{"id":23175,"date":"2020-05-18T03:01:13","date_gmt":"2020-05-18T07:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.exp1.com\/?p=23175"},"modified":"2024-09-28T00:54:17","modified_gmt":"2024-09-28T00:54:17","slug":"the-quinquaillerie-a-charming-hardware-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.exp1.com\/blog\/the-quinquaillerie-a-charming-hardware-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Shopping at the Quincaillerie, a French Hardware Store"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One of the best things about Paris &#8212; among the approximately one-billion-best-things-about-Paris &#8212; is that actual old-school shops aren&#8217;t at all considered ironic or kitschy. Parisians shop at them like they shop at the corner chain grocery store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mom-n-pop shops have not fallen out of fashion in Paris and considering how much of the world seems to relish demolishing the old to make room for the bland &#8212; it might just be a testament to the Parisian sense of stubbornness and dedication to their identity that keep these lovely markets making ends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please meet one of the sweetest shop-types in France: le Quincaillerie<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oftentimes, you&#8217;ll find the droguerie and quincaillerie combo here. In French, this means that the store sells chemicals and items used for cleaning, working on wood, painting, etc. Note that it&#8217;s not a pharmacie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>French for hardware store, a quincaillerie does have hardware. Tools, nails, screws, you know, the typical stuff needed to keep the Parisian apartment in working condition can be found on a quincaillerie&#8217;s shelves, but a peek in the window eludes to a trove of treasures that would make a Francophile swoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These photos were taken nowhere near Christmas time, but no matter. The homestyle feeling knows no season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>French-everything can be found at many local quincailleries. Get your fill of baskets, serving ware, cookbooks, pots and pans, torchons (towels), specialized cookware,&nbsp; you name it.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-23178 size-full\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1242\" height=\"925\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exp1.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/IMG_4826.jpeg\" alt=\"Red dutch oven cookware and bowls and ornaments on display in a window\" class=\"wp-image-23178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exp1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/IMG_4826.jpeg 1242w, https:\/\/www.exp1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/IMG_4826-300x223.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.exp1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/IMG_4826-1024x763.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.exp1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/IMG_4826-768x572.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.exp1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/IMG_4826-500x372.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.exp1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/IMG_4826-160x119.jpeg 160w, https:\/\/www.exp1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/IMG_4826-150x112.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1242px) 100vw, 1242px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A set of le Crueset in the window<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>There are more contemporary quincailleries around, but for the most part, these stores are delightfully vintage. Visiting one is a great way to enjoy the quintessential French experience of perusing the goods at a locals-only shopping destination &#8212; le quincaillerie.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the best things about Paris &#8212; among the approximately one-billion-best-things-about-Paris &#8212; is that actual old-school shops aren&#8217;t at all considered ironic or kitschy. Parisians shop at them like they shop at the corner chain grocery store. 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