Monday, March 28, 2011

Doors in France I

LE MARAIS
Recently a decorator requested a series of doors in France for a client.  As I began gathering them together for her, I realized how many I had accumulated and not shared with you. So, here you have the first in my new series, Doors in France! I fell in love with the colors here.
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20 comments:

  1. LaurentMarch 28, 2011 at 12:44:00 AM CDT

    You know I love doors too ! Great pictures Virginia.

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  2. Sérgio PontesMarch 28, 2011 at 2:36:00 AM CDT

    The photo is very nice

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  3. 黄清华 Wong Ching WahMarch 28, 2011 at 4:18:00 AM CDT

    Wonderful framing and details ...

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  4. AnonymousMarch 28, 2011 at 6:02:00 AM CDT

    I think it's an excellent idea!

    Franje (from Toronto)

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  5. HarrietMarch 28, 2011 at 7:12:00 AM CDT

    My computer is giving almost a purple cast to the door knocker -- nice color to contrast with the wood. This photo leaves me asking myself: What used to be in the oval space? A name plate?

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  6. robMarch 28, 2011 at 7:29:00 AM CDT

    Beautiful details, love this door.

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  7. MadAboutParisMarch 28, 2011 at 8:37:00 AM CDT

    I'm with Harriet...is it the ghost of an outdated door knocker or nameplate of a former resident? And what about the little metal patch? If only doors could tell their stories...

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  8. VirginiaMarch 28, 2011 at 9:10:00 AM CDT

    Harriet, it does have a purble cast and the door greenish. I love it!

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  9. DarylMarch 28, 2011 at 11:26:00 AM CDT

    I love how its been 'patched'

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  10. TheChieftessMarch 28, 2011 at 11:48:00 AM CDT

    One of your best door shots V!!!

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  11. EleanorMarch 28, 2011 at 1:52:00 PM CDT

    I like this shot. Boy, I sure hope this leads to other 'commissioned' work for you.

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  12. StarmanMarch 28, 2011 at 3:23:00 PM CDT

    I can't see the colors, but I can tell it's not black and white.

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  13. PeterParisMarch 28, 2011 at 5:00:00 PM CDT

    I guess you now saved the future of your Paris blog! If you are out of ideas, there are thousands of nice doors... and door knobs!

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  14. VirginiaMarch 28, 2011 at 7:30:00 PM CDT

    Franje, thank you for visiting and leaving a comment.

    Starman, I forgot for a minute that you were color blind!

    Peter, I could bore you all to death with old doors and door knobs. Beware! ;)

    Eleanor, Hope springs eternal!

    I agree with all of you that this must be one of the more interesting doors with the metal work the outline of a plaque etc.

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  15. AlexaMarch 28, 2011 at 8:57:00 PM CDT

    As I've just been living in the Marais for the past 4 days, I really appreciate this one. SO beautiful, V! (It's late, but tomorrow I'm looking back at your posts that I missed while I was in Paris.)

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  16. ElizabethMarch 28, 2011 at 9:16:00 PM CDT

    love love love the shapes in this photo. straight lines on the outside, curves within...

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  17. AnonymousMarch 28, 2011 at 10:09:00 PM CDT

    Gorgeous. I often wonder who has graced the entrance into these doors.

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  18. PamelaMarch 28, 2011 at 11:00:00 PM CDT

    What is it about doors? Everyone always notices a beautiful door!
    Now we are seeing doors as pieces of art in a living room...love it!
    This one is gorgeous!!

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  19. JackMarch 29, 2011 at 12:24:00 PM CDT

    This is very good, Virginia. The colors are a bit unexpected, the image is sharp as a tack, and the cropping or framing is successful. In Esperanto, the word for it is "unsperel," which, coincidentally, is my security word. My compliments, Ms. V.

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  20. Petrea BurchardMarch 29, 2011 at 11:02:00 PM CDT

    You could almost just do "Doors in the Marais." Impossibly beautiful.

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