Christmas Chalets at Bon Marché

 

A few years ago I painted a Christmas Letter featuring LE BON MARCHÉ. 

This year’s theme at Bon Marché is Christmas marché chalets. 

‘A chalet is a type of building or house, typical of the Alpine region in Europe, made of wood, with a heavy, gently sloping roof and wide, well-supported eaves.’

Like the lite-up chalets you see along boulevard Saint Germain or Champs Elysées 

Selling pretzels 🥨 & 4€ roasted marrons.

I can assure you, Bon Marché chalets.

 Are NOT selling pretzels 🥨 

Or roasted 

Marrons.

JAMAIS,

Multi-chalets hide the escalators

And add a cosy/chaleureuse 🪵 relaxed feeling

To the store,

With plenty of luxe,

Calme,

Et volupté.

Stunning perfumes by Piver in the chalets.

Imagine your name etched ✍️ onto a large gift 🎁 bottle of Guerlain perfume…Yum Yum 😋 

Across the street at La Grande Epicerie, 

Another chalet outside

Selling delish waffles 🧇 

From MEERT of Lille.

Inside GRANDE ÉPICERIE more chalets full of goodies

Oooops, too late to taste Panetonne 🥲

But not too late for Angelina’s panetonne with their crème de marron in a tooth paste tube. 

This stuff is so good you can eat it straight from the tube 👍 

Decisions, decisions 🤔

Have you tried candied fruits/fruits confits

From St. Remy, Provence?

In big demand at Christmas 🎄 time. I have not.

A quick browse 

At the bûche de Noël counter…

The rain 🌧️ doesn’t deter Paris Christmas shoppers.

I grab a hot chocolate at the Meert chalet after so much browsing. Temptation succumbs 😊

Want a page from Meert’s beautiful Christmas catalog shown here?

❤️ Just buy a Paris letter 💌