Paris is a huge treasure trove, and if you follow the instructions we have mapped out for you, you might discover almost anything. Paris still contains many mysterious secrets and magical places, which you'll discover, to your wonderment, as you explore its many second-hand stores, brimming with all sorts of decorative curiosities. The addresses which follow will provide you with a cornucopia of delights both tiny and huge, at a variety of prices, and invariably with charm.
Fifty-eight eclectic shops, as well as the Porte de Vanves and Saint-Ouen flea markets, are profiled and photographed in this invaluable guide to shopping for that perfect decorative object. Whether you're searching for garden ornaments, mid-century Scandinavian vases, Grand Tour luggage, monogrammed linen sheets, a train-station clock, Indian textiles, child-sized Thonet furniture, etched glassware, old postcards, or Art Deco lighting, you'll find clues to their whereabouts in these pages.
