In Paris, an Apartment Drenched in Wallpaper is a Dream Realized
For designer Aude Christin, the dream has always been to live in Paris — and sometimes that dream meant making some sacrifices. A textile and interior designer, Aude and her husband Philippe and 12-year-old son Léopold moved to Paris three years ago, but at the time they couldn’t find the right apartment for their family. They […]
For designer Aude Christin, the dream has always been to live in Paris — and sometimes that dream meant making some sacrifices. A textile and interior designer, Aude and her husband Philippe and 12-year-old son Léopold moved to Paris three years ago, but at the time they couldn’t find the right apartment for their family. They wanted to leave behind the southern suburbs of Paris, near Versailles, to position themselves closer to the lively and captivating city center. The family ended up living in a tiny, two-room apartment for two years while they kept their eye on the Paris rental market, forfeiting the small space’s only bedroom to their son — “My husband [and I] had to sleep in the living room like students,” Aude remembers. “It was our choice to return to Paris, and before finding this beautiful apartment [where we now live], we took our risk [renting] a place too small. So I am happy to finally have a beautiful and large room with a real bed!”
At roughly 635 square feet, their new two-bedroom apartment, built just before World War 1 in 1913, feels like a spacious upgrade f...
For designer Aude Christin, the dream has always been to live in Paris — and sometimes that dream meant making some sacrifices. A textile and interior designer, Aude and her husband Philippe and 12-year-old son Léopold moved to Paris three years ago, but at the time they couldn’t find the right apartment for their family. They wanted to leave behind the southern suburbs of Paris, near Versailles, to position themselves closer to the lively and captivating city center. The family ended up living in a tiny, two-room apartment for two years while they kept their eye on the Paris rental market, forfeiting the small space’s only bedroom to their son — “My husband [and I] had to sleep in the living room like students,” Aude remembers. “It was our choice to return to Paris, and before finding this beautiful apartment [where we now live], we took our risk [renting] a place too small. So I am happy to finally have a beautiful and large room with a real bed!”
At roughly 635 square feet, their new two-bedroom apartment, built just before World War 1 in 1913, feels like a spacious upgrade f...
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