Dining room of an elegant Parisian apartment with panelled walls and contrast painted cornicing. A Murano glass chandelier hangs over the contemporary dining table and chairs.

voyageur

full refurbishment, interior design, and FF&E

16th arrondissement, paris

A beautifully restored period apartment in Paris.

In this project, we stayed true to the 19th century style and decoration while paying particular attention to the client's way of living, sensitive to their travels and artifacts collected from various countries visited. “The clients lived in Japan and China for many years before returning to France to occupy this apartment”, says Hage. “So this was, in a way, their final stop and they brought a number of pieces with them from Asia – furniture, art and decorative panels – and these became important ingredient within the interiors.”

The main seating area is arranged around the original fireplace, with lilac tones in the fabrics and lighting standing out against the greys and white of the walls and ceiling.
Detail of the Sitting room with bespoke armchairs with gaufrage velvet to the backs. The painting of a red flower is by Aki Kuroda.
A Japanese Tansu cabinet sits to the left of the fireplace, while the seating mixes restored Louis XV armchairs with a Chesterfield sofa.
Detail of coral-inspired plaster wall-light by Patrice Gruffaz.
The combined dining area and sitting room features a soft palette of greys and lilac tones; the antique wall panel is Japanese.
Detail of the dining area with a soft grey backdrop, bull head sculpture and Japanese wall panel.
Foyer with glazed French doors leading to the formal dining room. Coral-inspired plaster chandelier by Patrice Gruffaz hangs in the centre.
Detail of the foyer with a mix of contemporary and antique furniture and a sheer grey curtain over the leaded-glass window.
The large family dining room with Sky Garden chandelier over a chic smoked grey glass table. Breakfast bar with hidden worktops and striking curved red lacquer sliding doors concealing the kitchen.
View down a darkened corridor to the principal bedroom. Timber panelling to the walls.
Corner detail of the principal bedroom with a contemporary white leather chair for reading next to the window. The curtain fabric is a subtle floral pattern on a tan background.
A luxurious and calm principal bedroom with a specialist paint effect to the walls. The fabric are shades of pink and taupe, silk and velvet.
Detail of the principal bedroom in shades of pink and taupe, silk and velvet and a bespoke sculptural bedside table.
Detail of a sophisticated grey and pale blue bedroom with bold accents in red including a Gerrit Rietveld Utrecht armchair.
Detail of the fireplace, mantle and mirror of a child's pink bedroom, with the bed visible in the reflection of the mirror.
Detail of the family lounge with a large sectional sofa and Zeppelin chandelier.
The main seating area is arranged around the original fireplace, with lilac tones in the fabrics and lighting standing out against the greys and white of the walls and ceiling.
Detail of the guest cloakroom with a toile de jouy wallpaper and round mirror framed by a profusion of black feathers.

area: 3,500 ft²

client: private

We adjusted the layout of the apartment to help create a more spacious principal suite, taking the place of what had previously been a reception room. We also created a larger family kitchen, all the while preserving and restoring original elements such as the cornicing and parquet floors, with respect for the Haussmann-Era provenance of the building.

One of the most satisfying aspects of this project, was the collaborative nature of it. The apartment beautifully reflects the personalities of our clients as well as showing reverence towards its history. “So it is very different to anything else but it never feels staged. For them, it’s all very natural as any home should be.”

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