A Classic and Modern Parisian Apartment

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtuzi7PTvJ8JE5Za5rFtu7Ddf8c8_Vj8-GJsDuENKJRG_fc0Fs9riTyWLXOvt73lygTtXEp0aDAs-uti9B7P-ByffxMk2BJQL1nXFCBvtNSGaXRQoMz9FPib_yn2L9IfHTlnQ-0NRPbIo5/s1600/classic+and+modern+paris+apartment+via+belle+vivir.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtuzi7PTvJ8JE5Za5rFtu7Ddf8c8_Vj8-GJsDuENKJRG_fc0Fs9riTyWLXOvt73lygTtXEp0aDAs-uti9B7P-ByffxMk2BJQL1nXFCBvtNSGaXRQoMz9FPib_yn2L9IfHTlnQ-0NRPbIo5/s1600/classic+and+modern+paris+apartment+via+belle+vivir.jpg" width="506" /></a></div>I love to see classic interior structures decorated with more modern furniture.  The contrast is beyond exited and chic.  This Parisian apartment is gracefully decorated between the classic and the modern.  The quintessential Parisian apartment with Haussmann Architectural Details to die for is furnished with fabulous furniture from different periods with common clean lines is design by <a href="http://www.doubleg.fr/en/">double g</a>.  The walls were kept white - who needs a color-splash when you have crown molding like this!<br />Remember this article I wrote about the "<a href="http://www.bellevivir.com/2014/02/the-new-modern-kitchen-design.html">New Modern Kitchen</a>" inspired by Joseph Dirand kitchen design.  A few weeks later The New York Times ran an article about Joseph Dirand's amazing design labeling it "<a href="http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/04/10/the-reinvention-of-minimalism/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0">The Reinvention of Minimalist</a>" A very similar thought.  <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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A Classic and Modern Parisian Apartment

I love to see classic interior structures decorated with more modern furniture.  The contrast is beyond exited and chic.  This Parisian ap...

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Giambattista Valli Apartment in Paris

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimn9tEncn6HxKEoP4UvD_nM4a1FGlreLrdKJqotoSqOoXm8eaIOh6eKF6KI6KPesgYKEjZ6AQQe-KOR7x38AazVc4uuKdloq89brDc7j5gKFbBQiYAWGsRQhJvtxCIG7NnBVjmThBWjspX/s1600/Giambattista-Valli-Paris-Apartment-05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="670" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimn9tEncn6HxKEoP4UvD_nM4a1FGlreLrdKJqotoSqOoXm8eaIOh6eKF6KI6KPesgYKEjZ6AQQe-KOR7x38AazVc4uuKdloq89brDc7j5gKFbBQiYAWGsRQhJvtxCIG7NnBVjmThBWjspX/s1600/Giambattista-Valli-Paris-Apartment-05.jpg" width="508" /></a></div>Giambattista Valli's Apartment in Paris is nothing conventional.  It's decorated with unique pieces of furniture that contrast perfectly with the traditional interior architecture of a traditional Paris apartment.  Herringbone floors and very ornate crown molding are constantly present throughout, while the furniture is more on the modern side apart from the red Oriental antique bed that seems to be used as a form of sitting. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Giambattista Valli Apartment in Paris

Giambattista Valli's Apartment in Paris is nothing conventional.  It's decorated with unique pieces of furniture that contrast perf...

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Joseph Dirand at Home

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7gqUGxPcf2jNw4WsMuG1aUSSEBK7Mnjb0I9NiBEdBS3R8s5EZ-pEh3cacHHvseW56xnNveoIvVDYhqVZLWc81EmXT-VuXgDsZIdmIOcrmxmjbVjs8W_QgRs41z4IuqfPH4c2QNlZeFxSJ/s1600/joseph+dirand+living+room+in+paris.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7gqUGxPcf2jNw4WsMuG1aUSSEBK7Mnjb0I9NiBEdBS3R8s5EZ-pEh3cacHHvseW56xnNveoIvVDYhqVZLWc81EmXT-VuXgDsZIdmIOcrmxmjbVjs8W_QgRs41z4IuqfPH4c2QNlZeFxSJ/s1600/joseph+dirand+living+room+in+paris.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><a href="http://www.bellevivir.com/2014/02/joseph-dirand-interior-design-in-paris.html">Joseph Dirand</a>'s home in the Seventh Arrondissement in Paris was recently renovated by the sought-after Architect and the result is a minimalist apartment with perfectly restored traditional French details.  The furniture in Dirand's home is all form and substance.  In the living room, sofa and side chairs are Pierre Jeanneret, in the kitchen the family eats at a Ettore Sottsass table, in the bedroom an Oscar Niemeyer chair looks graciously at the bed.  As most French, Joseph Dirand relies on excellent craftsmanship to restore the neglected into its past glory.  For his home, Joseph decided on simple stucco walls, Versailles parquet floors and simple wall moldings inspired by 17th century Interior Architecture. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Joseph Dirand at Home

