I discovered by chance this lithograph from the xix century. under the dust, i saw an old glasscovering a colored scene, titled “le depart” (complete title “departing on honeymoon”). the original painting is from jules girardet. all the details of the scene, kiss to mother, bye tosister and brother, impatient husband, are so beautiful ! thi

Thirst for strong colours, and light... i can't wait for the spring to really be here,and express all its energy ! a new life for these little low armchairs thanks to chantal laurent from the atelierboutique 'caramance'. spring, i'm ready !

After a long rest, bleu chine is coming back ! i needed some downtime to revitalize this blog and come back to its original idea ofbringing colours and fun with singular and charming objects from past and present. here are plenty colours for christmas ! enjoy !! do you remember the opening sequence of the famous film "rebell without a cause",in whi

As the summer is not finished yet, let's take time to come back on the sunny days spent with familyand friends... plateau de beille (vallée de l'ariège) etangs de rabassoles (ariège) landes (40) calanques de cassis how sweet it is to come back home and to arrange the beautiful things found on the summer fleamarkets. these are series of ten plate

I discovered sometimes ago a fabulous website, from the photographe julia hoersch . while enjoying your after dinner ice cream, just go for a walk there and open your eyes wide. are you ready for total immersion in merry colors, nice combination of porcelain,furnitures, food, flowers and nicely dressed tables... ?here are, with the autor agreement,

I love that prussian blue, it is evident to me, this faded color makes objects even morebeautiful ! i appreciate it on plates, fabrics, old engravings... sauce boat from longwy, pattern "champagne" prints prints from the antique fashion magazine "magasin des demoiselles", year 1850 let"s have a blue summer !

Here are two new companions for the two first birds of the house... will they end up as an exotic cushion ? or perhaps on a bag... i guess they will have fun together... have a good week !

I have been searching it for years : an antic sphere out of blown glass, resting on a saw timber base... the one we call "globe de mariée", where the young bride (from 1850 to early 1900) presented herprecious treasures : her floral wreath, a porcelain vase (it had received the nuptial blessing), a littlebunch of flowers, some mirrors and ornament

This blog took a little break, to regenerate in the beauty of summer, calm and nature. i bring you back some photos of nice porcelain i found in the summer brocantes. how excited i was to find these two minton cups (both 3 euros!). my collection is growing slowly, as you can only find them at a high price... very much in fashion in the xix century,

Autumn is there with 25°c degrees ! today i decided not to eat a salad on the go. so i cameback home at noon, and, oops !, i forgot to come back to work... it's the fault to the delicious light and the heat through the glass, in this comfortable sofa. this oil painted on wood seems like a fabric from the art deco period. you could have seen it on