Chers Amis de L’Ecole du Bon Gout. Bonjour d’Uzes! If you look in the background of the first photo below , you will see, in a painting of the Marquis de Marigny, a bronze dore wall sconce which because of its obvious neoclassical design, would be labeled as “Louis XVI style” by most knowledgeable antique…
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“Change is a good thing!”
Chers Amis de L’Ecole du Bon Gout, Bonjour, Yes! Change helps us see with “new eyes” our everyday surroundings. Changes in the seasons gives us a heightened ability to appreciate the qualities of each new season! We have just arrived, after what was a cold winter, to be more appreciative of the glories of spring’s…
Topiaries from down to up???
Chers Amis de L’Ecole du Bon Gout!! Bonjour d’Uzes!! When I arrived here two weeks ago, I knew I wanted to get the courtyard replanted before the marathon of April through May shopping and restoration of the goods began!Of all the plants I have tried in my court yard, “English Ivy” ( Hedera helix) seemed…
The bedroom, your waking dream come true!!
Chers Amis de L’Ecole du Bon Gout!. Bonjour! Since most humans spend about 3,650 hours a year in bed, the bed itself, as well as its surroundings and the views from it become very important subjects! Also if you are even “bed ridden” for a period of time, then a commodious and beautiful bedroom environment…
Sculpture : Fine art, but decorative arts too!
Chers Amis du Bon Gout, Bonjour! Since the days when we humans inhabited caves, man has been crafting pieces of sculpture of one sort or another. Fertility figures, like the famous “Venus of Willendorf” ( 28,000 to 25,000 b.c.), are certainly some of man’s first sculptural achievements, which today, thousands of years later, still hold…
St. Valentine’s Day!!!
Chers Amis de l’Ecole du Bon Gout”, Bonjour !! February 14th, St. Valentine’s day, named for a 3rd century Roman saint, gives everybody a great opportunity to let the special person (or persons) in their life know that they are so very dear !! Candy, flowers and cards are certainly tried and true methods of…
The Louis XVI debate!!
Chers Amis de l’Ecole du Bon Goût! Bonjour d’Uzès!! The Louis XVI period is whole heartedly praised by many and is maligned by others!! Certainly the architecture, furniture and decorative arts were brilliant, fresh, new, intellectual and documented takes on their classical Roman antecedents! And yes, the life styles of many of that period were…
Gratitude for 2013! +++Trust in 2014!!
Chers Amis de l’Ecole du Bon Goût! Bonne Fête d’Uzès!Today I was reviewing what I am grateful for having experienced in 2013! Besides the most important subjects of good health and great friends, I think the next on the list would be being able to live in Louisiane 6 months of the year and Uzès…
Man’s best friend: The Table
Chers Amis de L’Ecole du Bon Gout! Probably the hardest working piece of furniture is the table!! I think they could rightly be called “man’s best friend in furniture”!Your bedside table dutifully stays up all night to hold your phone, reading lamp, alarm clock and night cap ( a liquid one or a cloth one!).Your…
Need a unique gift for that unique person????
Chers Amis de L’Ecole du Bon Gout, Holiday time is a time of giving and sharing in special ways! We choose gifts for those important in our lives to let them know how we feel about them! We also have special get-togethers to celebrate the value of these friendships! Certainly meaningful words on a card…
