Soleil d'or

Paris

lieu :: paris
date :: 2025
type :: apartment

Complete renovation of a family apartment in Paris

A project all about softness, materials and textures! We completely rethought the interior layout of this Parisian family apartment. The bones were excellent: the original parquet floors, mouldings and fireplaces were all preserved. A good part of the interior, however, needed to be reworked. The result matches the clients' wishes perfectly: a large master bedroom with dressing room and bathroom, two children's bedrooms with a bathroom, and a family room.

Living-dining room with marble fireplace and herringbone parquet – apartment in Paris, by Cotrel Studio, interior designer

Oak kitchen with corner banquette and herringbone parquet floor – apartment in Paris

Kitchen dining nook with gray banquette and black chandelier – apartment in Paris

Dining room seen from the entry, glass chandelier and beige drapes – apartment in Paris

Dining room with fluted sideboard, glass chandelier and white moldings – apartment in Paris

Sunlit living room with layered beige drapes and velvet armchairs – apartment in Paris

Dining room with walnut table, boucle chairs and glass chandelier – apartment in Paris

Dining room opening onto the kitchen banquette and black chandelier – apartment in Paris

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The kitchen, an extension of the living room

The kitchen was conceived as a central living space, the junction between the daytime and nighttime areas of the apartment. Separated from the living room by a full-height double sliding door, it remains wonderfully open and airy. The banquette, nestled into the bow window, offers a restful spot for the family to gather around daily meals. The kitchen sits right beside the dining room, and the separation between the two spaces was handled with great care. First, the two large sliding doors were designed to melt into the decor: panelled and full height, once closed it is hard to guess what lies behind them. When open, they let the view and the light flow through, creating a deeply calming sense of space.

Molded hallway opening onto the oak kitchen, herringbone parquet – apartment in Paris

Dining room with pocket door to the oak kitchen and orchids – apartment in Paris

Kitchen detail: veined quartz countertop and oak cabinet fronts – apartment in Paris

Detail of the oak and linen banquette in front of the roman shade – apartment in Paris

Detail of the oak banquette washed in raking sunlight – apartment in Paris

Detail of a travertine door surround with white crown molding – apartment in Paris

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The dining room, adjoining the living room

In this living space, the work focused primarily on materials. The former connecting doors to the entrance hall gave way to a travertine threshold that wraps around onto the skirting boards. Curtains, fabrics and colours bring the softness the clients were looking for. We designed a discreet indirect lighting scheme that does its job beautifully while knowing how to disappear.

Living-dining room in a row, beige drapes and glass chandelier – apartment in Paris

Living room with marble fireplace, gilt mirror and Murano glass chandelier – apartment in Paris

Detail of the walnut dining table, fluted sideboard and raking light – apartment in Paris

Walnut table with fluted base, gray chairs and herringbone floor – apartment in Paris

Entry with black steel glass doors, marble console and herringbone floor – apartment in Paris

Black-framed glass double door, marble console and crown molding – apartment in Paris

Detail of a travertine-clad pillar with brass light switch – apartment in Paris

Dining room framed by a travertine portal, glass chandelier – apartment in Paris

Entry hall with colorful canvas, marble console and rooms in a row – apartment in Paris

Detail of a travertine passageway with brass switch and moldings – apartment in Paris

Detail of a travertine jamb, stone baseboard and oak herringbone floor – apartment in Paris

Detail of the veined red marble fireplace, mirror and wall moldings – apartment in Paris

Dining room with fluted sideboard, framed artwork and boucle chairs – apartment in Paris

Small beige sitting room with velvet sofa, wall niche and mullioned window – apartment in Paris

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The bedroom quarters

The master bedroom is reached from the entrance gallery. The dressing room is fitted with a deep, warm carpet in powder pink — a dream dressing room for a client who works as a stylist! Travertine reappears in the bathroom, where this timeless material adds a note of tradition and sets off the custom-made vanity unit. The master bedroom also includes a study area, a quiet spot for working in comfort.

The children's bedrooms occupy the "night" side of the apartment. Each has its own style, yet they remain coherent with one another. The children have their own bathroom and a playroom that doubles as a guest room.

White walk-in closet seen from the hall, floor-to-ceiling wardrobes and mirrors – apartment in Paris

Walk-in closet with mirrored doors, pink carpet and mother-of-pearl pendant – apartment in Paris

Built-in vanity nook with dresser, boucle chair and ornate ceiling molding – apartment in Paris

Bathroom with marble double vanity, stone walls and freestanding tub – apartment in Paris

White bedroom with gray tufted headboard and sculpted cornice – apartment in Paris

Detail of the white dresser, terracotta vases and marble mantel – apartment in Paris

Detail of vertical iridescent tiles with pink and blue reflections – apartment in Paris

Powder room with navy walls, white wainscot and veined marble floor – apartment in Paris

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Kids' bedroom with trundle bed, cloud-wallpaper shelf nook and guitar – apartment in Paris

Detail of the shelf nook with starry sky and cloud wallpaper – apartment in Paris

Detail of sculpted cornice above a starry wallpaper shelf nook – apartment in Paris

Navy powder room with oval mirror, round sconces and white basin – apartment in Paris

Pastel kids' bedroom with cloud mural, drawer bed and pink carpet – apartment in Paris

Kids' bedroom with drawer bed against a pastel mural and bookshelf – apartment in Paris

Bathroom with round mirror, iridescent tiles and taupe vanity – apartment in Paris

Hallway opening onto two kids' bedrooms with pink and blue carpets – apartment in Paris

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