http://muguetdeparis.com/2008/03/07/the-diva-of-saint-germain-des-pres/ Bridging the Distance Tue, 20 Mar 2012 13:11:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://muguetdeparis.com/2008/03/07/the-diva-of-saint-germain-des-pres/#comment-205 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:45:24 +0000 http://muguetdeparis.com/?p=128#comment-205 [...] useful: The Style Saloniste on ‘Castaing blue’ (related, of course, to Wedgwood blue), Jan del Monte on the renewed interest in Castaing (including an exhibition in Paris of her furniture and a [...]

]]> http://muguetdeparis.com/2008/03/07/the-diva-of-saint-germain-des-pres/#comment-10 Sun, 16 Mar 2008 12:03:45 +0000 http://muguetdeparis.com/?p=128#comment-10 ladyjicky, the house is in Lèves, not far from Chartres.

]]> http://muguetdeparis.com/2008/03/07/the-diva-of-saint-germain-des-pres/#comment-9 Sun, 16 Mar 2008 07:41:06 +0000 http://muguetdeparis.com/?p=128#comment-9 I have always been fascinated in Madame Castaing. I remember reading about her years ago and I loved her leopard print carpet and that blue/green she painted her house which was going up for sale – was it outside Paris? I cannot remember, some years ago.

]]> http://muguetdeparis.com/2008/03/07/the-diva-of-saint-germain-des-pres/#comment-7 Sun, 16 Mar 2008 02:40:54 +0000 http://muguetdeparis.com/?p=128#comment-7 Oh, my — I want the book NOW! And the chairs! And the painting!
Now, just where do I go shopping for all this when I’m in Washington, D.C., and it’s almost midnight? I can’t even leave for Paris at this hour so that we might go out for French pastries and discuss my shopping options, while finding hidden antique galleries! Your excellent writing and beautiful photos are such a nice discovery for me. Please keep it up — and don’t forget about the French pastry when I appear on your doorstep!

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