Thursday, April 7, 2011

L'Ebeniste



This area of Paris is full of cabinet-makers and of those who repair fine antique pieces. I have a friend in Nogent sur Marne (Paris suburb) whose father was a well-known ebeniste and I took this photo for her.

This ebeniste certainly selected an elegant rich color for his atelier, n'est-ce pas?

Didier Maulet
38 rue Traversière
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22 comments:

  1. martinealisonApril 7, 2011 at 2:26 AM

    C'est un peu la clinique des meubles... mais une clinique où il fait bon errer...
    Belle devanture... J'aime la publicité du chocolat Menier, cela me rappelle mon enfance... à présent c'est Nestlé qui a repris l'affaire...
    Bisous

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  2. AnonymousApril 7, 2011 at 2:28 AM

    Tu as raison, Genie, la couleur de la boutique a été très bien choisie. L'enseigne, aussi.
    C'est très "classe".
    Bonne journée!

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  3. Cezar and LéiaApril 7, 2011 at 3:53 AM

    I think this professional is a kind of artist as well!
    Léia

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  4. JulieApril 7, 2011 at 5:01 AM

    I like this style of shop facade, Genie. It does not really matter (not to me) what trade the shop is involved in. I have a few in my ocllection now. Two more that I noticed yesterday down on Rue Bac that I wish to add to my collection. Then shall prepare a post.

    I think there is a post awaiting too on the use of colour in the retail street-scape. Such an exciting thing just to walk the streets. One never knows what is around the next corner.

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  5. This is BelgiumApril 7, 2011 at 5:12 AM

    Plenty of things to visit on my next trip to Paris.. if I want to see everything you spotted, I will never be able to return to Brussels !
    have a wonderful day, sun is shining here at 100 miles per hour!

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  6. biebkriebelsApril 7, 2011 at 7:10 AM

    It is a very beautiful colour indeed.

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  7. MApril 7, 2011 at 8:55 AM

    Oui, j'aime le bleu! It is so nice to see the unique shop facades ... Much better than strip centers! P-4!

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  8. Tena RussApril 7, 2011 at 9:17 AM

    Fabulous, eye-popping color.

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  9. HalcyonApril 7, 2011 at 10:39 AM

    If only I had some furniture that needed restoration. :)

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  10. VirginiaApril 7, 2011 at 11:07 AM

    Julie is right, in Paris you never know what wonderful little place is around the corner.
    V

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  11. JackApril 7, 2011 at 11:50 AM

    Genie, once again you have caught a lovely bit of Paris. This is a simple but beautiful place. The blue is the color of the shutters on my house.

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  12. MalyssApril 7, 2011 at 12:05 PM

    I like the sign (enseigne) on the left!

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  13. LoreeApril 7, 2011 at 3:32 PM

    Paris has such pretty shop fronts. I was fascinated by them.

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  14. StarmanApril 7, 2011 at 3:33 PM

    I love the hanging sign.

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  15. AlexaApril 7, 2011 at 4:42 PM

    It definitely takes a special kind of skill to do what M. Maulet does. I was struck by all the beautiful shades of blue I saw in Paris (mostly on shop fronts and doors)— and such rich saturated hues, like this.

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  16. debbie in torontoApril 7, 2011 at 5:02 PM

    love that blue..want it for my front door....

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  17. SebabApril 7, 2011 at 8:54 PM

    Beautiful Picture!

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  18. Clueless in BostonApril 7, 2011 at 11:00 PM

    Very nice storefront. Interestingly, I posted a photo of old period doorknobs in the window of a hardware store that specializes in restorations.

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  19. Genie -- Paris and BeyondApril 7, 2011 at 11:57 PM

    martine -- Ah, le nom "Menier" et les chocolats de Noisiel. C'est la même famille de Château de Chenonceau... je crois?

    Richard -- Merci à toi, mon ami!

    Léia -- When you see the work that they do, whether creating or repairing we would agree that they are artists.

    Julie -- You are so right about the surprises just around every corner... enjoy your time...hope to see you soon!

    Belgium -- Oh, you have shown how lovely your Brussels is. There is a treasure in every city!

    biebkriebels -- I love this intense secondary color also..

    M -- P-4 indeed... must think about packing - hah!

    Tena -- merci, mon amie!

    Halcyon -- I should have taken a photo through the window... There are several of these ateliers on the street

    Virginia -- Bien sûr, mon amie!

    Jack -- I love this color and although it is a neutral, quite intense

    Malyss -- I do too. Did you notice the replica of the old chocolate factory poster "Menier" in the window?

    Loree -- Me too, my friend. I love the lacy looking ironwork on the windows above the atelier.

    Starman -- I do also with the craftsman on the manual-powered lathe (?)

    Alexa -- Paris loves its blues for sure... so many different shades in that palette

    debbie -- I bet that a local store could whip it up. I always like the idea of a painted door as it is almost like getting a new pair of shoes for your house!

    Sailor -- Merci

    Clueless -- I have just been over to your post and it just shows that great minds think alike! Love all of those "boutons de porte!"

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  20. VreniApril 8, 2011 at 6:05 AM

    J´adore le bleu de ce magasin!

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  21. RandyApril 8, 2011 at 9:30 PM

    I love that shade of blue.

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  22. Kelley Carey MacDonaldApril 11, 2011 at 10:24 PM

    As a painter I feel I should know this... but I wonder what 'name' this blue has? Sort of a...Pthalo with a touch of red... but what name? I'm going to investigate!

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Merci for your comments!