Tiny Paris Apartment
Would you like to tour a sweet little apartment in Paris with me today? No you say? Yeah, right. I know you, I had you hooked at tour. Or was it Paris? :) Either way, let’s go visit the city of lights, or in this case, the apartment of lights… Elodie, who authors the sweet blog la mechante, invited me to share photos her home here today and I couldn’t refuse as I think it’s darling and a total inspiration for those living in a small space (like me!). Elodie is a designer/interior architect and a photographer and lives in a 26m² flat, which is roughly 279 square feet – yeah, that’s little living!
Look at all of her books and nooks, this place is packed with stuff but so cozy and charming though a minimalist may go a bit bonkers with all this stuff around. But Elodie likes it quite a bit and has made her life in this place surrounded by the things that she loves and with what inspires her to life a happy life. And that’s the point: we should live however we’d like just so long as it supports us personally.
This is but a glimpse of her magical world, to see more click here (including her kitchenette). Thank you so much Elodie for sharing your home with us today!
(images: elodie at la mechante)
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October 27th, 2009 at 6:54am
The apartment is gorgeous … my husband would hate it but i would love it! I love the books, the lights the everything!
.-= Laura Evans´s last blog ..tree trunk – 8×8 original fine art photographic print =-.
October 27th, 2009 at 7:06am
Oh wow, she did a great job with a tiny little space. Love the twinkly lights
October 27th, 2009 at 7:19am
Oh this is pure Interiors LOVE – I absolutely adore creative people – it is so SO so inspiring!
October 27th, 2009 at 7:32am
I love the bed nook & the details like the floral Thermos are adorable. Not sure I could share such a small space with 2 cats though!
.-= Passementerie´s last blog ..Autumn Adornments =-.
October 27th, 2009 at 7:32am
This place is so adorable; I, too, live in a small Parisian apartment, and trust me, it doesn’t look nearly as cozy as this. Elodie, it’s beautiful. Thanks for sharing!
October 27th, 2009 at 7:39am
How lovely, it’s so great to see the most tiny and cute apartments! Love the creativity of the owners…
Love,
Rosa
October 27th, 2009 at 7:46am
Small and cozy. Some days I wish we would downsize, I know that must sound horrible, to make things more cozy and charming. But I must know where oh where did she get her white office chair? I’m in the market for one and that would be perfect! Even a name would suffice. C’est parfait!
October 27th, 2009 at 7:48am
wow i am incredibly jealous. this is beautiful. i WANT it all.
October 27th, 2009 at 7:49am
Bridgett – The chair looks like the IKEA Skruvsta chair…. I think!
October 27th, 2009 at 7:53am
adorable space!
October 27th, 2009 at 7:59am
This is a little jewel box. So young and inspiring and comfortable.
October 27th, 2009 at 8:07am
Lovely apartment, I lived in a tiny one and it wasn’t as beautiful as this…
.-= queta´s last blog ..¡Más galletas! =-.
October 27th, 2009 at 8:07am
I like the lanterns but the rest is just too full & cramped for my taste. Just looking at it makes me claustrophobic…
October 27th, 2009 at 8:10am
Hi everybody
Thanks for those kind words about my little home sweet home, and huge thank you to Holly for that great post about my flat, I’m truely honoured.
I live there with my two cats and my fiancé (yes there’s a man living here !) and we have a happy life :)
@Bridgett : I totally agree with you, a small place is sometimes better cause it’s more cosy. But I must admit, I would be very happy to have just another room !
For those who want to know where I bought my furnitures, everything is from ikea (except the wood table and chairs), including the office chair (Skruvsta).
October 27th, 2009 at 8:24am
Oh wow! It’s amazing! I love her blog!
.-= Federica´s last blog ..Tina Tornquist =-.
October 27th, 2009 at 8:27am
It’s lovely! I think it works because her “clutter” is so organised and so pretty.
It’s so cosy and wonderful.
.-= anke´s last blog ..Bang Art Magazine / Horoscope #4 =-.
October 27th, 2009 at 8:35am
oh i will take tiny in paris any day of the week! great use of space and oh so cosy. what a personality reflected throughout!!
.-= megmanionsilliker´s last blog ..a lime slice: [j.]muse =-.
October 27th, 2009 at 8:48am
certainly is cosy and charming. I’ve be very happy living there I reckon! Love the use of the paper lanterns.
.-= beth gunnell´s last blog ..Storytime…. Little Red Riding Hood =-.
