"Dear Santa, I've been very very good this year ..." Some of you may remember that six years ago we wrote a "before and after" blog about a gorgeous Paris apartment on the coveted Ile St. Louis. I had seen the apartment in its forlorn "before" state, but due to its extraordinary location and the fact that it checked all the desirability boxes of high floor, … [Read more...]
Can this Paris apartment be saved?
Call us crazy! Our latest project in Paris is a 250 square foot apartment that had every one of our colleagues shaking their heads in disbelief. "You did whaaaat?" I secretly love small apartments. I figure, if it's got a killer view, great light and good bones, in a gorgeous neighborhood surrounded by some of the best restaurants and shopping in Paris and close to … [Read more...]
Before and After, Part II – The Paris Apartment
Our little Huffington world has been spinning! We've just finished two fabulous trips to France (if you missed it, here's a taste from one trip), we've turned our store completely upside down to make room for a boat load of new goodies, and some of us are back to France tomorrow for another two trips: Painting in Provence and Paris and Provence. So, given the … [Read more...]
Before and After
The Paris Apartment, Part XIII Don't kill us! We are on a buying trip/client trip in France and having the time of our lives. But we're too busy to blog! So we're cheating big time, and rerunning one of our favorite series ... the before and afters of our Paris apartment, with a few updates. Why? Because we just invited our lovely ladies for a little bubbly in the … [Read more...]
Paris and Provence
Where will we stay in Paris? We will be staying in our favorite Paris “hood” – the 7th arrondissement, which is centrally located, beautiful and safe. It has a neighborhood feel and is packed with wonderful restaurants, cafes, bakeries, markets, pharmacies and all the goodies you’d want to find in Parisian neighborhood. And it’s very convenient to the nicest shopping … [Read more...]
Q & A: Buying Trips to Paris
Where will we stay in Paris? We will be staying in our favorite Paris “hood” – the 7th arrondissement, which is centrally located, beautiful and safe. It has a neighborhood feel and is packed with wonderful restaurants, cafes, bakeries, markets, pharmacies and all the goodies you’d want to find in Parisian neighborhood. And it’s very convenient to the nicest shopping districts … [Read more...]
Getting Goodies in Gordes
It’s been almost a year in the making, but one of our Paris Provence trips kicked off today in Provence, and the other one is kicking off Friday in Paris! It’s an exciting time for us although a huge lesson in coordination. Luckily, some of us are more organized than others (not me!) and so between us, we hope we've covered all the bases. The fun part started for me a … [Read more...]
Franke in France
I’m one of the lucky ones who got to visit Nancy while she was painting in Paris. Not that it took a lot of arm twisting. We had received a couple of emails from her, with a few snippets of her life in Paris. Photos of her painting shirt hanging to dry on the window. Glimpses of the Eiffel tower that dominated the view from her garret. Pictures of paintings hanging on … [Read more...]
Antiquing with our Parisienne
It was a freezing cold, drizzly Monday but that didn’t deter us. Nancy Franke and I had one thing in mind, and that was the drippingly decadent sandwich au jambon that we knew was waiting for us at the Chatou Foire a la Brocante et Jambon, my favorite antiques market in the world. I had just flown in that morning and couldn’t wait to catch up with our dynamic, effervescent … [Read more...]
Rice Pudding?
We have learned that when Linda speaks her mind about something, we need to listen! In this case, it was about rice pudding, and I will admit that I, for one, was a little skeptical up front. Linda kept talking about a fabulous restaurant in Paris, just steps from the apartment that we call our home away from home, and she went on and on about how the rice pudding was the best … [Read more...]
