A visit to the " Grange des Phares": an experience for your 5 senses ...
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|  | Furniture, ancient and simply old : cabinet and workplace furniture, commodes, desks, china cabinets, woodcuts, diverse containers, old bottles, chandeliers, lamps, boxes, antique toys, restored stained glass, scents and cloth from Provence, flavors from Québec, etc.
Whatever their age, the importance of all these objects is their beauty. |
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| An approach respectful of the soul of the object |
| | The restoration of all these ancient objects, which have been weathered by time, must be done with the upmost respect for their soul.
Stripping, if necessary, changing of the feet or the base, restoration of the moulding, research into the original hardware, recreation of the ancestral colors and patina. |
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| If you must know everything |
| | Sylvie and Jean-François tell the story of each piece of furniture and accessory.
Whether connaisseur or avid amateur of antiques, your hosts will pass on to you an appreciation for the beauty that wood furniture can bring to your life.
This unique wood which has traveled over time and carries with it in spirit of each house they have dwelled in. Wood is alive.
Each piece of old furniture will unveil its own mystery. You have only to turn the page to have the story told, and to discover the furniture's countless uses and customs from previous eras.
From household furnishings to those found in the workplace, each will bend to a new vocation and serve a different purpose in our daily lives of the present.
To have wood furniture is to change the atmosphere of your home ; and it is not uncommon for the "antique bug" to spread throughout the entire house. |
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 | | Yes, yes, more many furnitures. I go quickly to see ! Click on the picture |
| A beautiful piece of furniture is a beautiful piece of furniture, regardless of where it comes from (Québec certainely but also England, France, the U.S., Europe, The Orient, etc.) |
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