Quel horreur! Another chair covered in plastic? This is a “trend,” that needs to die right alongside the gold jacquard that couch is upholstered in. And I don’t know if that’s the worst part: the Bob Ross triptych (or the one on the floor, for that matter), or the dingy carpet…
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And why is the television on the floor? Come on guys, do better.
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My French is tres mal, but today’s house tour is a Paris apartment — the best kind, really — on Rue de Rivoli designed and renovated by Isabelle Stanislas and Leiko Oshima. The interior design + architecture duo goes by the name of So-An. If this project is any hint, you should know they specialize in that rare mix of Parisian chic with vintage + 19th century French style in nothing but Haussmman apartments.
view of the grand staircase
Huge windows compliment the bright-white walls draped with black velvet drapes. I never thought I’d approve of charcoal velvet, let alone charcoal velvet drapes, but they add to the grandeur of this apartment, don’t they? The apartment’s color palette has a modern, graphic aesthetic to it: white walls, bright light, contrast with dark colors like black, charcoal gray and deep plum.
living room
Love this dining table constructed from salvaged wood. Organic pieces like this give the apartment a more down-to-earth feeling that I can appreciate.
eat-in kitchen
These lights in the hallway are too cool!
stairway to heaven (I mean the bedroom)
I love any space with a Serge Mouille light fixture. You’ll see yet another piece constructed of salvaged wood. It nicely compliments the dark-stained and herringbone wood floors.
sitting area
This apartment is perfection! What do you guys think?
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All images by Olivier Loser.
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How fitting that this terrible listing of a huge mansion in Miami would appear so near the Memorial Weekend Holiday. If any of you are heading out towards South Beach, pelt some tomatoes at this home for this gaudy, 18th century mess. Many thanks!
hot mess
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Today we’re touring a gorgeous flat with a decidedly retro feel to it. This space is retro in its throwback color palette of yellow and brown (so 70s), which of course could backfire in a horrid mess. But the openness and interior architecture of the space itself, along with a few vintage and modern pieces save it from that ubiquitous fate.
Let’s talk about these amazing windows: everyone should have floor-to-ceiling windows like these. They provide the best kind of lighting — ambient, sunny and sunny — and they class up any interior style. The windows soften the retro feel, here, complete with heavy mustard curtains, a well-worn greige settee and an Arne Jacobsen Floor Lamp in white.
living room
Love a photo ledge! And of course no living room is complete without a cowhide rug…
living room
I’ll admit, I’m not crazy about any fabric screen, let alone this yellow floral one, but it does provide a nice accent to what was probably an empty corner. Perhaps something in a complimentary color would have worked better? The lamp is by Poul Henningsen.
dining area
I do love the use of vintage cabinets in this dining area, but…storing shoes where you eat is just weird, right? It’s weird.
dining area
1950s-ish chrome kitchen storage… love the *obviously* vintage teak bowls!
kitchen
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This home appeared in Living Etc.
All images by Richard Birsch.
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…this modern apartment in Paris. It’s the perfect mix of vintage and mid-century modern pieces, plus the gray and white color palette with pops of purple, green and brown is really fresh!
image via zaintaira, via Vincent Parreira
The apartment belongs to French designer/architect, Vincent Parreira and is housed in a renovated 18th century house. Love this Eileen Gray Side Table + the purple Jacobsen Egg Chair.
image via zaintaira, via Vincent Parreira
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What better way to spend your Hump Day, aka Wednesday, than staring at the pink plastic mess that is this living room. How do people sit on those plastic chairs these days anyway? It’s hot and they always make such weird noises that you cannot blame on the dog.
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You’re welcome!
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