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                                                                                              Over the years, I have featured the rental apartment that my friends and now sponsors Huff Harrington own in Paris.  It’s the darling apartment with the pink plaid dining room chairs.  Yes!  You know the one!

 

The girls of Huff Harrington own this charming apartment in Paris and they rent it out at Paris Perfect under the name Beaumes de Venise.  Paris Perfect has some of the better rentals in Paris, and also in London, Italy and Bali!

 

 

While Beaumes de Venise remains my favorite Paris Perfect stay, there are a few new ones that caught my eye.  And OMG – did they catch my eye!!!

 

WHOA!!!   Maybe it’s the name that caught my eye:  Cote de Nuits. 

Nah!  It’s the décor.  So French!!!  So 18th century French!!! 

This apartment is a sight for sore eyes – an interior designer who is sick of seeing mid century glam everywhere she turns.  THIS is Paris!  Look at that fireplace!  And be sure to notice the mirror over it.

 

Notice the two charming antique chairs and the rose colored sofa.  Adorable chandelier!

 

The view towards the front door and the dining room.  The bedroom is behind the double doors.

 

An art nouveau lamp sits on a sconce next to the sofa.

 

Beautiful paintings above the sofa.

 

I am really loving round and oval frames these days.  Remember the one from Donna Brown’s gallery wall?

 

Here is The Gray Door’s Donna Brown’s house – with her beautiful gallery wall  - to me, that round painting in the gilt frame makes the entire vignette.  The Paris Perfect apartment reminds me of Donna’s house, actually!

 

Here’s a closeup of the oval painting in the Paris apartment.  Now I wish that I had a round or oval gilt frame painting.  They aren’t that easy to find, so if you do – grab it up!

 

I found this pricey item at 1st Dibs HERE.  Is there anything on 1st Dibs that isn’t pricey?

 

Now, hold on just a minute before you go crazy!  Here is a person who obviously collects oval framed paintings.  You can see how quickly they can become just – too much.  One oval frames seems to be quite enough judging by Donna Brown’s gallery wall alone. And another detail – oval and round frames are beautiful – but when the oval is a landscape perspective, it’s not quite as attractive.  Landscape perspective means it’s wider than taller.  I think the portrait perspective – meaning taller than wider – is much more graceful.   

 

 

The dining room in the Paris apartment doubles as a library – and look!  It’s actually filled with beautiful antique books.   Those chairs!  Someone really took a lot of time and money furnishing this apartment – and it shows.  I love the green paint. 

 

Look at this antique portable bar!!!!!!!  OMG!!!!  Gorgeous!!!!!  I can safely say, I have never stayed at a hotel in Paris with an antique portable bar in it. 

 

Close up of the sconces and porcelains. 

 

Through the original double French doors with bronze hardware (look at that hardware!) is the bedroom.  The oval antique mirror – mirrors the living room art.  Notice the side tables with the bouillotte lamps.  Wow. 

 

View of the prints on the wall.

 

Close up of bedding.

 

From the bed you see out to the courtyard or the darling living room.

 

Do you like Carrera marble?  I hope so!

 

Not sure why they chose to go so sleek and modern with the kitchen – but it looks nice enough.  It’s just good for morning coffee anyway!

 

To rent Cote de Nuits, go HERE.   It costs about $400 a night. 

  Paris Perfect has so many wonderful apartments – so if you are planning a trip to Paris, but sure to check them out first!

There are other companies that rent out apartments in Paris – a lot of them!  The most important thing though is to be sure the company is reliable and be sure to check out what they offer in terms of services. 

There are thousands of apartments available for short and long term leases in Paris and you can spend days looking at them all – and I did.  Many, if not most, aren’t really pretty or decorated.  Some are downright dingy looking, as if the owners just go spend the weekend at their in-laws if their apartment is rented.  The prices vary wildly – but most are still very affordable.

I found a few others that looked nice.  This first one is beautiful and seems like it should be in a design magazine.  It looks like an American owns it, for some reason, and I also think they are an interior designer.  I wonder who it is!

 

The wood floors are the just beautiful.   The front hall has a pair of antique French chairs covered in ikat fabric.  A row of brass lanterns is in the hall – and in the other public rooms.  I like that detail of repeating the laterns.  The molding is painted in a distinctive way, with gilt squares, that make the sections looks like picture frames.  The entry hall is very pretty and a great introduction to this beauty.

To the left is the family room and straight ahead is the living room/dining room.

 

Black and white photographs are placed inside the molding “frames.”

 

Looking towards the opposite direction at the front door and the frosted glass window that overlooks the courtyard.

 

  The living room/dining room is all beige with black accents.  A textured rug divides the two spaces as does a shutter.  Along the street windows are a series of windows with silk curtains – perfection!

 

  The same brass lanterns found in the entry hall are in these two areas.  Above the fireplace is the typical French style mirror and flanking are two matching Venetian mirrors.  Three mirrors?  The pair act more like art work than mirrors, so they work. 

 

The molding is painted in the same picture frame treatment – with more black and white photographs placed in the center of each section.

 

  The dining area – I love this apartment!!!!  Who owns it?

The shutter and the console table help divide the two areas of the room, as does the row of crown molding.

 

Here you can see the “picture frame” molding treatment.  This does add an architectural feature – a good way to create one where there is none.

 

A view toward the front window – beautiful mantel.

 

  The family room is done in warmer browns and oranges than the living room/dining room.  At the front is another frosted glass window.

 

The walls are treated differently here – with grasscloth wallpaper.

 

  The family room doubles as an office – you can see the kitchen across the hall.

 

The kitchen is charming French with modern touches.

 

  Love that clock with the human-like face.

 

 

The master bedroom is beautiful with a canopy bed and more silk curtains.

 

  A trio of antique mirrors over the headboard – love the wood desk at the end of the bed. 

 

Continuing the continuity is the same brass lantern and matching textured rug.

 

The master bath with darling French sinks. 

 

The guest room has twin beds with matching wicker chairs.   Love the way they handled the wall of closet doors – with molding and mirrors.

Another clue that a designer owns this – all the perfect accent pillows.  They are the perfect size too.

 

The other side of the room.   Notice the tiny Venetian styled mirror – again, it’s all in the continuity. 

 

  The guest bathroom. 

 

The Marquess apartment is on Rue De Ponthieu on the second floor and is a few minutes from the Champs-Elysees.   It

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