October 27th, 2009 at 8:52am
And what she says in the article is… she’s sharing the apartment with two cats AND a boyfriend!
October 27th, 2009 at 8:57am
I was just in Paris and my husband and I always look in the estate agents’ windows at the small apartments and what we would do with them. I could well and truly imagine myself living in this one. So cozy.
.-= Eileen´s last blog ..September 18-19, 2009 =-.
October 27th, 2009 at 9:04am
Thank you for sharing on small spaces! This is a constant problem I face over here. I often swoon over gorgeous interior pics but find difficulty in translating the inspiration because my apartment is so small compared to the huge houses often covered! I keep wishing for bigger spaces but it’s near impossible here. This post gives hope! And she does it all so beautifully and with so much character!
.-= Cookie Cutter´s last blog ..Afternoon Tea =-.
October 27th, 2009 at 9:50am
Nice atmosphere going through the whole furnishing – I think one must be an artist to be able to create such a nice home.
October 27th, 2009 at 10:01am
Thank you, I found it. Adding it to my Christmas list. :-)
October 27th, 2009 at 10:20am
TRÈS JOLIE ET CHARMANT! PARIS….
October 27th, 2009 at 10:48am
adorable!!!!
so cute. love all the little areas clearly defined. well done!!!
.-= sunny´s last blog ..color contest inspiration =-.
October 27th, 2009 at 10:56am
I would pay everything i have for this place. I love small places. and also paris? ahhh that’s a dream.
thank you for sharing :)
October 27th, 2009 at 10:57am
almost everything in that apartment is from ikea
October 27th, 2009 at 11:01am
wonderful!
October 27th, 2009 at 11:20am
How lovely, warm and magical! So inspirational, what you can do within a tiny space. Make it a home! :)
xo
Melis
.-= Melissa de la Fuente´s last blog ..Cheap & Chic: inspired by awesome style… =-.
October 27th, 2009 at 11:28am
Wow! How gorgeous is that! I love everything about it.
.-= tiffany´s last blog ..wild things =-.
October 27th, 2009 at 11:49am
Absolutely adorable, and with the space she really utilizes it well, I would stay there in a heartbeat :)
October 27th, 2009 at 1:36pm
Wow I thought NYC apartments were small, but she makes it work.
.-= Cathie´s last blog ..etsy: vintage bags =-.
October 27th, 2009 at 1:46pm
wow, how brilliant little flat is this! I live in 32 square meters – and I do appreciate every idea of making more space :-)
.-= vadjutka´s last blog ..Five O’clock Tea – necklace made of fabric, vintage lace and brass filigrees on brass chain =-.
October 27th, 2009 at 1:52pm
it’s adorable! but I wouldn’t live in such a tiny space. wait! it’s in paris, right? oh,well! I’d move in a minute, then!
.-= monica from hola!design´s last blog ..Fall is here ( it has been for a while already) =-.
October 27th, 2009 at 2:18pm
I have stared at every single photo in this post. Gorgeous! It makes me miss living alone, the boyfriend may not be as into it as I am. :)
.-= Marilyn´s last blog ..Needle Felting Class =-.
October 27th, 2009 at 2:50pm
ahhh I love this apartment! I hope you don’t mind, I posted a link to it over from my blog. love the clearly defined sections & twinkle lights. ah parisians <3
.-= kristen´s last blog ..petit Paris apartment =-.
October 27th, 2009 at 3:28pm
I am in LOVE with this apartment! The space, the decor, the room dividing, the light, the furniture, the cats!! It’s so cozy!
October 27th, 2009 at 4:25pm
tiny, but very very charming…thanks for sharing!
.-= A Sort Of Fairy Tale´s last blog .."Luscious Little Cottage", "Fish Camp", and More! Jane Coslick Designs and Restorations =-.
October 27th, 2009 at 4:58pm
Beautiful! I absolutely love paper lamps, she uses them gorgeously.
I also have that white bubble chair from Ikea! It’s great to see “my” chair in such a gorgeous setting :)
October 27th, 2009 at 5:08pm
OMG. OMG. OMG.
October 27th, 2009 at 5:34pm
Her home looks so cheerful and cozy! When my husband and I move in a couple of years (we want to downsize) I want to decorate it like this. Very inspiring. :)
.-= vicki (simply hue)´s last blog ..Color Scheme ~ Orange and Blue =-.
October 27th, 2009 at 7:16pm
Love the apartment! looks so cozy!
October 27th, 2009 at 9:53pm
So beautiful – I love the lanterns!!
