French at Vintage

A Highlight on the market calendar here in South Africa,  is definitely  the annual Simondium Vintage market held every year at 
 Simondium Country Lodge-
centered between Paarl, Stellenbosch and Franschoek. 

Conceptualised  and brought to reality  by Wilna Rabe and her daughter Hanneke Klue, this event is a  sought after market to be part of, especially  if you are a vintage, or  antique dealer of goods that compliment  the style.

The side entrance to the main hall at

 Simondium Country Lodge - 

a popular country venue in the Winelands 

 for  all celebrations

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The setting is relaxed, beautiful, true Vintage in all it's  presentation. I feel  honoured to have been able to exhibit here for the past three years.

The old repurposed counter is so heavy and large, I leave it here, ready and waiting..the scrubbed shutters are moved wherever I need them..

For  this event, I had a original 1954 three seater 
re-upholstered in a modern way with burlap. It complimented the look and feel I wanted for this room.

succulents on the window sill in vintage vases

 Aloes in laboratory beakers

 with French pewter pieces

and framed antique French documents

I enjoy setting up in this  gorgeous space to fill as I like 

with my French Brocante finds and  

 French linens sourced  in France

 The  response once again was awesome, 

and I would like to thank all who stopped by. 

 I met so many lovely followers of both my blog  and la Brocanteuse Face Book page, that I am newly inspired by all of you! I am grateful for those that took a special trip from as far as Pretoria, Johannesburg, Durban and also meeting the "faces" behind mails, comments and likes on my pages. I feel humbled by your appreciation, to every one,  THANK YOU!

These were my offerings  I shared

 with fellow Francophiles in my space 

at Simondium Lodge.

Thank you  Henrique Wilding Photography 

for images of my Brocante

and for being by my side at this event.

et Bientôt

Colette

Dd -soon she will be tall enough...

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Thank you

XL pomegranates available at Simondium Lodge
 -in season now- 

Love Patina

These two chairs came out of storage  ~
 to be upholstered in old hemp and French linen 

SWARM portrait cushion

for the moment it is adding some wonderful  texture to the worn patina I so like..

It is this patched square of muslin mended by hand, that I find irresistible

I have to admit I am not quite ready to strip these chairs, once it is done, 
the original history is changed.There is mystery in the tattered old silk threads that makes me pause and wonder about who sat on them, what discussions and  stories played off in a era where time was made to do just that.

 Each roll of old hemp is a slightly  different texture,colour and feel, but I do not mind that at all, in fact I prefer it .

  in a room void of  colour other than that of
 old paper,gray, bone and black.

Do you have a room where you can play? 

this Orangery is it - 
it is my follie where every object is what I truly love and the one space I could live 
with complete  contentment  if I had to choose
 one area in this house to be summoned to do so..

previous  posts on this favourite space and deconstructed French chairs:

here:
http://labrocanteuse.blogspot.com/2012/02/deconstructed-french-chairs.html

here:
http//labrocanteuse.blogspot.com /2011/01/orangerie.html

here:
http://labrocanteuse.blogspot.com/2012/02/eloquence.html


here:
http://labrocanteuse.blogspot.com/2011/03/in-with-old-reinvented.html

et bientôt
Colette

French linen

My interview with SA magazine  

GARDEN and HOME 

 about collecting French linen has been published 

and currently available on shelves nationwide.
(April 2013 edition)

For  readers that are  logging onto my blog  via the article, thank you, welcome and if you would like your name added to be informed about upcoming events, feel free to contact me via colette@lecapfoods.com

Sharing some previous published images  on this blog of my French linen and finds...

Soon it will look like this again, with all the sorting and preparing for the next upcoming event at 

 VINTAGE IDEAS

SIMONDIUM 

26-28 April 2013 

Paarl Franschoek rd(R45) 

9.30 - 4pm

www.festiveideas.co.za

The image below was taken the day of the magazine interview, with some of the linens we were getting ready for a event in December 2012.

Image by Henrique Alexa Wilding photography

 vintage lace on old bobbins

old French documents for framing

original old French La Poste 

(postal bags) re purposed as cushions 

found at Brocantes  and in attics 

in the French Country side

allowing me to stock my own 

pop-up Brocante

at events

with original old hand monogrammed linens:

 drap (sheets), serviettes,nappe(table cloths)

chemises, torchons (dish cloths) and chanvre table runners( farmers linen)

thank you for following me here!


Colette