Grey matter

We received a phone call from the framers in Troyes, telling us that our three pictures were now ready to be collected. That was exciting, as we’d taken the pictures in weeks ago, so really looking forward to seeing them framed. These were the pictures we had bought at a marché des puces in the summer, two charcoal sketches and an old print from the Louvre.

We were both really keen to see how they would look in the house. We knew that two of them were going to hang in the Jeroboam. We’d chosen quite a simple black wooden frame for these two, complemented by a grey border. Although we know roughly where we want them, we couldn’t completely decide, so we need a bit more time to think about that one.

The third picture we framed slightly differently, in a thicker dark wood frame, but again with a grey border, to help complement the grey charcoal print.

However, we still hadn’t quite decided on where it would hang, so had to move it around a bit. It didn’t take long though, as there was a very natural place for it next to the fireplace in the salle à manger.