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Love love love.

Absolutely beautiful and charming!

Beautiful space! Beautiful life! What a warm, inviting home.

Le sigh. So beautiful. How do French flats always look so effortlessly chic? My flat is full of effort... but about a quarter as chic.

One thing the French don't skimp on when it comes to flats is "large windows". That alone makes a very small space seem larger as it brings in natural light. And for those in older buildings like above post, you also get original detail.

These are the things I generally notice about French apartments in Paris:

1) The French aren't super-into rugs. A bare floor works just fine.

2) There isn't the need to overembellish. These nice French apartments don't have the over-upholstered look of many American households. There are empty walls and table tops, and couches without piles of pillows.

3) I can't imagine cabinets with crown moldings in any of these spaces. There isn't a need to apply a reference to an earlier age to what is essentially a utilitarian object.

So much to love. The art over the master bed. The lightswitch art on the kitchen wall. The little girl's drapes. Very nice.

Nostalgia...my mother had that kettle for a while when I was growing up.

Quite lovely.

aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, yes!

Living in Paris, I don't really see anything special in the decoration of this apartment.

I don't think the decoration is special either. More like a nice, lived-in family home. Love that pendant in the living room though, great piece.

What makes this apartment special (at least, for Americans) is the windows/light, the floors and the architectural details. I'm assuming they added that curving hall - nice touch.

The artwork throughout is really fantastic!

I went to the caravan website. i loved the bed linens on the site. how can i learn more about them. i want to buy something. its not in english and my french is horrible

Itsthehouseshow,

I will do a post about them soon and tell you more.

Clemoni,

Feel free to make suggestions for Paris house tours at kristinh@apartmenttherapy.com.

What I particularily loved were the two "offices"--one absolutely piled (yay, real life!) and the other tucked into a corner by the doorway. Did you notice, though, that both desks have two moniters? At the corner desk, it was a lap-top. I just thought that was funny. And there's a piece of molding missing off one of the cabinets in the kitchen. I kept thinking: These folks need the cure!

I love it. It's lived in, yet stylish. Thanks Kristin.

The bathroom looks great. I love the window.

love this place! Great space and charming decor.

I think I was a bit quick to say this space wasn't special...while the architecture is fairly typical, they've let you enjoy it, rather than cramming it with stuff (which tends to happen here).

why doesnt anyone make sofas like those in america?