Joseph Dirand 's home in the Seventh Arrondissement in Paris was recently renovated by the sought-after Architect and the result is a ...

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Joseph Dirand Interior Design in Paris

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDxc39FmwZPyOrhYMy8agzKxFMi5QYBJ94COZpWqgZE404GKey1WYmadWrlbtq_h1u9ChZh-kScDaGaYXIUJVqHNfmFRDTAZogk0jjRERxD6W6k2OQIJt0TiKakP6tdIKNUsTgAnQjfuUG/s1600/joseph-dirand-paris-apartment-01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDxc39FmwZPyOrhYMy8agzKxFMi5QYBJ94COZpWqgZE404GKey1WYmadWrlbtq_h1u9ChZh-kScDaGaYXIUJVqHNfmFRDTAZogk0jjRERxD6W6k2OQIJt0TiKakP6tdIKNUsTgAnQjfuUG/s1600/joseph-dirand-paris-apartment-01.jpg" width="506" /></a></div>After posting the <a href="http://www.bellevivir.com/2014/02/the-new-modern-kitchen-design.html" target="_blank">kitchen</a> designed by <a href="http://www.josephdirand.com/" target="_blank">Joseph Dirand</a> yesterday, it's a rigor to post the rest of this breath taking Paris apartment.  This apartment designed by him is situated in the widely popular neighborhood of <b>Saint-Germain-des-Prés</b> in Paris and I would say that it also falls into the "new modern" category I spoke about yesterday where the design concept is still simple with "less is more" as the standard but, without sacrificing the warmth and provenance of the space.  And I'm sure that you would assume that such magnificent Interior Architectural features as stunning parquet floors found all throughout the house, extraordinary floor-to-ceiling French doors providing unbeatable amounts of light, and walls dressed with elegant ornate moldings, doesn't need much to be enhanced further.  Unquestionably though Dirand went on and did his magic by adding wonderful and sculptural furniture, paired them with top notch art while keeping the color palette to the minimum.  The result is a perfect symphony of harmony and beauty to treat our eyes.   <br /> See more gorgeous Paris abodes <a href="http://www.bellevivir.com/search/label/Paris%20abodes" target="_blank">here</a>. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Joseph Dirand Interior Design in Paris

After posting the kitchen designed by Joseph Dirand yesterday, it's a rigor to post the rest of this breath taking Paris apartment.  ...

