I’ve said a number of times how much I love the randomness of the Book Thing, the free bookstore in Baltimore. You could go in there anytime and find a book that you’d never find anywhere else. And the stock literally changes from hour to hour. It’s truly serendipity.
So during my last foray over to Book Thing, I stumbled across a book called French Eighteenth Century Furniture: Pleasures and Treasures.
It is lavishly illustrated with both old engravings 
I have been reading through this book a little as I have one eye on the Olympics, but I can see that it’s a book that I am going to have to study more closely. Perhaps whilst lounging on this two piece chaise longue briseé. 
YAY!
Hi Meg, I love 18th and early 19th c. French furniture. And this sounds like an amazing book!! I bet that Halas and Connor would love to sleep on the Louis XVI blue sofa!! Thanks . Mary
ReplyDeleteThose dogs would NEVER be on that sofa.
DeleteI've always felt that a chaise longue is sort of the one-trick pony of the furniture world, like kitchen appliances that take up counter space but only do one thing. But a TWO PIECE! Now, that's brilliant. It's a chair and stool, a chair and tea table, a chair and footrest, and a place to kip... all in one. Perfect.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great piece, isn't it?
DeleteWhat a find! It sounds and looks great. Enjoy.
ReplyDeleteIt's a sweet little book!
DeleteThe turquoise sofa is divine - and so is the door behind it!
ReplyDeleteI am in love with the sofa. I'd have it near a window, so that i could nap in the sun in the winter.
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