A Valentine Debut

  Valentine's Day would be the perfect day for me to introduce this labor of love, Le Côté Français Maison, dear to my heart, to those of you who also delight in vintage and antique textiles, while favoring a contemporary aesthetic.  

A few years ago, I brought over some vintage and antique French furniture and accessories that I had lots of fun picking out - mostly in the provinces. I sold everything eventually, without making much profit, but developing a lovely international client base of people who appreciated old and pretty French objects. Deciding that shipping and the inevitable complications that arise from moving large fragile things thousands of miles were a bore, I turned my interior designer energies to hunting and gathering eye-catching textiles, discovering that box style pillows offered a wonderful form for presenting interesting collages  juxtaposing these collectible fabrics with new textiles. During the past year and a half, having carefully accumulated a variety of Toiles,Lampas,needlepoints, 20's and 30's florals and deco prints, 60's and 70's Op-Art and geometric prints, homespun linens, vintage designer dress fabrics antique trims, and more, mostly from France but also from other countries, I designed the first Le Côté Français Maison Toss Pillows and Throws that you see here, on the Le Côté Français Facebook Page, Twitter,(@lecotefrancais) and in other places, both virtual and 3D that I will list for you in my next post. A website is in the works, as is a Trade Show, and  other exciting  developments. In the next post, I shall also tell you about the Limited Edition Art Pillows, created for Le Côté Français Maison by Jean Claude Brasset.  

For now, I'll leave you with  pictures of three custom Decorative Pillows, from the LCF Maison debut collection, that I hope may set your heart aflutter, and make your eyes glad. 

Bonne Saint Valentin!