Bright Idea: Repurpose Vintage Books as Holiday Decor

We can hardly believe it ourselves, but it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas here at The Paris Market. Slowly but surely the Paris Market elves are hard at work transforming the store into a winter wonderland. And while the appearance of winter scarves, sparkly ornaments, & jingle bells has got us ready to start counting down the days until Christmas, there's just something about this more subtle vignette involving our collection of vintage books that's got us especially in the holiday spirit. It's just such a lovely way to take something old & make it new again & it's got our brains swirling with all kinds of ideas for repurposing projects for the holidays. What are some of your favorite ways to repurpose old objects for the holidays? 

New Products Online!

From one of kind vintage items to our usual staples like books & candles, we've been adding all sorts of new products to our website. Check out a few of our favorite new products below & be sure to keep checking our website as more will continue to be added as we approach the holiday season! Happy shopping!!

1. Stoneware Utensil Jar // 2. Pichet Parisienne // 3. Vintage Midcentury Desk // 4. Vintage Metal Chair // 5. Paris Views // 6. Lafco Candles // 7. Vintage Wooden Boxes with Enamel Numbers

On the Shelf: Scarves Galore!

We are FINALLY starting to get those long-awaited fall temperatures, which means we are ready to break out our scarves & bundle up! And with the great new shipment of scarves that just arrived at the store, we hope that, this time, the cooler temperatures are here for good. With so many different colors & variations, we're more than prepared to stay warm in style. One of our lovely Paris Market ladies, Mackenzie, agreed to model our newest scarves so you can see all the great styles & the different ways you can wear them. And don't worry if you don't see the style you like on the shelf right now, we'll be continuously stocking our shelves with scarves throughout the rest of the holiday season.

Throwback Thursday: Halloween Costumes

With Halloween being only a day away, we felt it was only right to dedicate this week's Throwback Thursday to the Halloween costumes of yesteryear. While we certainly have our own unique brand of costumes living in a city full of art students, there's just something rather remarkable about these vintage costumes. Maybe it's just that the black & white of the photographs make them seem especially nostalgic or the fact that even though times were much simpler then, it's evident that people still dedicated a great amount of thought & effort to making elaborate costumes. Either way, we can't get enough of all these amazing costumes! Check them out to get some inspiration for your own costume this year & have a Happy Halloween!  

Rooms With A View: Dr. Fabre's Micropolis

Although we're relieved to have a respite from all the hard work, we can't help but feel a tinge of sadness that Rooms With A View has now come to an end. Every detail of our room was carefully planned & constructed & it was truly a wonderful experience seeing it all come together. For those of you that didn't make it out to the Jepson this weekend to see it, our room was based on Jean-Henri Casimir Fabre (1823-1915), an entomologist from the south of France. From an encaustic piece featuring golden cicadas to a dome full of beautiful butterflies to entomology drawers full of specimens ranging from colorful to creepy, bugs filled just about every nook & cranny of our room. So without further ado, we present: Dr. Fabre's Micropolis. 

Bare Walls // Primed & Painted // Installing Panels & Molding 

The completed walls

Installing: The Wall Unit // The Lighting // The Doors