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?

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.