If you’d happen to be strolling down the bustling streets of the 10th arrondissement in Paris, France, odds are that you would run into interior decorator Marie Lacote (@thevelvetjungle). She has called the lively and diverse neighborhood her home for the past four years, and with her fierce purple hair and eclectic style, Marie does not […]

If you’d happen to be strolling down the bustling streets of the 10th arrondissement in Paris, France, odds are that you would run into interior decorator Marie Lacote (@thevelvetjungle). She has called the lively and diverse neighborhood her home for the past four years, and with her fierce purple hair and eclectic style, Marie does not go unnoticed. Creativity and artistic endeavors have been an integral part of her life ever since she was a little kid taking painting classes, before venturing out to follow her own path. Dying her hair every shade of the rainbow soon followed ? red, blue, orange, pink ? you name it, she’s had it. She eventually settled on purple, and what used to make her parents roll their eyes and worry about job prospects is now the first impression that brings Marie most of her clients. Marie earned her degree in interior decorating a few years back and started her business one year ago after getting cold feet a few times prior. It didn’t take long for Marie to notice that it was, in fact, her quirky style that attracted new clients. “I noticed people really responded to my...