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Petite France: Elevating Australian Homes with the Unrivaled Quality of French-Made Homewares

by Jonathan Tillsley January 30, 2024

At Petite France, we believe that your home is a canvas waiting to be adorned with the exquisite brushstrokes of French craftsmanship. Our curated selection of homewares transcends the ordinary, offering you a glimpse into a world where every detail matters.

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French Country Style what is it and how do we get some :)

by Jonathan Tillsley September 26, 2023

French country style is a style for your home that can be both internal and exterior and is basically indicative of the country homes in France. Th...

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Napoleon Bonaparte - A little bit of French History

by Jonathan Tillsley June 04, 2023

France is such an amazing diverse country with such a rich history, we thought it would be great to tell the story of one of France's most famous people - Napolean. He influenced much of France's great culture well beyond the military.

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Notre Dame: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow ...

by Jonathan and Celine Tillsley April 22, 2019

We were devastated to hear about and view the footage of the beautiful Parisian Cathedral burning during the week. We have spent much time in this part of Paris, mainly sitting in the garden at the back and always have a stroll past (but maybe not joining the endless lines to go inside. It seems that thankfully many artifacts and pieces of art were saved from the fire as well as much of the stone structure, however many will have been lost and certainly significant structural damage has been done.

What is cognac, armagnac and calvados ? 10 classic French holiday spirits explained.

by Jonathan and Celine Tillsley November 16, 2018

We have all heard of the classic French Spirits that are both iconic and delicious.....but what actually are they?

When looking at spirits its best to understand firstly what is the base or fruit juice used in its production. Because France is so rich in quality wine and therefore grapes, we have some seriously class leading and world famous examples of distilled grape juice coming from France, these are called Brandies and the two most famous French ones are Cognac and Armagnac.

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What is Bastille Day? The history and why it means so much to French people

by Jonathan and Celine Tillsley July 13, 2018

Bastille Day is a National Public Holiday in France. It is celebrated with great pride every year with parades, fireworks and parties. The celebrat...

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The Story of the Eiffel Tower

by Jonathan and Celine Tillsley June 01, 2018

The Eiffel Tower is the most emblematic monument of Paris and probably the world ! It is also the most visited paying monument worldwide, with over...

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Where to shop till you drop in Paris

by Jonathan and Celine Tillsley May 08, 2018

Paris is one of the world's shopping capitals. Its reputation as one of the world's leading fashion capitals is well established, and it is easy to...

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French Cheese the Full Story

by Jonathan and Celine Tillsley April 27, 2018

In France, you can find many of the best cheeses in the world, and there is so much variety from region to region and town to town, that we had to ...

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Ever tasted the baguette the French President eats?

by Jonathan and Celine Tillsley April 12, 2018

Every Year the contest for the best baguette in all of Paris takes place with the baguettes of bakers from the whole of the French capital competin...

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5 Travel Hacks to Not Getting Stuck in the Queue in Paris

by Jonathan and Celine Tillsley March 28, 2018

Paris is a very big and very busy city, these small tips may help you to better plan and avoid long queues on and off the road.

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5 Ways to Blend into Paris like a Parisien

by Jonathan and Celine Tillsley March 22, 2018

Travelling to any country, sometimes you just want to blend in and not look like a tourist, you want to live the local way and pretend to know what you are doing. In Paris this can be quite hard, especially if you have limited French language, but here's a few tips that might help.

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