JOYS OF HOME: Fabulous French Find

Friday, September 9, 2011

Last week, on the day before my birthday, I happened upon a delightful find at the thrift store; a set of French paperback books dating back to 1933.

I was immediately attracted to their subdued tones, naturally aged pages,

and the texture created by the rough-cut edges.

Oh, and yes, the fact that the original owner was French and these actually came from France, really made me happy!

They were the perfect addition to the newly redecorated shelves in our bedroom.

Candy said...: Great find!; September 9, 2011 at 11:27 AM
Sally@threeblondeboyz said...: They look lovely, and how unusual to find paperback onesx; September 9, 2011 at 2:41 PM
Our Paper Plates said...: Happy late birthday! :) The books must have known it was your birthday and appeared just in time!; September 9, 2011 at 3:11 PM
'T' said...: happy birthday! i ♥ old books.; September 9, 2011 at 3:36 PM
Heather at Happy Chippy Junk said...: ooooo la la!!; September 9, 2011 at 5:04 PM
joanne said...: fantastic find! And they look so pretty on the shelf..lovely colours!; September 9, 2011 at 6:45 PM
mely said...: That just inspire me to go thrifty shopping this weekend.
A good excuse! :); September 10, 2011 at 8:02 AM
Connie said...: The display on your shelf looks very calmming - perfect for the bedroom. I love a good find from a thrift store.; September 12, 2011 at 7:03 AM
Rachel said...: Nice addition!; September 16, 2011 at 10:38 AM
MeltMyScent said...: What a great find, it is amazing what awesome things can be found in thrift stores! My mom goes "goodie" hunting every weekend and every now and then she find a real treasure too!; September 25, 2011 at 2:38 AM