it’s high time you were properly introduced to my friend Catherine. As you leave l’Isle sur la Sorgue -direction Le Thor- Catherine Auffret Antiquités is on the left hand side of the road. Through the gates and behind the house sits her shop. It’s one of my favorite places to be, so much so that I’ve threatened to move in.
When she converted the old garage to a shop she used reclaimed arched windows from an orangerie, 6 of them. The antique windows frames are perfectly proportioned and the natural grace they lend to the space provides a magical backdrop for her beautiful selection of antiques. Catherine has a successful decorating business as well and in the rear of the shop she stocks samples from all of the best fabric lines.
Last year her projects ranged from private residences to a new Relais & Chateaux hotel just across the valley called La Coquillade. I’ve watched her business grow and I’m so proud of her! Best of all she’s a great friend and she loves an adventure. Trouble seems to find us wherever our love of antiques and design takes us… don’t ask me about the time our car was towed in Marrakech and we found ourselves attempting to charm the officials at Commissariat de Police through a barred window in the wee hours of the morning…
I hope you’ll visit her if you’re in town because chez Catherine tout est beau. For those of you wanting a virtual tour, here are a few of my favorite things…