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A mid century Parisian flat

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">At first glance I thought this apartment was located in Scandinavia due to the owners' selection of sleek mid-century Scandinavian furniture but of course after reading about it and then noticing those perfect little details, such as the herringbone floors, impeccable gorgeous doors and the stunning spiral staircase, its attention-to-detail location was revealed: Paris. Although this apartment is not the typical opulent Parisian flat that we're all so used to, I love the youthfulness and the abundance of light. It's a different take on Parisian decor style. You see what I mean that I love a home that reveals itself slowly?</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguOKl1S703l0my5vKoZDbdxnHhpazrdpAc8LUcKS9eBNcXJAxrKlrYrAraI9g98d912pvkjoy8ZFS0F0P-a4poFQbEWbtcC7-LZNOf5snDdMOCHT8vcwr2UkGBApz6jejdsZYKpbHCL5E/s1600/parisienn+flat+.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="610" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545697037692423634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguOKl1S703l0my5vKoZDbdxnHhpazrdpAc8LUcKS9eBNcXJAxrKlrYrAraI9g98d912pvkjoy8ZFS0F0P-a4poFQbEWbtcC7-LZNOf5snDdMOCHT8vcwr2UkGBApz6jejdsZYKpbHCL5E/s400/parisienn+flat+.jpg" width="507" /></a></div>  <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8k1i1zW7MNEFTlevkpTUS-Ol6C4Gd375wRlJxHTRSEb38dx651EsjxzFnZRclL4jUAGOHjR1lYIaJQGl2us6koWbsKj2QMRQj4Wj0yNTwJQVqboUxVTDymoHog_IjgBPqd-L9hjsny4A/s1600/Paris+Amador+Toril.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="540" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545696751365220018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8k1i1zW7MNEFTlevkpTUS-Ol6C4Gd375wRlJxHTRSEb38dx651EsjxzFnZRclL4jUAGOHjR1lYIaJQGl2us6koWbsKj2QMRQj4Wj0yNTwJQVqboUxVTDymoHog_IjgBPqd-L9hjsny4A/s400/Paris+Amador+Toril.jpg" width="498" /></a></div>  <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkb5BfHWit1oCiUcYFYsAE4L9lAY492qMIrmUdw88ud07kjb-ue-gnHZhBTRk1aBydpkkiSoU2OC6O0IEKOlBiS8jftaAf0zLQ_xs7gf7WHDkc2BGAAOCRgHtqgU6lWLaIW0T5lkNhz2g/s1600/parisienn+decor+style.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545696535002453794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkb5BfHWit1oCiUcYFYsAE4L9lAY492qMIrmUdw88ud07kjb-ue-gnHZhBTRk1aBydpkkiSoU2OC6O0IEKOlBiS8jftaAf0zLQ_xs7gf7WHDkc2BGAAOCRgHtqgU6lWLaIW0T5lkNhz2g/s400/parisienn+decor+style.jpg" width="486" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjJJjHYYx7kMmPbPV8Ja7KAwCW09_-JkEK9JUSWEBlZoPRybMCfZmFZBkuxYVGgpoNOX1XwafG8bIN7GW4xvG0c-8ta1SE9ZrARhYpiUJHwQp6JyDudSKkaVL9tM7iWciUs0YbSMtxucw/s1600/Paris+style.