Designer Files: {Not Your Typical Paris Apartment}

Bathrooms

For this edition of Designer Files, I’ve found another loft, this time in Paris (!) and designed by Muriel Cibot. But this isn’t your predictable {though still fabulous} French design. The fact that it is indeed a Parisian apartment {I double checked!} without a foot of crown molding, parquet floors or elegantly placed Baroque furniture makes it much more intriguing, don’t you think?

There are design choices in this space that are so smart and different you almost have to look twice to notice them!

For instance, it’s not everyday you see a vintage French water jug turned into a light fixture. I’m also loving the idea that is carried out on the back of the shelving unit. Acting as art, only specifically chosen shelves are lined with graphic wallpaper, mimicking stenciled drawings.

The kitchen is by far the best part of the space {and this is not just because I’m a sucker for kitchens!} Sliding barn doors, poppy red wire light bulb pendants and concrete tile floors are all lust-worthy design elements.

The space is the perfect mix of rustic touches and modern finishes. I don’t know about you, but I’m ready to move in right now!

What do you think? Are you partial to classic french style or is the updated take grabbing you as much as it is me? Be sure to check out more designers and their spaces here!

images from Le Journal de la Maison via Au Coin du Monde // photography by Pierre-Jean Verger

A Day of Rest

Bedrooms

How long has it been since you’ve spent an entire day in bed? Can you even remember? Wouldn’t it be blissful?

I will be enduring the exact opposite of said bliss today. Instead, I’m crammed into a middle seat on the six-hour cross country trek to New York. But the entire time, I’ll be dreaming of this:

I’m loving this shoot by Finnish stylist Susanna Vento for the magazine Scandanavian Deko. It turns the expected bedroom “catalog” shot on it’s head, quite literally! I’ve been loving our all white bed, oh to be cuddled under a cute print comforter right now instead of trudging through an airport….

All in due time my friends. All in due time.

PS: You can find more of Susanna Vento’s stellar work here and even more Scandinavian goodness on Deko’s Pinterest page here. Apologies for my excessive over-Pinning last night!

photography by Kristiina Kurronen, work discovered via a merry mishap

In Bed with HD Buttercup

Bedrooms

I have a weird obsession with bedding. If I could change out our bed monthly, I probably would. I’m the first to admit my throws collection is getting a little out of control {do you have that problem too??}

So when HD Buttercup, my favorite San Francisco furniture mecca, told me they were opening a shop dedicated to bedding, in my favorite shopping neighborhood Hayes Valley no less, I was ecstatic!

Recently, the aptly named In Bed asked if I’d like to make a dream bed as their storefront window display, so obviously I jumped at the chance! Especially when I found out I’d be “in bed” with on of my besties, Courtney Lake of CourtneyOutLoud fame. We are quite the dynamic duo and immediately began scheming on a concept. The obvious solution for the dueling windows was dueling his and hers beds! The only question was who would design for “his” vs. “hers!”. I ended up tackling the her bed.

I hope you like the result!

Obviously, I have a penchant for neutral color palettes and an obsession with white beds. They just feel so fresh, clean and luxurious {albeit impractical as a dog owner!} Playing with the lush pieces from the likes of John Robshaw, Coyuchi and lush french and belgian cottons, I was like a kid in a bedding candy store! Layering a white quilt on charcoal sheets, I added depth and more texture with a grey duvet cotton layered with even more cotton and cashmere throws. Subtle printed sheets made for a sweet, inviting place to rest your head.

However, since this is a dream bed I had to up the glam factor a bit, and what better way to do that than with touches of shimmer and shine.

I’m not sure the husband would enjoy sequined pillows, but the dipped dyed ombre cashmere throw so needs to be mine!

A huge thank you to In Bed for inviting me to come play. If you live in San Francisco I do hope you make a point to stop by. Our beds will be made in the front window for the next month! Oh and you can check out Courtney’s Man-antasy {aka man-fantasy} bed right here!

original photography by apartment 34 {eek!}

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