I first went to this store last May to their annual flea market/parking lot sale. It was a beautiful day to drive from the East Bay up to Sonoma to check out what they had to offer. While the sale was smallish there were plenty of lovely things to buy as gifts or to decorate your garden or home. I had been wanting to buy a large piece of blue glass for my bedroom and found the perfect shade of turquoise in a large antique French wine jug as well as several large antique canning jars. The wine jug looks perfect on top a shelf in my bedroom, and I use the canning jars to hold flowers from the farmers' market all year around. I also found a slightly used garden book full of delightful photos and a lovely verdigris French oyster basket that I keep on my garden patio and am slowly filling up with pieces of bleached out driftwood from my walks along the bay. The sunny sale was great fun and worth the trip up from Alameda for the day. Did I mention there was even live...
Read moreChateau Sonoma is the Art of the French Lifestyle. Meaningful gatherings, self care, the quest for meaningful treasures are a few examples of this lifestyle in the architectural beautiful Sonoma Square. Entering the store, you are taken into a world of beautiful French antiques that are selected in France by store representatives, for their unique appeal and the stories they can tell. You will also find self care products in keeping with this lifestyle. Chateau Sonoma also offers events throughout the year. Recently, they had their yearly French Flea Market event, and book signings with well known authors come to the shop. The store is a celebration of all things French, and is pure...
Read moreThis store is a Time Machine and a teleportation booth. Here the Antiques are mixed with modern items in a delicious tasteful cocktail of carefully curated pieces. There is no better place for a gift with French flair to sophistication and charm. It is a treat for all of your five senses, well, with exception for biting the merchandise…. However, there are soups if somebody...
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