Name: Laurence
Location: Paris, France
Laurence fills us in: We are a French family of 5 living in a classic 240 square.meter apartment in Paris. Our building is a classic "Hausmannien" but we like to think that our place is fun, family and friends welcoming, bright and colorful.
We do not have expensive pieces of art of furniture, we tried to change a very classic setting into a warm place to live. The pictures I have uploaded are of our dining-room/library, our hallway and a view of one side of our living-room (with the desk where I'm writing from in the back). The apartment changes all the time as we try to not take ourselves and our home too seriously and like to try new ideas (often found on your web site).
Thanks, Laurence!
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I love it, especially the reading room photo. That inspires me, since the Library of Congress is across the street.
Damn, I love those floors! *swoon*
It's perfect I love to see more pictures I love everything about it.
tres jolie.
House Calls are just teases. Stop teasing us! Give us House Tours!
That said - I would really like to see this home in a tour, please.
*swoon* all those built-in bookcases! *swoon*
Love. Reminds me of the apartment of Ines de la Fressange:
http://www.fromtherightbank.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/domino-450x305.jpg
Love it.
Full tour please!
Uh, Laurence.... You cannot leave us hanging when your house is this good! Full tour! :)
I LOVE that fire place! So pretty, and works very well in the room.
Beautiful. Beautiful. Beautiful.
Magnifique et très sympa ! I second the swooning of built ins. More please!
c'est jolie
I am not sure what I love most: The fireplace? The floors? The tall windows? The curved build- ins? Simply stunning!
I love it- can we see more? Please, the kids rooms?
thanks again AT for having more euro homes...love it
agree 3 pictures isn't nearly enough. Not sure 50 would be.
Drooling over those built-ins!
Full Tour Please! It looks amazing, and his description of how he thinks about decorating makes me think the rest of the apartment is going to be fantastic too. It seems like most families with multiple kids are in detached homes, so an apartment housing 5 is intriguing.
Is the conversion of 240 meters square to approximately 2500/2600 square feet accurate?
I agree with the others ... full tour please!!! Your place looks amazing!
Wow! a place for lots of books!!!! my kind of home!
I love, love the books and the built-in shelves.
House Tour please!!
Love it, when can I move in with you? ;)
Thank you for all these great comments !! I can.t beleive how nice it is to read you all. I'm cleaning pu the apartment to get it read for new pictures to post. Merci beaucoup, I'm very proud and have showed it to everyone !