Tag Archives: antique

Old beauty.

Posted on July 31, 2015 by

That make-it-pretty gene? The French have it too. Let things get old. Honor them. Live with them. Stack them. Layer them. Let them be. The hilltop town of Vézelay is the proof.

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Ode to linen

Posted on August 31, 2010 by

Oh linen. One of the items that’s frequently on sale at the aforementioned vide-greniers is antique linen. As the value of this is well known, and the lighter weights are difficult to find, the prices may be higher than the … Continue reading →

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