http://www.ciderbarnbrocante.store Recent blog posts from my shop. en-US the current vibe is to buy preloved, and re-use items wherever possible. Shopping in brocantes is the perfect way to embrace this spirit, and of course you are supporting a small business at the same time, which is very much appreciated. It's a great way to find that unusual and unique item for those hard to buy for people in your life. Tue, 07 Nov 2023 12:10:45 -0500 https://www.ciderbarnbrocante.store/post/1213360466913/the-festive-season-fast-approaches https://www.ciderbarnbrocante.store/post/1213360466913/the-festive-season-fast-approaches?pub=1699377045 My clients often ask me, where do you find all your stock?
Whilst I'm frequently to be found rootling around in a dusty attic. or poking into dark corners of a cobwebby barn, my main source of treasure is the vide grenier, literally translated as 'empty attic', a sort of yard sale or car boot sale on an epic scale Wed, 25 Oct 2023 10:03:20 -0400 https://www.ciderbarnbrocante.store/post/1135663260866/fairs-and-fleamarkets https://www.ciderbarnbrocante.store/post/1135663260866/fairs-and-fleamarkets?pub=1698242600 Sheryl decided to move to France after celebrating her 50th birthday in Normandy. “A friend lent us the use of his French holiday home. That first morning I opened the shutters and looked out on a bucolic scene, blossom-filled orchards with sheep and cows grazing beneath. The sudden realisation that I could be happy living in France enveloped me. Mon, 09 Jan 2023 15:45:54 -0500 https://www.ciderbarnbrocante.store/post/1108481974160/how-i-came-to-be-running-a-brocante-in https://www.ciderbarnbrocante.store/post/1108481974160/how-i-came-to-be-running-a-brocante-in?pub=1673297154