LIFESTYLE
SIMPLY LIVING FRANCE
Poster Art
“Art is not what you see. But what you make others see”
PAGE 22
In fact the solution presented itself one day, quite out of the blue! We had asked for someone to help us with storage locally and a lady had answered. Then we discovered she was selling up, leaving France and selling much of her home contents, including some wonderful French poster art. These weren’t expensive, five euros each as I recall and I have just continued adding to them, such is the pleasure they gift. Also, they are oddly so versatile and of course reminded me of France when I moved back to the UK again.
M
oving home is so expensive. I know this only too well! I really have found it tough over the years, trying to place the same, muchloved art in many a new home. Some homes suit older style art and some more modern, it’s a problem. I could of course solve this issue by constantly buying new art or redecorating to fit but that really isn’t doable, financially or otherwise. After our move in 2020 from Canada to France, we left our eclectic art collection (bought, gifted, begged, borrowed and only one stolen, by mistake, I promise) in storage but even in a tiny Normandy rental cottage, bare walls did not a home make. What to do?
I realised that I could just change the frames and they would fit perfectly! In the end, I love a bit of Matisse or Van Gogh and could never afford the real thing, so poster art is just the ticket! Lately, I’ve started adding new poster art (not French) in order to build my collection. Like I fake it with flowers, I’m now totally hooked on fake art! Buy what you can afford and love now! I’ve got a few posters that need reframing, as they were damaged in the move, so that’s a nice winter project for me. Also, once you get the reframing bug, there will be no stopping you and lets face it, you are only limited by your imagination!
Donna
Simply Living France, Company Reg:- 13738420 contactus@simplylivingfrance.com