October 27th, 2009 at 11:49pm
its gorgeous!!! :) :)
October 28th, 2009 at 3:03am
Oooooh… Me like!
My place is just as small and I love what she has done with her place. Very inspiring. Yes, it is packed with “stuff”, but what can you do until you find something bigger? Throw everything away? Of course not, you do the best you can, with what you have, right? Right! Love this, thankyou!
October 28th, 2009 at 3:55am
That is sooo cute! I love it!
October 28th, 2009 at 7:48am
Wow!, That’a a lot in a tiny space, but does look cozy!
.-= Penny Patten´s last blog ..New England Bloggers Mixer =-.
October 28th, 2009 at 3:54pm
The colors, the lights, the books, the flamingos! What is not to love? Adorable!
October 28th, 2009 at 5:05pm
Oh wow, for such a small place it’s so cohesive and organized — I don’t feel like it’s as cramped or distracting as you’d imagine it to be!
Fabulous space!!
.-= Desiree Fawn´s last blog ..Wordless Wednesday (My Doe Eyed Fawn) =-.
October 28th, 2009 at 11:15pm
This is so beautiful!
x
October 29th, 2009 at 1:07am
So tiny, so cute, so cozy and so many books! It’s amazing what she did.
October 29th, 2009 at 2:01am
What a cozy but still bright and fun space! It’s so inviting yet oh so tiny!
.-= Amanda´s last blog ..Wednesday Night Photos =-.
October 29th, 2009 at 11:52am
this is so so lovely! my sister is in paris right now. as if i’m not jealous enough already.
i love it! such a great design for such a small place.
October 29th, 2009 at 12:09pm
This is a truly creative apartment! It is really inspiring to try to improve my design skills because they are certainly lacking!
October 29th, 2009 at 12:40pm
LOVE THE LANTERNS!! good job fixing a tiny space!!
October 29th, 2009 at 2:25pm
the flamingo wallpaper is wonderful!
.-= lovelyvelo´s last blog ..{pink thursday…} =-.
October 29th, 2009 at 4:15pm
Elodie could come and work her magic on my flat in the UK any time she likes!
October 29th, 2009 at 10:00pm
Oh wow… I’m totally a cheese ball but these photos made my heart skip a beat because this is the dream in my head – tiny flat, in Paris, lots of twinkle lights… perfection.
.-= vanessa joie´s last blog ..Little Soldier Girl =-.
November 2nd, 2009 at 9:05am
That’s the cutest little apartment ever!
.-= Carrie @ CarrieCan´s last blog ..The office: Facebook =-.
November 6th, 2009 at 2:52pm
This makes me so sad . . . I too live in a tiny Parisian apartment, but mine (with my husband) is a junkpit, not a place of beauty. I love that she has been able to keep things that are meaningful to her and not make the place too cold and streamlined. Oh if only I could make my husband throw a few thousand old t-shirts and sheets away . . . .
November 16th, 2009 at 9:54am
What a wonderful little home. I would love living here. I see the kitties enjoy it!
.-= Cat Sitter in the City´s last blog ..This Birthday Cake Is The Cat’s Meow! =-.
December 11th, 2009 at 6:16pm
très jolie!
très chic!
le plus belle maison que j’ai jamais vu à Paris!
March 11th, 2010 at 7:19am
Wow~ I like her flat. It’s cozy and nice. It looks great with her colorful stuffs.
.-= idealpinkrose´s last blog ..Busy or Lazy? Whatever! =-.
March 28th, 2010 at 11:27am
wow this is sumthin that i wud love to live in ..beautiful place..love it
April 5th, 2010 at 7:05pm
Hi,
Just wondering where your kitchen is?
April 7th, 2010 at 7:30am
I love it! I was looking for a way to bring more light into my *tiny* apartment and a friend pointed me to this post. I have a toddler, so I couldn’t do all the books out, but I have that many if not more books, so I am inspired for one day when grabby hands aren’t pulling all the time.
June 13th, 2010 at 3:48pm
This is simply adorable. If I ever get a small apartment, I’ll definitely try to make it as sweet and sophisticated at this. :D
July 7th, 2010 at 1:48pm
Ahhh very Parisian – I love the wall art stickers of the little aliens.
Anton´s last [type] ..Shopping in Paris
August 9th, 2010 at 1:44pm
I’m in loveeee. now I wanna change my house into SMALL!
April 8th, 2011 at 6:11pm
Charming- love her colours.