CHARMING CHOICES FOR MOTHER'S DAY 2024
It's almost Mother's Day! And we want to thank all the amazing moms and mother figures in our lives. Thank you for being wonderful role models that have shown us...
LOLO FRENCH ANTIQUES 2023 MOTHER'S DAY GIFT GUIDE: LET'S GIVE HER SOME THINGS TO CHIRP ABOUT
Mother's Day is just two weeks away. And while every day is a great day to honor and celebrate the wonderful women in our lives, let us help make May...
TRUMEAU: WEDNESDAY'S WORD OF THE WEEK
Ever wonder whether it's a Rococo or Régence? Louis XV or Louis Philippe? A Bergère or Fauteuil? Each week, we will highlight a word, term, or phrase to help identify...
TABLE DE DRAPIER: WEDNESDAY'S WORD OF THE WEEK
Ever wonder whether it's a Rococo or Régence? Louis XV or Louis Philippe? A Bergère or Fauteuil? Each week, we will highlight a word, term, or phrase to help identify...
THE MYSTERY AND MAGIC OF MISTLETOE
During Christmastime in France, like in the United States and elsewhere, festive sprigs or balls of mistletoe (known as gui in France) are seen hanging above doors or on beams...
LOLO'S 2022 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE: DREAMING OF FRENCH AND FABULOUS ANTIQUES ET MORE
'Tis the season for gifting, and here at Lolo French Antiques, we love helping bring the magic of Christmas to your home! Our dreamy 2022 Holiday Gift Guide is sure to fill you...
ACANTHUS: WEDNESDAY'S WORD OF THE WEEK
Ever wonder whether it's a Rococo or Régence? Louis XV or Louis Philippe? A Bergère or Fauteuil? Each week, we will highlight a word, term, or phrase to help identify...
THE COLORFUL SHUTTERS OF FRANCE
For centuries shutters have adorned everything from small pied-à-terres in Paris to the Maison Bourgeois of local villages. Opened or closed, solid or louvered, these colorful painted shutters known as volets or volets battants (to distinguish them from roll...
FRENCH WEDDING TRADITIONS PART 1: THE TROUSSEAU AND ARMOIRE DE MARIAGE
It's summertime! Wedding season is back in full swing once again, and getting married in France is a dream of many couples. I’m in the midst of helping plan my...
BASTILLE DAY HISTORY AND TRADITIONS
Bastille Day, formally la Fête Nationale or the National Celebration, is a French national holiday that celebrates the anniversary and symbolic victory of the storming of the Bastille, a grand medieval fortress...
CHARCUTERIE: WEDNESDAY'S WORD OF THE WEEK
Ever wonder whether it's a Rococo or Régence? Louis XV or Louis Philippe? A Bergère or Fauteuil? Each week, we will highlight a word, term, or phrase to help identify...
LOLO FRENCH ANTIQUES 2021 MOTHER'S DAY GIFT GUIDE — WITH A FRENCH TWIST
Mother’s Day is just around the corner. In two weeks we’ll be celebrating all the wonderful mothers, mother-in-laws, and mothers-to-be in our lives by letting them know just how much...