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Sitting Still in a French Antique Armchair

Spending time sitting alone is a pleasure of mine.

Some would find it boring, their legs would feel antsy.

I see things differently, there are many angles and curves.

When you sit still does the silence sing?

photos: Different views of the same French antique chair of mine, "Transition" is the style of this French armchair. It has elements of Louis 15th and Louis 16th, blending the two forms created the next French antique period, brief as it was.

Sitting can be thought of like this…. transition between moments, and/or a moment in itself.

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30 responses to “Sitting Still in a French Antique Armchair”

  1. Britt Arnhild Lindland

    I am having my own “café for the soul” day today. Had planned to work from home, which is easy now with computers and laptops, but I have done less working, more sitting still, listening to Locatelli and Tartini, reading, thinking, nothing….
    Thanks for another lovely post.

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  2. Shannon

    Sitting on my front porch is my favorite place to contemplate.
    Now that all 3 kids will be in school, I’ll actually get to do that!

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  3. diana

    sitting still and alone… is a luxury… in which I indulge…
    regularly… it is my therapy.

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  4. ParisBreakfasts

    Oh my…these have that..
    “Je ne sait pas” quality…
    Oh and they’re BLEU too!

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  5. Nicole

    I happen to think very highly of sitting still.
    *wink*

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  6. Paris Parfait

    Sitting still is always a pleasure – particularly when one is usually racing about, trying to get things done. Sometimes to just sit and “be” is more important than anything else. Lovely details on your chair. I have a similar one.

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  7. Carrie Sommer

    As a self-proclaimed loner, sitting alone is one of my most guilty pleasures…

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  8. Penny

    Sitting still, letting your mind focus on just that single moment — its something we each owe to ourselves. Creativity flows in a still room!

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  9. Rebekah

    Sitting can be a very fulfilling pastime, if you have mastered the art of simply appreciating the view before you – your home, your garden, the hurried passersby. Good for the body; good for the soul.

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  10. Star

    I rarely just sit still, alone. My mind is awhirl with all the things I could be doing, constructive things. Unless I get up and take a walk, I find myself giving in to the urge to “do.”
    There is real value in learning to relax.

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  11. Ulla

    Ohhhhh I dream of sitting for hours in a chair like that next to you – sharing soulfood!

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  12. Jos

    Wow, what a beautiful color blue. I love the scratches on the leather and the wooden bow on top. It’s just lovely! No wonder you enjoy time spent there 🙂

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  13. Kristy

    I suppose in life the chair available decides whether we enjoy sitting or not.

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  14. pinar

    sitting.. still.. means for me.. everybody left home..or is still asleep.. no voice to calling you..
    you reminded me my mother.. she used to say.. I’m going to sit.. if you have something to ask for.. do it now..
    I sit in the mornings.. before going to work.. while everybody is still sleeping.. looking to the garden.. and letting my mind wander.. about.. freely.. sitting is proper thinking..
    and yes I love the chair.. all the details and the patina..
    and I like the way how you take photographs of the objects.. thank you..

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  15. Becca

    I admit that sitting still is very hard for me. There are always so many things calling my name! It is good for the spirit to be able to sit quietly ~it’s one of my goals to cultivate stillness :~)

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  16. jerri

    LOVE seeing the world through your eyes, Corey.

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  17. Anne

    I love just sitting quietly. =)

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  18. cruststation

    I think everyone needs time to be alone, slow down, to sit and relax, to dream…I love to sit with a book drinking hot chocolate or tea enjoying music and watching the world go by.

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  19. Lisa

    The art of sitting still is one everyone should indulge in. Paying attention to our breathing..in, out, in, out. Feeling settled and quiet with our thoughts, looking out a window or at the splendor of a garden or with a book on your lap – contemplating the words you’ve read. I believe those times are essential in an otherwise very busy world.
    xoxo
    Lisa

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  20. constance

    To be still and to listen….. Thank you for bring up the topic. I cherish being alone so that I have what it takes to reach out to others……. maybe someday soon I’ll teach myself to sit still!
    Appreciated you note
    I told others about your blog yesterday.

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  21. Jeanne

    I too love the echoes of the sounds of silence.
    I embrace everyone around me with love but treasure my quiet soul searching times as well.
    Blessings to you
    Love Jeanne ^j^

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  22. la vie en rose

    these are beautiful shots. such intracacy…

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  23. rbinfoxpampered in paris

    COREY DO YOU REALLY HAVE TIME TO SIT? LOOKS LIKE A WONDERFUL WAY TO SPEND SOME TIME!! HOPE ALL IS WELL, LOVE ROBIN ACROSS THE MILES AND ACROSS THE SMILES

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  24. Cat

    I too love to sit and love the quiet. I do like to be doing embroidering or reading though when I sit…

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  25. susanna

    What a beautiful chair, Corey. Gosh, I could just paint that chair on canvas! Actually, I could just frame the truly beautiful photographs that you’ve already taken.

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  26. swampgrrl

    i love to sit on my deck, in the Adirondack chair and watch the little forest and stream in my backyard. i begin to breath deeply once i sit down and soak it in.
    great post!

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  27. susan@artstream

    today i spent almost the whole day alone… thinking and thinking. it is a good practice!
    xo
    susan
    p.s. let’s talk soon…

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  28. herhimnbryn

    The red arm chair was moved yesterday and now I have a new perspective……….the bird bath in the garden and it’s daily visitors.
    I sit and watch, still, centred and just be. There is frantic washing, jostling and drinking going on out there!

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  29. Colette

    Sitting still, being still, findind the stillness in me — I must do that more often. Thank you for reminding me.
    xoxo

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  30. mary ann

    sitting quietly, breathing & being in the here & now…utter peace.

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