A mirror
“I particularly like those with a golden outline, a little patina.
Even if they are bitten, we go for it because they are all the more beautiful, marked by history and time.
The advantage of these mirrors is that there is something for every style, every space, every budget.
I'm a fan of small oval formats with their frame made of scrolls.
They creep everywhere.
But I am also a fan of the large Louis Philippe models.
In the past, they were hung above fireplaces, but they really have an effect, placed on the ground, simply leaning against a wall.
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Claire Leblond-Faure, founder of the Debongout boutique, which mixes vintage decoration and modern pieces, has selected ten pieces to hunt for at the end of the year.
Chloe Bruhat
A safe
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We hunt for chests and trunks to store our treasures.
And we don't hesitate to turn the large models into coffee tables (here, large trunk, 319 euros at Debongout).
Lili in Wonderland
“There are so many sizes for different uses.
Small chests are perfect for slipping in documents, tools, pencils... They are very decorative placed on furniture.
The larger ones obviously serve as storage furniture but can also be used as a coffee table.
I love to hunt for chests because you can still often find treasures inside: children's toys, jewellery...»
old books
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Offering old books with yellowed pages and beautiful covers is Claire Leblond-Faure's lovely gift idea.
Lili in Wonderland
“I love stacks of old books.
They are easily chipped away.
I like the yellowed side of their pages, the particular smell of the paper.
Their covers are often very beautiful.
It's a very nice gift.
It's wonderful to offer, for example, an old encyclopedia!
They can also, when stacked, become bedside tables, side tables…”
A small piece of furniture to store sewing materials
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The small pieces of furniture initially intended to store sewing equipment are easily turned into dressing tables.
Lili in Wonderland
“It's a great gift to give or to give yourself.
The small work units on legs which were also used to store sewing and embroidery equipment slip easily into a bedroom to be turned into dressing tables.
Indeed, they are composed of a plate which is raised and conceals a compartmentalized space in which one placed bobbins and needles.
Sometimes there is even a small mirror.
This piece of furniture is more compact than a dressing table, which makes it ideal for small spaces, and allows you to store jewelry and accessories.
They are still easily found at flea markets at low prices.
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A lamp with an antique glass globe
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At Debongout, we hunt for old glass globes that we reassemble into lamps called Colette (here, Colette no°183, 190 euros).
Lili in Wonderland
“It's one of Debongout's specialties.
We hunt for old glass globes that we reassemble in table lamps, suspensions.
Obviously all electrical systems are new.
Fitted with a low-light bulb, these lamps provide lovely light and the glass reveals designs that cast delicate shadows.
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A bedside table
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In the bedroom, we bet on vintage and mismatched bedside tables with a penchant for those with a marble top (here, bedside table in wood and marble, 169 euros at Debongout).
Lili in Wonderland
“It is easy to find China and the prices are around 150 euros.
It's a gift to make that really changes the look of a room.
Two old mismatched bedside tables give style to this room whether in a country house or in an apartment in Paris.
I love wooden models with a marble top, a very trendy material at the moment.
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Mismatched dishes
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Mismatched crockery is the secret of beautiful tables.
Lili in Wonderland
“I have a passion for mismatched tableware.
I have plenty of them at home because, for my wedding, I had hunted down all the plates.
I have a penchant for the Terre de Fer with their magnificent blue, red or green patterns.
But I also like country-style plates with flowers.
The idea is really to have different styles and to mix them.
This immediately makes a beautiful table.
And in addition, this crockery is easy to use: it is not expensive and we are therefore not afraid of breaking it.
A series of mismatched plates is a perfect Christmas gift.
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A farmhouse table
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Fancy a farmhouse table?
We choose it with a tiled top (here, model with drawers, 299 euros at Debongout).
Lili in Wonderland
“It's the big piece to afford!
It's been a few years since the farmhouse table reappeared in homes and apartments.
But, the difference at the end of the year, and that it is the models with a tiled top that make decoration addicts run.”
A chair
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Yes !
The old chair is a great gift: it can easily be turned into a bedside table or a stand to put vases filled with flowers or pretty objects (here, wooden chair, 139 euros at Debongout).
Lili in Wonderland
“Who says table says chairs.
But mismatched.
From now on, we like to mix rustic wooden models with other more designer ones with a metal structure around the table.
We're going to mix rounded Thonet shapes with straighter ones.
But a pretty chair also rhymes with diversion.
It can be used as a bedside table or a pedestal table to place pretty objects, a vase with a bouquet of flowers or... a pile of old books!
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A trolley on wheels
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The trolley on wheels is the must-have decoration of the moment.
At Debongout, it is called Donna and costs 269 euros.
Lili in wonderland
“It's the piece of furniture to hunt for before the end of the year.
The real star of decoration.
We love it in all its variations, in wood, glass, metal, with big or small wheels.
Above, there are glasses, carafes, beautiful bottles: it is a magnificent liquor bar, very trendy too.
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