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How does one say 'shabby chic' in French?

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Chris O'Brien
Apr 10, 2021
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As I described previously, our Toulouse apartment is a strange beast. We grew to love it dearly. Yet even if we find many aspects of it to be wonderful, it is still nonetheless bizarre, cavernous, and even dangerous at times.

The building is perhaps 400 to 500 years old (we think). The interior of the apartment was more modern than the building. But oft…

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