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Shabby Chic

9/5/2012

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One of my first apartments was a converted coach house. All exposed brick, fireplace, loft bedroom. Oh man, I loved that place. I also fell victim to marathon episodes of Trading Spaces, and somewhere in there I got a hard on for decorating. Shabby Chic was my first love, and the flea markets of Paris were my Mecca. This last week I finally made my pilgrimage. Consider me reborn.   
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Les Puces is as old as the hills. On the outskirts of Paris, it's where vagabonds came to set up tables filled with a nights worth of dumpster diving goods. After you make it through the maddening crowd of people shoving knock off Gucci in your face and "magicians" playing slight of hand games, you're rewarded with a meandering maze of bric-a-brac and everything vintage and lovely. It's hella expensive, but just taking it all in is worth the trip.  
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The vintage fabrics were the best buy. Easily transportable and reasonably priced, they were a treasure just to look through. Très jolie.  
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Paris was everything I could have hoped for and more. Rambling walks, wine hour #1, wine hour #2, more walking, it was perfect. There is just a glow to the city that I've never seen before. It's opalescent. More posts to come on the most beautiful of cities.  
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mom
9/5/2012 11:34:46 pm

Wow. Naked firemen even!

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Tara
9/5/2012 11:44:11 pm

You notice the strangest things. It took me a good minute of playing eye spy to find that one!

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Sarah
10/5/2012 04:25:07 am

Sounds like you were made to be in Paris .

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Monica
10/5/2012 05:38:51 am

Glad you had a great time. Please tell me you tried an authentic pain au chocolat?? If not, you must go back to do so. Xo

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Katie
10/5/2012 05:45:08 am

Monica, I sadly ordered a pain au chocolat that was immediately put to shame by Tara's chocolate cookie. It's more the wine that makes Paris wonderful!

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Monica
11/5/2012 06:43:16 am

I don't doubt Tara's baking abilities the least bit! However, it saddens you guys werent able to enjoy a decent pain au chocolat. Wine makes everything wonderful lol! Glad you guys had a wonderful time!

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Tara
11/5/2012 06:51:18 am

Oh man, that cookie. It wasn't me who made it though. Whoever did is probably connected to the mob or something. A secret cookie recipe mob.




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