smitten by the fleas

my name is claudia and i’m a flea-aholic.

hi all! hope your weekend is winding down well and you had a good memorial day! guess it’s no surprise where i ended up on the last full day to myself! my girl christine and i went to the markets to pay for the things on hold and celebrate a great day in the sun with friends.

i’ve been meaning to introduce you to one of my dear flea friends, stephane. he has a stall at paul bert and was the perfect host, as usual, with a ton of guests, wine and cheese.

i wasn’t sure who’d want to be photographed so just stuck with the man himself. it’s funny cause you just never know who’s who at a place like the flea market. steph has a place close to me in the marais that was phtographed for a french magazine. he gave me a copy and i thought you may like the tour as much as i did.

some of the furniture is now in his shop, funny where things end up!

and we were hosted by another friend where we polished off an incredible homemade and gâteau more wine…

which led me to splurge and purchase these chairs!

of course, i had to choose carefully but it was so hard

how can you not love a place who upholstered everything in satin back in the day?

these were hard to resist

and even when we tried to do something other than the markets, the streets laid out more goodies before us at a brocante!

you never know what is going to be just ahead, guess that’s the magic of this ridiculously magical city.

here upon closer inspection were the relics of so many men who fought to protect it this dear place.

and their arms. how things have changed.

and i probably couldn’t leave paris without seeing a daybed on the street,

or a chaise for that matter!

i still have my heart set on this one but don’t think it’s gonna happen. i don’t have a store anymore and really not even an apartment. how’s that for the cobbler with no shoes?

the color combination is killing me! (thanks, mom, for saying i should get it. it would look good in my old room ;p

anyway, back to work tomorrow to restring the chandeliers with my clients so i’ll bring flowers and take pics of the final result. till then, have a great night and extend your weekend as long a possible!