Zinc-ply beautiful!

What is it about the color of zinc that attracts some of us so much?

It could be considered a sort of drab, 

cold, metallic color, but there is something about it, 

something sexy, something natural, and perhaps even elegant. 

     

  

An ornate oeil-de-boeuf for example is very elegant 

and even an old bucket containing a well-groomed boxwood can look classy.

Zinc French œil-de-bœuf, see more of these 
and how they can be integrated in an interior 
see My French Country Home here and here

If you are a fan of it, tell us why you like it. 

How do YOU combine it with your decor, 

and if you have a good photo of a vignette that 

includes a piece in this color, post it on our

Facebook page here

We look forward to your comments and your photos.

Team Atelier

Top left, table made from a English water tank, top right,

classic French bistro with zinc top.

Bottom right, galvanized industrial boxes, to store or use as planter box. 

Right, metal galvanized French grape harvesters.

Check our website to see what we have available 

in our Spring Container here

These wonderful pair of Tin Angels we found one year in Montpellier, France.   

Bring it on!!!

Johan is ecstatic and nervous tonight because the container arrives tomorrow so he can load it up with all our goodies. I am definitely going to try to be there for the loading of the fall container. Poor Johan has to deal with all of the details, which are not easy. He has to prepare all the treasures to be ready for loading: selecting, crating delicate items, wrapping, etc. We have to use every nook and cranny of space to make it worth our while since it is quite expensive to bring a large container from Europe. But even before that, he has to prepare all the paperwork and documentation with details for shippers, brokers, customs, etc

For those of you who think we have a dream job, it's true most of the time, but there are little 

nightmares in between. Smile! It takes months of searching for items, cleaning, fixing, painting, etc. 

Then it takes 3 to 4 days to load it all up in a safe and sensible way.

 

Thank you Johan for all your hard work on that side on the Atlantic. Be safe as you load up 
and we look forward to having you here soon when the container arrives on our shores. 
Big hugs from us and I am sure from all our friends who read this.

And to those of you who are reading this, take a stroll through our web site here
for a preview of some of the beauties that will be loaded up tomorrow.

Trino