A 170sqm duplex in Paris completely renovated by Ussel & Decoster
Paris’s 15th arrondissement is central and convenient, but some might criticize it for being a bit too modern. People tend to prefer the Marais or Saint-Germain, even though this is a lively, bustling neighborhood, and, it must be said, a very pleasant one. It is here, just a stone’s throw from the Eiffel Tower, that the interior design firm d’Ussel & Decoster has just renovated a 170sqm…
An apartment in Paris that feels like a country house
At the end of a cul-de-sac in the 11th arrondissement, just a stone’s throw from the Bastille, there were several attached garages. They were dark, low-ceilinged spaces with poor layouts, and nothing suggested they could be turned into anything worthwhile. But the presence of a small, neglected paved courtyard made them highly desirable. It was nothing more than a patch of concrete and weeds,…