Stories Collected While Living in France
The wooden letter "B" was probably part of advertisement sign.
These Stone balls are for the garden, but I have them on our table.
The top part of the table… is a bench seat from the ancient arena in Arles.
A plaster statue of Joseph and Jesus take shade under a rusty urn.
Above there are engravings of famous old French guys in rough wooden frames.
Photo: A corner of my home. Places to buy in France, and of course here too.
a serene place of beautiful objects in your home…
how inspiring…i will be creating a new home soon…your snapshots add to the growing anticipation to be cosy at home with my favorite things…blessings, rebecca
What a beautiful display of antiques, you have such great taste. I love the stories behind the stone balls and the statue too…you teach that everything have their own stories, if only we look closer. Thank you.
I love all your treasure troves and you.
Life is short make FUN of it.
You always do.
Love you
Jeanne ^j^
A beautiful table top, and what an inspiring link! do you sell things through him?
Beautiful, just beautiful.
Come to my house and decorate, please 🙂
Oh, the conversation between Sacha and his friend… hysterical.
I love all the natural earth tones and textures and the history, that bench-seat-table must have a few stories to tell.
I’m in love with your vignettes…maybe I should have “cannon” balls too?!!!;-)
Love the shabby urn!
“you know my mom” says alot!!
Ooo I love the folded up note part! Chill bumps.
How beautiful your home must be, Corey.
And that folded up note…that’s enough to bring tears to my eyes.
All of the colors look so natural and nice together.
You have a good eye for putting objects together and good taste.
Lovely tableau/vignette Corey.
What a great photo and I love the link. I would buy one of everything there…if I hadn’t just quit my job! We have similar tastes, a friend once said coming to my house was like visiting the natural history museum. That’s a compliment, right? (heart) leau
What a beautiful corner of your house.
Are these the ball that Sacha explained to a friend?
I like the Joseph and Jesus statue, a very sweet father and son moment. Rather unusual, isn’t it?
Where the balls of stone used for any practical means? In Austria they like to decorate the rose gardens with colored glass globes, mostly red, blue or silver.
I like how the letter B stands out against the wall (and everything else).
I’ve been stopping by your blog for a few weeks, and wanted to stop in to say hello. Your’s is truly one of the most interesting and unique blogs out here…
Beautiful Corey…and a stunning link…thanks!!!
That is so beautiful! Very lovely and I love that statue.
I love the corner of your home! I also love the Joseph and Jesus statue. I have never seen one before. Ive always seen Mary.
Beautiful photo of a lovely vignette!
Pat
Back Porch Musings
You have such a magnificent eye Corey.
I just love this, the soft palette and the textures. So lovely. I want to create a photo wall with some of my vintage family photos too and I love your plain frames.
Sigh. A bench seat from an ancient arena in Arles. I love the details, they read like poetry to me.
Oh gosh, thank you for linking to your previous post about the statue. I had missed it and oh my, could you hear my heart skip a beat when you said you found a note among the folds?! What a treasure and what a responsibility to be caretaker to someone’s missive and prayers.
What a fun story about the stone balls! I think they make a lovely design element and I’d like some cannon balls of my very own! 🙂
I love your posts with these little corners of your home. I have said it before and I will say it agin – you should be a set designer – you have such a good eye (well 2 actually)
Corey,
I really love that grouping. So pretty!
Rosemary
Oooh we went to that arena in Arles on our honeymoon! Then we ran around following the Van Gogh painting trail, it was wonderful!
La beauté de la matière à l’état brut !
Love the Joseph statue, and the balls would look great in my garden! Hmmm, maybe I’ll make some replicas seeing as I’m a bit far from France. I needed a project, so this will be my next.
I can’t imagine bringing those through customs. 😉 Although, I did once bring through a duffle bag full of coral and interesting stones I found on a beach vacation(long before 9/11). The look on the inspector’s face was priceless.
Lovely arrangement! Love the patinas. French, but I spy a little California influence there – simplicity and cleaness of line.
I’m in Paris as I write this and each night read your blog faithfully. Your advice on Flea Markets was on the money..and speaking of money, I bought so much at the Market that I have contacted British Airways and purchased additional weight(another suitcase)for my return trip on Wed. I was literally on a high at the Port Vanves market and scored wonderful old(1850’s) ledgers and school work books at the St. Ouen market. The more excited I got about the ledgers the less the sweet woman charged me. I managed 6 books and ledgers for a Euro each. One, in particular, is spectacular. She had no appreciation for it at all and thought it was just old books(she was a furniture dealer)!
Tomorrow is our last day…..it’s been a truly wonderful week plus. We(my 18 year old daughter and I) have not been to one museum but have gone up and down many many many side streets and seen so many wonderful off the beaten path sights. I wish I had a month here!
Dana
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Hi Dana
I want to come with you shopping, what great deals you found!! I am glad you are having fun and filling up suitcases of French treasures!
I love it! 🙂
Bossy’s husband also has stone balls but he keeps them in his Levis.
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LOL!!!
Corey, what a beautiful photo. If only I could throw out all my accessories & start over…but, I can’t! you’re lucky to live there & be able to shop!
Rhoda
Southern Hospitality
Absolutely beautiful! A perfect combination, and a wonderful photo~
a very lovely corner~one i would love to duplicate~
what a lovely corner! you have a wonderful eye for arranging your beautiful antiques.
Hi Corey. I’m back and with a lot of catching up to do. I had to say though that I loved seeing your statue of St. Joseph. He is my favorite and I have a few of them around and take pictures of him whenever I find myself in a traditional church.
Congratulations to Chelsea on the completion of her exams and best wishes for complete success.
We stopped in at Starbucks in Willows last night – our last stop in a 12 hours drive home from Oregon. I could not help but think of you and that happy 90 minutes we spent there in February.
AMB,
Annie
Corey,
Your French antiques are beautiful! I look forward to the day when I travel to Paris and can visit the French flea markets featuring such beautiful items.
Kate
P.S. Congratulations on winning the Pillsbury bake-off. My mum told me the great news this afternoon and I am so pleased for you!
I love that Europeans embrace rust, and antiquity. Things that age well should be cherished. This corner of your home is but a fraction of what makes it truly cosy and unique. YOU are also what makes it so!
xo
Oh you’re so lucky to live where there is so much history. We’re so “young” in California….I would love to wander among your antiques.
Gorgeous setting Corey! I adore that statue of Joseph & Jesus! Very precious.
Teresa
xo
You know, you have a gift.
Not everyone can group their lovelies together and have them look so fabulous!
Have you studied design?
I just love those garden balls and the way that you’ve used them in that vignette… so many fun textures there!
thanks for the links (places to buy)…It’s hard for me to find a good website for French home products…. if you have more please post! 🙂
Merveilleux!
What a beautiful corner – tres joli. I think you should write a book on ‘stylish interiors’.
Adore the glimpse into your French home…
gorgeous arrangement
Your tasteful touch makes all these things come together.
The statue looks so in place there which is a difficult thing to do.
Lovely!
xo
why would I write more beautiful words about this post ?
bECAUSE IT more than ever deserves it !!!
think BOOK…as in a wonderful photography coffee table book of your finds and home…it would be a HUGE success! just remember that i suggested it! xo…annie
Quel plaisir de voir ces beaux objets si bien mis en valeur !
Corey, tu as un don pour associer les objets 😉
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