Moldings and trim in the living room
Conversion subtle for this apartment Haussmann. places are rocked by a classic as they are driven by waves more contemporary …
In the living room moldings, the contrast of white highlights the dark old furniture in a two-tone harmony. From left to right, lacquered furniture showcase Netherlands 1840, white sofa, De Padova, coffee table, Marc Newson, paper lamp, Ingo Maurer, and Mandarin Chinese chair early nineteenth. Chandelier and sconces Second Empire. On the walls Inuit harpoons 1900.
HISTORY OF THE HOUSE: She, talented fashion designer, draws its energy in the color, material, form. Then she adds the spark of imagination that makes all the difference. He, Holland home, is an antique dealer specializing in the Middle Ages, buff High time he did not hide his affinity for the grand style, noble and genuine. Different sensitivities who have found the balance point in imagining that space of cohabitation. The aspirations of each found their natural place. The classical codes were deliberately jostled by a wave contemporary. Writing makes sense. These are all good intentions found in the apartment Haussmann, installed close to the Bastille. This site compiles Indeed, the criteria of the time: spacious, moldings, herringbone floors, fireplace in each room, and long corridor of eighteen meters to serve different parts. In this classic inventory, supplemented by small dissonances that gave the kickoff to the new life of these walls a little … stiff.
Contemporary cuisine
The kitchen occupies the beginning of the old hall. The wall color “Clay Cyprus”, Clay, thrill to the spirit of all stainless steel backsplash, hood “Twin”, Elica, and a cooker, Aga. The painted wood furniture, custom made, come with a mattress, “Peter Coffee”, G Major. Wall “Bestlite” Novaluce.
HISTORY OF THE HOUSE (continued):
Light is a special guest, the view over the marina of Arsenal offers a clear perspective and the delicious sensation of living on the edge of the water. This next summer we will lodge in the heart of Paris directly to the sign of charm. Same for the configuration of the reception rooms that allow the approval of two separate stays in vis-à-vis. One side is facing the river and lets the sun at will, the other reserved for winter evenings is a den intimate with fireplace and library in the background. Qualities sadly blurred by conformism. Refresh space without the radical transformation, as was the question. “We had to erase that overflow of solemnity, introduce a discrete metamorphosis without injury, we wanted to change but are not really noticeable,” entrust owners.
A dining room neoclassical
Above, the original ceiling, renovated and gilded in gold leaf by a conservator. Behind the red door beef blood, oil reworked using aluminum foil Mark Pevsner.
HISTORY OF THE HOUSE (continued): Starting point of this transformation: the entrance to the apartment. The curve in the molding of the ceiling is needed as Fly and thread. With the support of an architect friend and the prospect of redistribution of parts, the owner decides to reduce the stiffness of spaces to expand the walls rounded. These curves soften the intimate scene and remind alcoves. The whole apartment is well roundness. The kitchen, under the same treatment, hiding behind a low arched door that opens into the entrance in a stunning series of curves. Same thing for the corridor. The color is involved in this sensation, a dark gray is the chiaroscuro and rigged the scale ratio, light powder pink walls and a khaki brown envelope in the kitchen of a secret box.
In the winter salon
In the winter living room octagonal, a work of Zora Starck, 1950, a wooden table and Art Nouveau were married in straw chairs, Francis Liguria.
HISTORY OF THE HOUSE (continued): Back to the origins in the living room where the sky painted and gilded with gold leaf is period. It responds with the poetry of the luster off “Birdie’s Nest Ingo Maurer in the entry. Based on the chimney, lamp paper “Samurai”, the same designer, joins the imprint ethnic African masks. The choice of contemporary furniture accompanies the movements of scrolls. The Table Organic Marc Newson chairs “Ant” by Arne Jacobsen chairs straw “Spin” by François Ligurian or those of Hans Wegner around the table in the dining room, there are contrasting affinities.
Retro Bathroom
In the bathroom of friends, claw foot tub on a cement floor tiles, octagonal tile Marais. Two stamps on a metal structure, Duravit, are associated with a tap, Philippe Starck. A curtain Tyvek Patterned paper, The Collection, dims the light.THE HISTORY OF THE HOUSE (continued): Inspiration resurfaced Holland, chair Mandarin late nineteenth century, Inuit harpoons, a furniture showcase milled and polished blood-red beef dishes welcomes d’Astier de Vilatte. The Empire chandeliers come alive with the clarity of light hit the walls on the river side. On the ground floor of origin was clarified in a beautiful blond-tone gold. Nearby, the kitchen is an oasis of modernity in the heart of all stainless reception rooms. A band that has found its way to the landing of the apartment of a medallion flanked Louis XVI, painted blue and gray pearl … couture.
