Houzz Tour: A Stylish and Bright Apartment in Paris's 7th District
A total renovation transforms former offices into an airy and light new home in Paris
Having formerly been an office area, this space was totally renovated and revamped to create a new home in the French capital. The goal of the project was to build a home that was warm, functional and quintessentially Parisian. Zully and Ana Sibile from Nuts & Architects crafted an apartment that mixes vintage with high-street to create a space with character a style. There were various challenges along the way, ‘both the electricity and water supplies came from an outlet on the ground floor. An independent system was needed,’ Zully explains, ‘and all of the rooms lined up one after the other. We needed each room to have its own atmosphere but also to be linked with one another.’ The clever use of vintage accessories, hand-crafted items and trendy pieces from the high street form a space with coherence and character.
Houzz at a Glance
Location Paris
Living area 581 sq ft
Houzz at a Glance
Location Paris
Living area 581 sq ft
In the dining area, the crockery mixes Scandinavian-inspired pieces from big brands like Fly and Zara Home, with other items from the Saint-Ouen flea market, and some from Cristal d’Arc. ‘The painting was picked up on the banks of the river Seine near the Pont-Neuf,’ Zully says.
The kitchen area is very contemporary, with its silver worktop and appliances from brands including Bosch, Electrolux and Seb. A miniature greenhouse from Ikea grows succulents and cacti. The room is warmed by yellow accents and warm lighting.
Just above the table sits a pendant light discovered by Zully during one of her visits to Denmark. The table was unearthed at a junk shop in Chatou (a Parisian suburb) and the chairs come from The Conran Shop and Home 24.
The sitting room cleverly mixes pieces found at flea markets, bespoke items and high-street objects. The sofa-bed sits next to a coffee table that has second-hand brass legs and a varnished tray. Simple chairs are covered in sheepskin, creating comfortable seating with a Scandinavian vibe.
Some sofa-beds can be less attractive than a normal sofa, but there is no risk of that here, with hand-crafted cushions made with fabrics from the Marché Saint-Pierre. The Cole & Son wallpaper comes from the shop Les Peintures XVIIIieme in Paris.
There is no nicer way to bring a sitting room to life than by displaying objects that you’ve collected over the years; some from family inheritance, others from flea markets, and some found whilst traveling. You can recreate the look with high-street brands too. Here, the lamps, vases and picture frames were found in Habitat, the trinkets in Zara home, and artificial flowers in Sia.
The bedroom is bold yet sophisticated. A richly-patterned Cole & Son wallpaper, with toile de Jouy bed linen from Zara Home creates adds interest and depth. The bedside tables are from La Redoute, and the bedside lamps are from Fly. The fifties wall sconces are from Drouot, and bring a vintage feel to the room.
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The dressing table is bespoke and adds a baroque touch to the bedroom.
An interesting collection of items are displayed above the desk. Mirrors from London’s Camden market, old perfume bottles from the architects’ mother and baskets from Maison du Monde and Zara Home form an eclectic collection.
The paints used throughout the apartment are from the Farrow & Ball and Little Green collections.
The bathroom hardly needed any work at all, just a new cabinet and a glass shower wall.
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