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545696523764358226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjJJjHYYx7kMmPbPV8Ja7KAwCW09_-JkEK9JUSWEBlZoPRybMCfZmFZBkuxYVGgpoNOX1XwafG8bIN7GW4xvG0c-8ta1SE9ZrARhYpiUJHwQp6JyDudSKkaVL9tM7iWciUs0YbSMtxucw/s400/Paris+style.jpg" style="height: 444px; width: 476px;" /></a></div>  <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5M79UXcKSW8BX8zebCk9CERaMA6rkFbxmwKhyphenhyphenKWhLqsgg6e9gnQmp4i8PKOHhqoRcoFJ-BGudAC6IMEP6vnPFqdf6C8HQh32Vw3bNI_S0ZvduLP2IZpJIBAch5Jy0oW5bVqF7OOnyptk/s1600/Paris+decor.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545696522399004194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5M79UXcKSW8BX8zebCk9CERaMA6rkFbxmwKhyphenhyphenKWhLqsgg6e9gnQmp4i8PKOHhqoRcoFJ-BGudAC6IMEP6vnPFqdf6C8HQh32Vw3bNI_S0ZvduLP2IZpJIBAch5Jy0oW5bVqF7OOnyptk/s400/Paris+decor.jpg" style="height: 493px; width: 472px;" /></a></div>  <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibk5RJsduXsk8NRsZZVVopyfYrCoB0B8tA3srVwjrSb6LYyzE3js9hMRnRu__rqHCfYt7etPxi4Hv5rl9qxVcgmwFzC_s92CK75T6Z3HkICMQK0331FAhv479bpZ8de3R00IW6LNynXZk/s1600/amador+toril+photograph.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545696515318851090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibk5RJsduXsk8NRsZZVVopyfYrCoB0B8tA3srVwjrSb6LYyzE3js9hMRnRu__rqHCfYt7etPxi4Hv5rl9qxVcgmwFzC_s92CK75T6Z3HkICMQK0331FAhv479bpZ8de3R00IW6LNynXZk/s400/amador+toril+photograph.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 585px; width: 499px;" /></a></div>  <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFNNWwkiq7EdoLoiGivgnvaIWvuGscdG5Fg9VM4w1ESry2tvHPCn4t9SHNO9253rigRET3NtK-I7FUcFQopUZKzhBLNpjNzaPWcvWOnOtaErZI9JIt8Sds0ma0HM3HdEHIDT3jntxUAM8/s1600/amador+toril.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545696517464610626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFNNWwkiq7EdoLoiGivgnvaIWvuGscdG5Fg9VM4w1ESry2tvHPCn4t9SHNO9253rigRET3NtK-I7FUcFQopUZKzhBLNpjNzaPWcvWOnOtaErZI9JIt8Sds0ma0HM3HdEHIDT3jntxUAM8/s400/amador+toril.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 544px; width: 496px;" /></a></div><span style="font-size: 85%;">Photos by <a href="http://www.amadortoril.com/">Amador Toril</a> via <a href="http://frenchbydesign.blogspot.com/2010/11/colorful-flat-in-heart-of-paris.html">French by design</a>.</span></div>

