I’ve been doing some online research recently looking for interesting holiday homes, and I realised that this is one feature that I haven’t covered on the blog: holiday homes, cool hotels, Airbnbs – just amazing places to stay combined with cool and quirky finds. So I’ve added a new STAY category to the blog and thought I’d kick off this theme with a hotel that I would love to escape to: the Hotel Henriette in Paris.
When I came across this video interview with Parisian architect Joseph Dirand via Twitter, I can honestly say that watching Dirand discuss his beautiful home in Paris stopped me in my tracks. I already knew of Dirand’s work – I’ve posted about another glorious elegant project of his – but still, his own home is just exquisite in its refined aesthetic and gorgeous, gorgeous use of materials. Continue Reading…
So the first of today’s two International Fridays posts was, I acknowledged, a little large (and expensive) to work as a Parisian pied-à-terre, which got me thinking: let’s find a Parisian pied-à-terre. And here it is, though at a listed price of €580,000 (around £480,000) this is still way outside my price range. But then blogging about property and interiors is akin to dreaming about property and interiors: it’s rarely about reality, but it is about inspiration.
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It’s never healthy to have just one addiction, right? I mean, International Fridays can’t always be about gorgeous Swedish properties (hard though it is for me to have a break from cool Scandi homes). So today we head to Paris – and, if I’m honest, the Parisian addiction predates the Scandinavian habit, as it’s impossible not to be completely smitten by the elegance of Parisian architecture. Continue Reading…
Personally, I love the combination of contemporary furniture and artworks set against the grandeur of a finely detailed period property. The moments of contrast always feel exciting. Period buildings are meant to evolve – respectfully, of course – and streamlined contemporary design can often be the perfect compliment for historic architectural detailing. Continue Reading…
There are some interiors that you see cropping up time and again on Tumblr and Pinterest – usually because they’re just so good or interesting that they strike a chord – and this apartment in Paris is one of them. I’ve posted and reblogged images of this space myself on my other blog, and the image above that showcases a large scale photograph of a horse by Steven Klein is one of my favourite interior photos of late. Continue Reading…
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