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Steal This Look: Pastel-Bright Children’s Room

On February 8, 2012 By

In her rus­tic home In Nantes, styl­ist Aurélie Lécuyer cre­ates a play­ful, grace­ful, yet some­how sophis­ti­cated space for her tod­dler, a little girl.

Yes­ter­day, we wrote about the calm inte­ri­ors of Lécuyer’s house (see House Call:

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Colorful Radiator for Kids’ Rooms

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Here’s a col­or­ful solu­tion to your wor­ries about space heaters in children’s bed­rooms or play­rooms: the prac­ti­cal, slim-lined Play Radi­a­tor from Jaga.

Avail­able in two color com­bi­na­tions (as well as all-white and black-and-white), the Play Radi­a­tor offers sev­eral safety fea­tures. It has an MDF casing […]

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Effortless Dressing à la Française

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French-based Le Ves­ti­aire de Jeanne is per­haps the most novel fash­ion label we’ve come across: Founded by an older sis­ter to cre­ate age-appropriate clothes for her younger sister.

In the fall of 2005, eighteen-year-old French med­ical stu­dent Char­lotte Le Stum-Meyer was inspired […]

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5 Quick Fixes: Bright Pink Accents

On February 7, 2012 By

Lately, it seems as if every­where I look, I see la vie en rose and there’s noth­ing to do but to give in to the neon glow.

Here are five exam­ples of how a spot of hot pink can breathe new life into a room.

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Chic French Children’s Beds

On February 7, 2012 By

Why are the French so good with children’s fur­ni­ture? Here’s a roundup of nurs­ery fur­ni­ture fea­tur­ing clean lines, stream­lined forms, and mod­ern shapes—we see these beds as a good invest­ment in a young person’s bur­geon­ing design sensibilities.

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Baby Blankets for the Royals

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Wrap a baby in the same exquis­itely soft wool used for kings and queens with these Lib­erty Born blan­kets from Scar­let & Argent.

Scar­let & Argent is the new retail arm of Hainsworth, a British com­pany that has been spinning […]

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Instant Vases from Milk Bottles

On February 7, 2012 By

Spot­ted on Laura Parke’s A Girl Who Makes: milk bot­tles trans­formed into vases, wrapped in twine with a touch of neon color.

For instruc­tions on how to re-create this look, see below.

Phở­tog­ra­phy by Eric Linebarger.

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A Week in Provence

On February 7, 2012 By

Good friends of mine in Lon­don recently invited me to spend a week with them at their French mas, or farm­house, near the Alpilles, a small moun­tain range in Provence.

My friends are Greek but live in Lon­don; they bought this house at […]

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Artists’ Hangout in Arles

On February 7, 2012 By

On my recent trip to Provence, I vis­ited the Hôtel Nord Pinus in Arles’ Place du Forum, which res­onates with the ghosts of Hem­ing­way and other note­wor­thy artis­tic fig­ures includ­ing Picasso and Cocteau.

As the gate­way to the wild Camar­gue, the city of Arles is […]

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Industrial Light Mashups

On February 7, 2012 By

Noticed (and admired) lately: Instal­la­tions of mixed indus­trial lamps, for an unstudied look.

Above: The inte­ri­ors of Via­jante in Lon­don fea­ture a mix of reclaimed vin­tage indus­trial lights.

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