beds on the brain...

photo from here

Bonjour mes belles,

I hope you had a fabulous weekend. Ours was quiet on the treasure hunting  front but FB bought a fabulous girandole lamp with lots of lovely crystals which I will photograph tomorrow.

This morning we went to pick up a gorgeous antique French Buffet  which FB in typical French fashion strapped 1/2 of on top of car.

We managed to get it home safely but had to make another trip, as the friends that  sold me the buffet, gifted to me the most fabulous iron bed, one of those that goes against the wall has a gorgeous medallion in the centre.

It is similar to the one in the photo below.

  

Finally I found this photo on pinterest which motivates me to getting mine out of the garage, I also have the same ciel de lit so may have to do something with it in our new shop.

Speaking of which, I had better go and organise some stock for as it is open tomorrow as it is market day in Castillonnes.

très bonne semaine à tous, Leeann

perfect....

photo from maison chic magazine

I love all the objects in this photo.....the fabulous bed, ciel de lit, mirror, applique and the portrait....all are charming and oh so French.

amicalement, Leeann x

Buying a French bed in France....

all photos from here

You would think that it would be easier to buy a French style bed in France than in any other country in the world.

If you are looking for a smallish 140 cms wide, antique French bed, it is not a problem as there are hundreds to chosse from as from a size prospective, everyone is upsizing to a bigger bed.

But and I stress the but, if you are looking for a brand new antique copy style there are not a lot to choose from as for some reason the French are that interested in buying French style beds and prefer other styles. Where as us foreigners love French style beds, and cannot get enough of them especially when we buy houses in their fabulous country.

So you can imagine how shocked/happy/relieved I was when I found lots of fabulous large and very French styled beds.......

this particular bed has stolen my heart and all I need to do is transport it from the UK to France......it makes me smile having to buy a French style bed outside of France and then ship to France.

I love the detail on it and the taupe linen with the distressed stone colour patine colour is perfect........

It is a choice between this one which I adore or this antique style gilt bed with fabulous grey silk covering which is a little bit more bling bling but I really like it and have just the chandelier and a fabulous extra large antique mirror to go with it......but you already knew that didn't you?

The good new is for those of you that live in the UK delivery is free, so you can count yourselves lucky that it is easier for you than it is for me to find a fabulous French bed.

For these and lots more fabulous French style beds visit the sueno website.

As for me it is back to work as I need to earn some money to pay for my new bed.

à demain mes belles, Leeann x

Love this bed.....

photo from here

The bed is fabulous and I love the mix of objects in the photo....il est très original!

à demain mes belles, Leeann x