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Current ArticlesThis feed's current articles are shown below. Subscribe for updates to all the content available in this feed, or click through here to see the original article.  Every now and then, we stumble upon something — a book, a photograph, a quiet conversation, on Instagram — and it opens a door that invites you, where take a sit admiringly. Lace is something I come across all the time at the antique market — tattered pieces, fine fragments, yards of it wound around old spools, hidden in the... Read the whole entry... »
 I’ve been antiquing in France since the very day my feet touched French soil. I still remember asking Yann if he knew of an antique shop we could visit or maybe a flea market. He looked at me with all the certainty in the world and said, “Oh, that doesn’t really exist here.”
Excuse me? In the land of Louis XIV, dusty attics, and a... Read the whole entry... »
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- Arnelle and Roger’s Home
  Want to know how to spot an American abroad? Ask a European. “(…)I’ve picked up on quite a few telltale sign.” From coffee orders to outfit choices to general vibes, many different kinds of signals can indicate someone is from the U.S. While some are endearing, others might raise more than a few eyebrows. Comfort-First Fashion ... Read the whole entry... »
My husband has a special relationship with his clothes. It’s a commitment. He wears them until they fall off. And not in a sexy way. Think more “archaeological dig” than “romantic striptease.” Now, I’m not talking about a favorite shirt he’s emotionally attached to or a pair of jeans with a story. I’m talking... Read the whole entry... »
 The brocante has a way of talking to you as you pass by—an old cupboard with its key still in the lock, linen napkins folded as if the table had only just been cleared, a stack of dishes waiting to be used. This is where I’ve learned French, where I’ve heard stories passed from one pair of hands to another, and where I’ve... Read the whole entry... »
 Color lives here. Texture has a voice. Every surface, every shelf, holds a conversation waiting to happen. Arnelle and Roger have spent their lives gathering beauty — gestures, meanings, moments. When I was in California, I visited my dear friends in their San Francisco home — a place I had only heard about, but somehow already knew... Read the whole entry... »
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