Spring is in the air with Antik Batik

After several collaborations with the French online shop La Redoute with collections for women and children, the designer Antik Batik offers for spring-summer 2012 a new Home collection.

You will find the Indian inspiration of the french designer Gabriela Cortese with curtains, floor cushions, stars and lanterns or a beautiful daybed in rosewood from India. All at a low price : suspensions from 5.90 and cushions from 14.90 euros ...

Photos : la redoute

Family home atmosphere

A young couple has chosen to expand his Paris apartment by adding the one upstairs. Their new interior, which can be visited on French magazine Marie-claire Maison, website, has become like a family home. The industrial tones of the decoration mix with the soft tones of the paintings. 
For the girl of the house, the pink wall is highlighted by a silver branch sticker. The bed from Ikea has been repainted in chocolate to match with the color palette. The soft shades of pink of the night table and the purple of the silk cover by Serendipity, offer a poetic and elegant atmosphere.

In the boy's room, the desk designed by an architect runs along the wall. It has been painted in the same chocolate color like the wall for a brown harmony. The wall has been prepared with a magnetic paint so that the magnetic letters can be fixed on it. Toy fish by Alexander Calder .

In the parents' room, the concrete floor lightly shaded in gray, brings a modern touch to the walls and the old chimney. The quilt on the bed is from Caravane chambre 19 ..

Upstairs the universe is totally dedicated to children with a family room in which a XL sofa takes place in the heart of the room. In front of the sofa, a glass table by Conran shop around which children play and draw. The  family atmosphere upstairs fits perfectly with the loft-like industrial atmosphere of the ground-floor . 

Pictures : Marie-Claire maison

A room with a view

An incredible view on the roofs of Paris with a minimalist and chic interior : this is how Amelia Bethia-Gillier could define her new apartment.

The former artistic director of Zadig and Voltaire embarked on a new adventure: the creation of her own brand  LoveMilla with vintage, romantic and luxurious clothes.

Her apartment is a reflection of her new life.

The huge windows overlook the Luxembourg Gardens and give the impression of a dive in the sky of Paris.

The whole apartment can enjoy this view thanks to large openings  in the living room, sliding doors installed in the kitchen and dining room.
The furniture are minimalist to let the space opened and were selected from Christian Liaigre.

A photo of Jean-Baptiste brings a touch of color in the kitchen.

More intimate atmosphere in the bedroom lined with silk taupe and some of her models hanged as pieces of decoration.

A very parisian chic apartment for one of the trendy fashion designer of the French city.
Photo Credit: cote Paris magazine, September 2009

When Designers decorate their kids bedroom...

The new French magazine Milk arrived in France and in California on my computer! A big bravo to the writers for the Deco pages.

I adore visiting the homes of others and especially their kids ones. So this issue on French kids bedrooms decorated by their parents also designers is a gift !
Carlotta, the daughter of Madelon, one of the two creative sisters of  April Showers collection, can enjoy the sweet creations of her Mom as her blankets to sleep at night and a fun and colorful day with a simple and charming decor.
Her desk is a board painted with fuchsia, the little chair in chocolate color. Miffy doll, idol of Carlotta, found refuge in the bedroom such as the hooves from Holland, the native country of the family.


In Ophelie Esteve home the atmosphere is bohemian. I just love this little shop and stove made for her daughter Luna.

Let's stay in the pink atmosphere with Brune and Fleur's bedroom.

 Their mother Estelle has designed for them a unique room with sliding doors and hand-made furniture which can quickly store girls'toys . To complete this little cocoon, nice touches here and there such as the pink shelf and photo holder by Conran Shop, the lighting garland by Tsé et Tsé for habitat, a retro apron by petit Pan and a Barbapapa character to watch the kids..

Change of scene and atmosphere for the boys with Antoine's bedroom in London.
The shades of red and khaki and the steel of the cabinet coexist harmoniously.

We are ready now for the whole special issue on decoration by Milk magazine. We should not wait too long...
Credit photos : Milk Magazine, septembre 2009.

Spanish girl in Paris

Maloles creates for our greatest pleasure pretty ballerinas and shoes.
But she has another passion: design and home interior that she shares with us in the French Elle magazine this week, through a tour of her Parisian apartment.

Her Tips? Mixing old furniture and design, like the Barcelona chair, that reminds her native Spain, or an industrial suspension from Anne Jacobsen painted in white.
She also loves XL pieces such as a giant cup and the three branches lamp of Angelo Lelli.

In the hall, a sofa from the fifties allows to relax and extend the evening after a party.

In the kitchen / dining room she mixed and matched on the walls lacquer and matte paintings and blue and silver wallpaper.

Her bedroom looks like a hotel suite with a chic bathroom fully integrated into the room.
Her girls rooms mix girly colors and furniture industry. In the one of the oldest, the stripes give an elegant ambience.

Some additional decoration tips given by Maloles: take off the doors between the reception rooms, focus on low furniture and walls in neutral colors for open space and do not hesitate to mix the atmospheres.
Ideas that give the urge to do a little emptiness at home!
Photos: Elle magazine, June 2009

A dreamy attic

Let's Continue our discovery of the Cohen family interiors , the French founders of the brand Bonpoint.
After admiring the beautiful deco of their last two concept stores launched in Paris,

Merci et Bonton, and the parisian flat of Irene,

now a visit of the dreamy attic of the family country house, fully dedicated to the games of the grand children.
The walls are covered with magnificent trompe-l'oeil paintings,

small vintage furniture give the atmosphere of a doll house,
cabinets are full of costumes,

Vintage toys have been searched with passion,




They even installed a real small theater for performances prepared by children of the house.
A paradise for them ... and their grandparents who can let them play for hours!

For a guided video tour click here.
pictures: Interieurs

LMNOP... and more !

The new issue of the Australian LMNOP magazine is available on their blog.
I just love the great pictures taken by Hallie Burton of the great loft in Tribeca, in downtown Manhattan, of Hanne Larsen and a family who moved from Australia to NYC.
A ideal family home and a paradise for the four kids India (eight), Atticus (six) Arlo (four) and Banjo (18 months).
They can enjoy a great mezzanine playhouse and fun bunk beds in the boys' bedroom.





The living room offers a peaceful atmosphere and the large windows bring plenty of light. The kitchen is full of fun pink and another area for drawing, coloring, doing the homework for the kids!




In the fun kids bathroom, a grass-motif floor welcomes their feet and a sink that used to be in the kitchen has been painted in green to match.


Also enjoy in the 6th issue of the magazine, the fashion pages and especially this cute picture of this Bohemian couple.
And what the girl is wearing ? Our famous French Bensimon shoes!