Daddy cool!

The new Milk magazine issue arrived in France ... a special Father's day issue in which we can enjoy charming fashion pictures.


Also a beautiful travel through the open spaces in Texas.

Thanks to the Shopping pages I discovered two new shops in Paris for children: a new Antik Batik boutique in the Marais and le petit bazar, a green new store full of eco-friendly products.

Read also the exhibitions and travel pages to find great ideas to spend the summer in Paris with your kids.

Antik Batik, 1134 rue vieille du temple, 75003 paris
Le petit bazar, 128 avenue Emile Zola, 75015 Paris

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

Shopping in Paris, rive droite

In Paris many concept stores dedicated to children have opened.
Their purpose? First of all to be particularly successful with their own decoration. Everything is thought out in every detail.
Secondly, moms can find clothes, strollers, accessories, furniture, decoration, small presents for birthdays parties .. all good unique and very Parisian discoveries!
after the rive gauche, here is a selection of shops Rive droite.

Direction the center of Paris at Not So Big, installed in the old Halles public baths.
The idea of the place: The parme rubber ground to remember that we are in a gay and colorful place for children!

Nearby by feet, go to Merci and csao, two stores which reverse some of their profits to associations of Madagascar and Africa. At Merci you will find vintage clothes and designers for kids such as April showers, at CSAO you will find their famous plastic rug.

In the Marais district, in addition to the major brands like Muji or la chaise longue, great to find treasures for young and old, you will be able to get the famous French Bensimon tennis for you and your kids at their general store Home autour du monde... also a great place to find beautiful tableware, cushions, accessories for your interior.

Let's go to Bastille then to visit new shops such as les fleurs and Loulou addict which propose many European brands and designers in decoration.

Finish by a stop at Lilibulle.
This trendy parisian store is one of the first to have launched a blog and a shop dedicated to kids. This is also where you will find the collection of decoration books published by éditions Paumes.

Bon shopping !

Bensimon-Home 8 and 12 rue des francs bourgeois, 75003 Paris
Notsobig, 38 Rue Tiquetonne 75002 Paris
Les fleurs, 6 passage Josset, 75011 Paris
Merci, 111 Boulevard Beaumarchais, 75011 Paris
CSAO, 9 rue elzevir, 75003 Paris
Lilibulle 3 rue de la forge royale 75011Paris
Pictures: Lilibulle, loulou addict, les fleurs, Interieurs, Merci.

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

Shopping in Paris, rive gauche

In Paris many concept stores dedicated to children have opened.
Their purpose? First of all to be particularly successful with their own decoration. Everything is thought out in every detail.
Secondly, moms can find clothes, strollers, accessories, furniture, decoration, small presents for birthdays parties .. all good unique and very Parisian discoveries!

Bonton was the first one!
It was opened by the same family who owned the more classical brand Bonpoint.
The monumental entrance of the store sets the clothes as pieces of art on the walls.
Ages and sizes are noted on large red columns. They bring a touch of fun, practical and original decoration in this loft-style store.

The first floor is full of ideas with pretty staged kids'rooms.

The Kids gallery store is less Parisian and more influenced by Northern Europe!
You will find beautiful wooden furniture and often very well thought out as evolutionary.

At Serendipity, vintage furniture are restore and given a new life ... for unique and poetic interiors. Old beds from the fifties are mixed up with new design lamps or wall decals from Mimilou and Des pieds des Ailes!
Another Good point for the store : it is close to the Gerard Mulot bakery of my childhood for a gourmet snack!


And one of my favorite is Caoutchouc, because this is where I discovered the fabulous creations from Clemence G.
The store is in the heart of Vavin where kids'shops are multiplying!


Not to mention two new stores opened in the fifth district. : Dame Lune et Pic nidouille.
I greatly appreciated their warm welcome during my visit last summer. Their owner have created two charming places to find many French young designers for kids.
Bon shopping !

Kids gallery, 8 avenue de villars, 75007 paris
Bonton, 82 rue de Grenelle 75007 Paris
Caoutchouc, 15, rue Brea,. 75006Paris
Dame Lune, 10 rue saint victoire, 75005 Paris
Pic Nidouille, 22 rue des ecoles, 75005 Paris
Serendipity, 17 rue des quatre vents, 75006 Paris
Credits photos, Interieurs, Caoutchouc, Dame lune, Pic Nidouille.