A mid century Parisian flat

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Mathilde Agostinelli at Home

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj660Z0ku9HoPbvXb6rMuy60OJDgaO9qWevy9uBi_8dfrrPsstyT5BwiMPHsGhpZ3dGWPgR42pGf7FP_ctPeLW8Dm0FhY4KcTjhyphenhyphenUOdM59P5SFqpDA1w8DlsoEmPh5jLeJGUyHoDAbuFwg/s1600/agostinelli+parisgrange.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="610" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533310686583171138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj660Z0ku9HoPbvXb6rMuy60OJDgaO9qWevy9uBi_8dfrrPsstyT5BwiMPHsGhpZ3dGWPgR42pGf7FP_ctPeLW8Dm0FhY4KcTjhyphenhyphenUOdM59P5SFqpDA1w8DlsoEmPh5jLeJGUyHoDAbuFwg/s400/agostinelli+parisgrange.jpg" width="464" /></a></div>After my last post, posting something like this is actually daring. I don't think the two of them can ever relate but I wanted to open the day with something more inspiring. Last week I made reference to the book of Madeleine Castaing which brought me back memories of this Paris flat designed collaboratively between <a href="http://bellevivir.blogspot.com/search/label/Jacques%20Grange">Jacques Grange</a> and its owner Agostinelli. This chic Parisian apartment, where <span style="font-style: italic;">Le Style Castaing</span> can be appreciated at its best belongs to Prada executive Mathilde Agostinelli. You've probably seen it before since it was featured a few years ago in House & Garden. Its traditional furnishing is modernly displayed with colorful fabrics and modern pieces around the house. Castaing "Carrelage Castaing" carpet covers the entire apartment floor, making it a unified platform. The "Rayure Fleurie" fabric covers the walls in the master bedroom where a Lalanne table and stool are used (perhaps) as make-up station or writing desk(?) Because this house was featured in 2006 I wonder if it looks the same today. If I were Agostinelli I would not have changed a thing.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYyiZ5hcgxvBC20cBOmxzK_MvNnoC1XTUOTaB7imwLITpfTmvW_0aDyt_NggIhitZl-MRai5jo4KDS_nUKvjDqQ6_3O2qhsL6fGC9PcMj6SHQ4N71vT3SNzGWU7s9QVtwAnwkf_Vs8qF8/s1600/Mathilde+Agostinelli.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533310702090570562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYyiZ5hcgxvBC20cBOmxzK_MvNnoC1XTUOTaB7imwLITpfTmvW_0aDyt_NggIhitZl-MRai5jo4KDS_nUKvjDqQ6_3O2qhsL6fGC9PcMj6SHQ4N71vT3SNzGWU7s9QVtwAnwkf_Vs8qF8/s400/Mathilde+Agostinelli.jpg" style="height: 385px; width: 460px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRdy-AtyO3MXZgsPQa1VzY9i2oEHc8NExZ-t4J7kWGeTDnA_5xi3UW6Wq3i-PsJbemEebDogIUs5Mt8qwQMBRXQ3ndULW3ty5dQVukWmmIJBlUPBmTPjc6sjjV42OH-JWsKgy43MWnJ8Q/s1600/mathilde+agostinellibedroom.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533310696918824386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRdy-AtyO3MXZgsPQa1VzY9i2oEHc8NExZ-t4J7kWGeTDnA_5xi3UW6Wq3i-PsJbemEebDogIUs5Mt8qwQMBRXQ3ndULW3ty5dQVukWmmIJBlUPBmTPjc6sjjV42OH-JWsKgy43MWnJ8Q/s400/mathilde+agostinellibedroom.jpg" style="height: 387px; width: 460px;" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSu0Oc7Jed1bNNWQz423sG-QRUXXsWmyThih27ZsE43XfjqCGv798w5Tyv4kQxxYxLBcD0b8X9skN3-oqxf8kwRdW2-QH7KRm4WzrvNyJTtb_D1MQPj3SZWdCchyEFiMaFXneg-3G_3Yk/s1600/mathilde+agostinellidining.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533310695120382210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSu0Oc7Jed1bNNWQz423sG-QRUXXsWmyThih27ZsE43XfjqCGv798w5Tyv4kQxxYxLBcD0b8X9skN3-oqxf8kwRdW2-QH7KRm4WzrvNyJTtb_D1MQPj3SZWdCchyEFiMaFXneg-3G_3Yk/s400/mathilde+agostinellidining.jpg" style="height: 380px; width: 460px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghuxlgSalVPQsvZXZDpETBPiBAQHb69BOWoYI_RG0RrlsYcn3T5OZkGAKjCbF-U4Ft16xHS9i4Iu62XD4HUCdUR9nt8c3YPjWl-x4ye2GE2MBnJiuXSV7zD3DCUm5V6o4kZhHA8p3xgcs/s400/agostinellikidsbed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533310691558549714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghuxlgSalVPQsvZXZDpETBPiBAQHb69BOWoYI_RG0RrlsYcn3T5OZkGAKjCbF-U4Ft16xHS9i4Iu62XD4HUCdUR9nt8c3YPjWl-x4ye2GE2MBnJiuXSV7zD3DCUm5V6o4kZhHA8p3xgcs/s400/agostinellikidsbed.jpg" width="472" /></a></div>The urns on the mantle once belonged to Castaing.</div></div><br /><!-- Blogger automated replacement: "https://images-blogger-opensocial.googleusercontent.com/gadgets/proxy?url=http%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F_esrZ1Q826xI%2FTMpEwdo36NI%2FAAAAAAAAJoc%2FZdDxQpysVGo%2Fs400%2Fagostinellikidsbed.jpg&container=blogger&gadget=a&rewriteMime=image%2F*" with "https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghuxlgSalVPQsvZXZDpETBPiBAQHb69BOWoYI_RG0RrlsYcn3T5OZkGAKjCbF-U4Ft16xHS9i4Iu62XD4HUCdUR9nt8c3YPjWl-x4ye2GE2MBnJiuXSV7zD3DCUm5V6o4kZhHA8p3xgcs/s400/agostinellikidsbed.jpg" -->

