ARTSY APARTMENT IN PARIS - ODE TO PIET MONDRIAN

A house that derives its style from a famous painter!  Interesting 2600 square foot apartment in Paris.  It is located in the 1st arrondissement overlooking the famed Louvre Museum.  Quite apropos to its location near arguably the most famous art museum in the world, the apartment seems to be themed after the work of early 20th century Dutch artist Piet Mondrian.  Mondrian was part of the De Stijl movement in art. Mondrian founded an abstract art style that he called "neoplasticism" - black lines and color blocks on white ground.

This apartment features lots of windows, black wall molding and window trim, and color blocked rooms in yellow, turquoise, white and hot pink.  In reality, the black moldings are the glue to this home's decor by Sarah LaVoine.

Piet Mondrian, Tableau 2, 1922, Oil on canvas. The Guggenheim Museum, NYC (above)

What do you think of this color block style?  Do you like it or would you just leave it for art or fashion?  Do tell.

Happy Monday!

xo
Coco

Photos: Sarah LaVoine Design; Guggenheim Museum

SEE THIS HOUSE: AN $8 MILLION DOLLAR SUBURBAN PARIS APARTMENT WITH A VIEW!

I wouldn't mind coming home to a view of the Eiffel Tower every day.  Would you?

In today's SEE THIS HOUSE, I bring you a 3,000 square foot, 4 bedroom, 4 bath pied-a-terre in the Paris suburb of Neuilly sur Seine - an enclave technically considered outside of Paris but that is often lumped in with the chic 16th arrondissement area of the city.  High ceilings, parquet floors, lots of windows and light, this apartment offers views of the Bois du Boulougne gardens and more importantly the Eiffel Tower.

The home is listed for sale by Sotheby's International for about $8.25 million dollars.

Now, not to be too picky as beggars cannot be choosers but I would probably prefer an apartment directly in the middle of Paris...but if someone (and I don't know who that someone might be) offered me this nice little abode, I would take it...I would make do with the hardship of living in the burbs of Paris.

My favorite room is this dining area with parquet floors, built in book shelves, a fireplace and high ceilings.  Would need a bit more furniture because the Saarinen tulip table shown is a little off in scale but that could easily be fixed! (above)

More high ceilings and tall windows in the master bedroom.  Also love the paneled walls...very elegant in my view. (above)

The view of the Eiffel Tower from the apartment window! (above)

So, what do you think of this international home?  Would you take it or leave it?  What might you change, what might you keep?

Happy Monday!

xo
Coco

P.S.  Got some cute pictures last week from Kathy...owner of Soiree San Francisco -  a cute gift, paper and stationery store in San Fran.  Kathy carries COCOCOZY Lavender Sachets in her darling little shop.

COCOCOZY Lavender Sachets on display inside Soiree San Francisco! (above)

P.P.S. Had a great weekend. Among other things, had very lovely drinks at the Polo Lounge at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Saturday and also had Sunday supper at Dominick's last night with some friends. Saw some family and some friend and overall had a nice relaxing weekend. Got no work done so now I am behind. Uh oh...yikes.

P.P.P.S. Did I mention that I went completely vegetarian for about 10 days? It was kind of interesting. I thought I would be starving but I wasn't. I ate only raw fruit and vegetables and nuts. I know it sounds crazy...and I don't know why I decided to do that. I don't think it is for me...but it was an interesting experiment. Have any of you changed your eating habits like that? What do you think? I'd be curious to hear.

P.P.P.P.S. Have a great Monday. Must find cute outfit to wear to work today. I think my boss is flying in from NYC. So must look decent. :-)

P.P.P.P.P.S. Parties - This week, I have 5 million design events to go to after work each day...I think it is some sort of design week here in Los Angeles. I'm always so out of the loop whenever there is some sort of organized design gathering.  This time though I've received so many invites that I have to assume it is a design week.  So, I'll start off tomorrow night with a party at Harbinger where they are having some sort of anniversary celebration. CM, who runs operations at COCOCOZY, dropped off some of our Quatrefoil drapes to the Harbinger folks for one of their displays...I hope they end up using them! If you don't know Harbinger, you should...it is one of the most prestigious fabric and furniture showrooms (to the trade) in the country.   Harbinger is owned by fabulous designers Joe Lucas and Paris Chilcoat.  I am so honored that they carry the COCOCOZY textiles collection at Harbinger - they are my only showroom in the country that sells COCOCOZY fabric by the yard to the trade.

P.P.P.P.P.P.S.  Tah tah!  Have a great day.  Happy beginning of October!

SEE THIS HOUSE: A MULTI MILLION DOLLAR PARIS PIED-A-TERRE!

A million dollar view from the bright airy main sitting room in a Paris apartment. (above)

Ah Paris.

This SEE THIS HOUSE is for my mother.  She loves Paris.  She spends two to three months there every summer. For my short 3 day vacation, I went to Nantucket instead of Paris this summer.  Next summer, I am adding Paris back into the mix.

So today I bring you a two story $5.4 million dollar apartment, with approximately 2100 square feet,  2 sitting rooms, 2 bedrooms, a balcony and a second floor office all within a short distance from the Arc de Triomphe and the Champs Elysees.

Not bad.  Right?  Love the staircase in the foyer leading to a 2nd floor office.

Take a look.

The Arc de Triomphe from the apartment's balcony. (above)

What do you think of this Parisian pied-a-terre?  Would you take or leave as your second home away from home?  Would you chose Paris for an international abode...or elsewhere?  Do tell.

I think the dining room needs a redo definitely and would change some of the furnishings in the sitting rooms but the large windows in are amazing and some of the very French details like the iron stair railing and the front door with the decorative molding really work.  I would take it.

Happy Wednesday!

xo
Coco

P.S. COCOCOZY PRESS UPDATE: Was at Boston Logan Airport late last week on the way to Nantucket and I happened to pick up the September 2012 issue of Traditional Home Magazine. Was thrilled to see a blurb on COCOCOZY pillows in the market section of the magazine! Such a cute write up and pictures of our Quatrefoil Dark Red Reverse, COCOCOZY Logo Gray and Arch Navy Reverse linen pillows.  Woohooo.  Thank you to Traditional Home's Krissa and Clara for the nice feature! Also, thanks to Amanda and Stephanie too! Here it is!

COCOCOZY Pillows in the September 2012 issue of Traditional Home Magazine (above photos by me).

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Photos of apartment: Coldwell Banker