Serendipity is the last, but certainly not the least, Paris shop I feature on my blog. This one was one of the first that appeared on my ‘must visit’ list. Clare, from the Lulu Carter blog, insisted I had to go there, but I was already convinced by the pictures of this shop she had put on her own blog.

As a funny coincidence the shop just opened their doors on our second day in Paris, at a new location, 81-83 Rue du Cherche-midi, that was just a five minutes walk from our hotel :-)

I was stunned by the carpet patchwork they made in their entrance, don’t you just love the idea?

Right next to HOME Autour du Monde, Rue des Francs Bourgeois 8, you can find the most yummy haberdashery store I have ever visited. The shop is mostly full with buttons and ribbon, but they also sell Liberty fabric, wool felt and patterns.

I spent a fortune on French ribbons, I loved them and I now try to find the wholesaler so I can have them for my own shop too.

They also have a web shop, so if you can’t wait: www.entreedesfournisseurs.com

Another great shop in Paris is HOME Autour du Monde. I found a lot of inspiration there, they offer a nice mix of vintage like and design stuff. I visited their shop on Rue des Francs Bourgeois 8, which they call their concept store.

The street Rue des Francs Bourgeois is worth visiting all by itself, it’s a cozy street with a lot of cool shops. Before we entered the street, we first revitalized ourselves on Place des Vosges, a beautiful, beautiful square in the Marais.

Antoine & Lili was on the recommendation list of Clare, from the Lulu Carter blog. And she was so right, I was so overwhelmed by the shops, I couldn’t buy anything (lucky for my wallet ;-)) On their website I found out that they have several shops around Paris. I have visited the ‘flag’ store  (Le Village) on sunday, which is next to the St Martin canal.

Actually there are three shops there, a pink, green and yellow one. One with women cloths, one with children cloths and toys and one with lovely goodies for your home.

And off course the most professional photo above is taken by M.

Last weekend I visited Paris for the first time, and I was overwhelmed… the big squares, oversized buildings, beautiful parks and off course all the lovely shops.
We spend 5 days strolling around, eating, drinking and relaxing. I also wanted to visit one or two museums, but the weather was so good, and the city itself was enough museum for me this first time. Now I have a reason to come and visit again.

I show you here some pictures M has taken. If you want to see more of his own selection, please visit www.soulpixels.nl. He is a very talented photographer ( so I think ) and you can see more of his portfolio there.

In the next post, I will reveal the pictures of the oh so yummy shops I have visited.

All photographs by Maarten Boerma – www.soulpixels.nl