Mathilde Agostinelli at Home

  After my last post, posting something like this is actually daring. I don't think the two of them can ever relate but I wanted to ope...

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Jacques Grange

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipCHRds6ADvpBj7PVYoT5x5p4AZhMl-bPGlvyg-exDh6fiB6ApekaQxWZZVAtbTYH4eYTzVXpAcP_qpkmWkQy_sm8mEQCKl1p9z1rfchq0H9FrNngR-R3uLdJc4g7KsfwR28GJL0H3Evk/s1600/Jacques+Grange.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="620" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475550959063096978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipCHRds6ADvpBj7PVYoT5x5p4AZhMl-bPGlvyg-exDh6fiB6ApekaQxWZZVAtbTYH4eYTzVXpAcP_qpkmWkQy_sm8mEQCKl1p9z1rfchq0H9FrNngR-R3uLdJc4g7KsfwR28GJL0H3Evk/s400/Jacques+Grange.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Jacques-Grange-Interiors-Pierre-Passebon/dp/2080301128/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1305909988&sr=8-1">Jacques Grange</a>'s Paris flat is nothing short of perfection. The classic details of the 18th century architecture sings in perfect harmony with a mixed of Art Deco and contemporary furniture with 18th and 20th century pieces and Objects D'Art. "Harmony is a question of eye and personal feeling; there is no recipe" says Jacques Grange. And he sure knows how to accomplish that to perfection.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijpvuzBdH2msyjmXfMI39SgOPgj04Wy7gHa6dQ1vkbVphVBurwqJcoKTYI2Ydk-EDTXCcn4yfPhqLupMddKTOKQbTVkYtb5NqxJOz30-PbCey6IwTv3KGLcDHlherM-0KyUNvdeUjsSy4/s1600/hosl02_grange.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475551157661874722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijpvuzBdH2msyjmXfMI39SgOPgj04Wy7gHa6dQ1vkbVphVBurwqJcoKTYI2Ydk-EDTXCcn4yfPhqLupMddKTOKQbTVkYtb5NqxJOz30-PbCey6IwTv3KGLcDHlherM-0KyUNvdeUjsSy4/s400/hosl02_grange.jpg" style="height: 394px; width: 467px;" /></a><br /> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipCHRds6ADvpBj7PVYoT5x5p4AZhMl-bPGlvyg-exDh6fiB6ApekaQxWZZVAtbTYH4eYTzVXpAcP_qpkmWkQy_sm8mEQCKl1p9z1rfchq0H9FrNngR-R3uLdJc4g7KsfwR28GJL0H3Evk/s1600/Jacques+Grange.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEbfnb9FkFZWtoBxGpEZsYovsIwDjd6vHk5T4j_xeTw3SwoxAj0Cy5QjkiulYE64VoJ9jQHfjnmjdjgmKnwxvt2-OGxXdUMjvHpVkGsT6SI_Y9xJAVoROP_UtAO_rL20dXv34uDE6_rMg/s1600/Jacques+grange+home.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475550957880381570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEbfnb9FkFZWtoBxGpEZsYovsIwDjd6vHk5T4j_xeTw3SwoxAj0Cy5QjkiulYE64VoJ9jQHfjnmjdjgmKnwxvt2-OGxXdUMjvHpVkGsT6SI_Y9xJAVoROP_UtAO_rL20dXv34uDE6_rMg/s400/Jacques+grange+home.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 388px; width: 462px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Love the view of the Palais Royal garden through Grange's bedroom where the walls are covered in woven horsehair.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBNgFvzvRDFQJoYqg8MNxAQALqOjVhQFha_xhFZKBj4pV6HQZPgcbW4tyBsdud6r_dWim1pVR-zkQB15gOdxvH0arxXDcS-b6Md8pwnLbVVzqNitBYZcIVAvXHtegnUr8YRCKTggt0Dqs/s1600/Jacques+grange+paris+apt..jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475550950225770018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBNgFvzvRDFQJoYqg8MNxAQALqOjVhQFha_xhFZKBj4pV6HQZPgcbW4tyBsdud6r_dWim1pVR-zkQB15gOdxvH0arxXDcS-b6Md8pwnLbVVzqNitBYZcIVAvXHtegnUr8YRCKTggt0Dqs/s400/Jacques+grange+paris+apt..jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 389px; width: 463px;" /></a><br /> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtmKmgDGvT8MMH8jRDyZEMcpTImQ0r2dAymZVYh-JMYJjKvYHniWAwI6EyX7VRDRBfGA0EKpYNHcoVUkdhcddDBXXgqQ4Mn1jtx655QJFJzgVFbB6fugdLYVgeQFS1t9GtAJ5AHlbPxQI/s1600/jacquesgrangeparisflat.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475550949750177378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtmKmgDGvT8MMH8jRDyZEMcpTImQ0r2dAymZVYh-JMYJjKvYHniWAwI6EyX7VRDRBfGA0EKpYNHcoVUkdhcddDBXXgqQ4Mn1jtx655QJFJzgVFbB6fugdLYVgeQFS1t9GtAJ5AHlbPxQI/s400/jacquesgrangeparisflat.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 615px; width: 465px;" /></a><br /> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNomXWVzGVcNNQHd4-f4Aaedi2DoYlf0lwoscI5uDwTYU2pPswQQfAOTivHNnhfJyIpiYfAzhL3q48WRkHLMKGYqSYzNPGjdUWIODQT8ZLAteoHc9iPJM3cq2j_q3XkF9A1-Pjt74biEQ/s1600/Jacquesgrangehouse.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475550941954140834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNomXWVzGVcNNQHd4-f4Aaedi2DoYlf0lwoscI5uDwTYU2pPswQQfAOTivHNnhfJyIpiYfAzhL3q48WRkHLMKGYqSYzNPGjdUWIODQT8ZLAteoHc9iPJM3cq2j_q3XkF9A1-Pjt74biEQ/s400/Jacquesgrangehouse.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 392px; width: 467px;" /></a></div><span style="font-size: 85%;">Some of these images are found in <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/2080301128?ie=UTF8&tag=belviv-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=2080301128">Jacques Grange: Interiors</a>.<br /></span></div>

Jacques Grange

Jacques Grange 's Paris flat is nothing short of perfection. The classic details of the 18th century architecture sings in perfect harm...

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