Category — Photo Album

It’s been a crazy and hectic few months at Touch of Europe and blogging kind of fell by the wayside as we dealt with car crashes, illness, travel, holidays and new projects.  All in all, everyone is emerging more or less intact (some cars not so much!) and we are catching up.  Sort of.

For fun, here are some of the more noteworthy booths and fun finds we spotted at Maison et Objet, the large show held in Paris from January 20 to 24.  Guess which items will be arriving at Touch of Europe in the next few months?  We aren’t telling!

Original, and slightly creepy

If you can't decide what pattern you want, get 2

This is real wallpaper.

Also real wallpaper

Cosy chair anyone?

Trend Spotting

Color is King

She did a great guarding job, surrounded by tulips and lilies and ducks

In an innovative way of course! We had a very cool vintage bird cage in the store and while it garnered a lot of interest it was still in residence this fall. So, so we decided………MAKEOVER! We brought the bird cage to a friend of ours who can turn just about any item into a lamp.

The Cage 'Before'

Vintage Look Edison Bulb

We were inspired by:

Source: Design Sponge

And this was our interpretation:

We had the bird cage spray painted in a glossy black and had it wired to hang upside down. With one of our new retro light bulbs in place this ensemble became a useful, innovative, chandelier that all your friends will be gabbing about….Just picture it in an entryway…awesome!

 

We hope you enjoy this traditional childrens’ song from France, along with a selection of pictures from our store taken on the first day of our Holiday Open House, November 4, 2011. The video is about 3 minutes long.

This version is a bit slower. Music is White Christmas in French

French Linen Sheets as displayed in our store

We have worked feverishly to update the glossary and the results are wonderful (thanks Chez!).  Visit here to find out all about vintage linens from Europe:

Vintage European Linens Glossary

Pillow Wall in Store