! And I’ll be keeping my fingers crossed about the give a way!!! :-)
October 24, 2011 at 2:54 am. Permalink.
Ro replied:
Looking at your fabulous pictures helps fill the wanderlust void in me.
October 24, 2011 at 3:09 am. Permalink.
Jennelise replied:
Absolutely stunning! I love the chandeliers and the beautiful chairs. :)
Jennelise
October 24, 2011 at 3:39 am. Permalink.
Aria replied:
love those trunks!
October 24, 2011 at 3:51 am. Permalink.
Lissie replied:
So many beautiful pictures to see. Thank you for sharing. I hope to someday see the Paris fleas for myself.
October 24, 2011 at 3:55 am. Permalink.
Brenda replied:
Gorgeous images! *Sigh* Thank you for taking us with you on your journeys via your beautiful images.
October 24, 2011 at 6:08 am. Permalink.
nancy replied:
for now i live vicariously but one day i WILL be on one of these divine adventures….thank you is so small for all that you share
October 24, 2011 at 6:13 am. Permalink.
Dentelline replied:
Que des belles choses, j’adore!!!
Tous ces détails anciens sont des trésors!
Fabuleux!!!
Thanks for sharing!
Have a good day!
October 24, 2011 at 6:20 am. Permalink.
Susan Driver replied:
Oh my, the colours, the textures, the lust for the Paris markets….I am feeling faint…….More More!!
October 24, 2011 at 10:24 am. Permalink.
Lelanie replied:
Claudia, I have really been enjoying your posts as of late. (Not that I don’t always.) It is great seeing all the shots from your Paris trip. It is such a beautiful place, and you have a knack for spotting the unusual and unique.
Thanks for the inspiration.
October 24, 2011 at 11:33 am. Permalink.
Vicki Nuckols replied:
I would Love to be there with you,I sit and look at all the lovely items that you have found there and I could just imagine having some of them here in my home in Georgia.I love your Blog and I am so excited to visit Paris through your eyes.LOLThank you so much.
October 24, 2011 at 2:42 pm. Permalink.
Summer for Swede replied:
Please don’t ever stop posting photos of the Paris fleamarkets and brocantes. Just love them!! I would buy the chandelier and the wood panels and some of the metal ormolu. If it isn’t a burden, could you post which district you were in or what street for those of us who venture over to Paris might find the same areas?
October 24, 2011 at 3:35 pm. Permalink.
Shelly Gregory replied:
Your posts are the visualiztion of my fairytales!
October 24, 2011 at 5:00 pm. Permalink.
Bonjour Romance replied:
The tri-fold screen is calling me…and the hardware…and… Love it all Claudia!
October 24, 2011 at 5:51 pm. Permalink.
Robyn Parrish replied:
Ooh, la, la! Your photos take me right back to my trip to Paris (where I spotted you!) and all the eye candy the flea markets there offer. Of course, you got much better pictures than I did, so thank you for sharing! You keep me inspired. :)
October 24, 2011 at 8:20 pm. Permalink.
Hazel replied:
OMD! (O Mon Dieu) How absolutely thrilling. C’est magnifique!
October 25, 2011 at 4:54 pm. Permalink.
Mohammed Mhsseb replied:
I consider all that has passed by hand-making time. Is a treasure to be preserved.
November 4, 2011 at 2:37 am. Permalink.
Teresa replied:
Love seeing all these through your eyes! Wish i had the means! :D
November 4, 2011 at 5:39 pm. Permalink.
broadsideblog replied:
Love the boiseries and the textiles. I write at a desk covered in pale green mattress ticking from my last visit to the Paris flea…Love it!
November 8, 2011 at 4:56 am. Permalink.
à la parisienne replied:
What a gorgeous group of images! Those pink lamp shades are just wonderful.
Mandy
November 12, 2011 at 4:53 pm. Permalink.
Have A LV Trunk For Coffe Table! — StyleFrizz replied:
Oh, and check out the Goyard beauty after the jump! Sigh, aren’t they beautiful? (thank you, Claudia)!
November 14, 2011 at 9:15 am. Permalink.