{"id":123353,"date":"2017-06-15T18:16:56","date_gmt":"2017-06-15T22:16:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/?p=123353"},"modified":"2021-12-15T08:02:30","modified_gmt":"2021-12-15T13:02:30","slug":"historic-european-homes-modern-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/historic-european-homes-modern-style\/","title":{"rendered":"14 Historic European Homes with Modern Style"},"content":{"rendered":"<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-222323\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/contemporary-living-room-paris-france-by-isabelle-stanislas-architecture-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/contemporary-living-room-paris-france-by-isabelle-stanislas-architecture-2.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/contemporary-living-room-paris-france-by-isabelle-stanislas-architecture-2-525x350.jpg 525w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/contemporary-living-room-paris-france-by-isabelle-stanislas-architecture-2-120x80.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/project\/baron-haussmann-paris-fr\/4043\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Isabelle Stanislas designed this apartment in Paris\u2019s seventh arrondissement<\/a> for a contemporary-art collector. The home includes a 19th-century ceiling that Stanislas notes is \u201csculptured and painted at the same time.\u201d The ornate ceiling contrasts with the homeowner&#8217;s art collection.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo by Olivier Lo\u0308ser<\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-222343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/eclectic-living-room-london-united-kingdom-by-peter-mikic-interiors1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/eclectic-living-room-london-united-kingdom-by-peter-mikic-interiors1-1.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/eclectic-living-room-london-united-kingdom-by-peter-mikic-interiors1-1-408x350.jpg 408w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/eclectic-living-room-london-united-kingdom-by-peter-mikic-interiors1-1-120x103.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/project\/pembridge-gardens-london-london-gb\/4623\/\">Peter Mikic transformed a rundown late 19th-century London hotel into a glamorous family home<\/a>. In the living room, vibrant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/art\/style\/color-field\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">color-field paintings<\/a> by Sarah Morris pop against the neutral palette, ornate moldings and clean-lined furnishings.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo by Kate Martin<\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-222363\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/hubert_living_4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/hubert_living_4.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/hubert_living_4-265x350.jpg 265w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/hubert_living_4-91x120.jpg 91w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/project\/chelsea-apartment-gb\/49473\/\">Hubert Zandberg created a 1940s Art Deco\u2013inspired version of the traditional gentleman&#8217;s club in this London apartment<\/a>. Vintage photos of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/search\/?q=%22roger%20moore%22\">Roger Moore<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/introspective-magazine\/david-bowie-is-at-the-va\/\">David Bowie<\/a> adorn the mantel, along with a 19th-century bronze horse. The wallpaper is a nod to vintage Savile Row pinstripes and the Deco fire screen and zebra stools are by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/introspective-magazine\/hubert-zandberg\/\">Zandberg<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo by Elsa Young<\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-222373\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Albany008.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Albany008.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Albany008-467x350.jpg 467w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Albany008-120x90.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/project\/london-apartment-london-gb\/3733\/\">Francis Sultana created an eclectic, art-filled space in this Georgian apartment building<\/a>, which was designed by Sir William Chambers in 1770, on London&#8217;s West End.&#8221;The proportions of the rooms, the tall windows and the daylight that pours in are so impressive that elements such as window dressings were kept to a minimum, as well as color on the walls,&#8221; Sultana explains.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/richard-prince-1949-american\/\">Art by Richard Prince<\/a> hangs over the fireplace, with a Paul McCarthy painting on the right. The chair is by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/introspective-magazine\/in-search-of-emilio-terry\/\">Emilio Terry<\/a> for Carlos de Beistegui covered in green silk by Sultana, the coffee table is by Garouste &amp; Bonetti and the side tables are by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/mattia-bonetti\/\">Mattia Bonetti<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo by Ricardo Labougle<\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-222383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/contemporary-bar-and-game-room-hampshire-united-kingdom-by-robert-couturier-inc-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/contemporary-bar-and-game-room-hampshire-united-kingdom-by-robert-couturier-inc-1.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/contemporary-bar-and-game-room-hampshire-united-kingdom-by-robert-couturier-inc-1-494x350.jpg 494w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/contemporary-bar-and-game-room-hampshire-united-kingdom-by-robert-couturier-inc-1-120x85.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\n<p>The billiards room of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/project\/country-home-in-hampshire-uk-hampshire-gb\/4283\/\">Hampshire country house by Robert Couturier<\/a> features an intricate ceiling and a pool table carved from solid chalk, which contrasts with the contemporary shape of the<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> burgundy sofa by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/zaha-hadid\/\">Zaha Hadid<\/a> for Sawaya &amp; Moroni. <\/span><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo by Tim Street-Porter<\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-222393\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/contemporary-country-living-room-oxfordshire-united-kingdom-by-ashley-hicks-design-studio-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/contemporary-country-living-room-oxfordshire-united-kingdom-by-ashley-hicks-design-studio-1.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/contemporary-country-living-room-oxfordshire-united-kingdom-by-ashley-hicks-design-studio-1-525x350.jpg 525w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/contemporary-country-living-room-oxfordshire-united-kingdom-by-ashley-hicks-design-studio-1-120x80.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\n<p>For this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/project\/modern-country-living-oxfordshire-gb\/4973\/\">home in England&#8217;s Oxfordshire countryside, Ashley Hicks<\/a> had the living room walls painted to resemble stitched squares of leather. &#8220;I made both the &#8216;Brothers&#8217; chimneypiece in painted plaster and the convex mirror above it, a playful version of the elegant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/mirrors\/style\/regency\/\">Regency ones<\/a> with gilded eagles,&#8221; Hicks says, adding, &#8220;on mine, a trio of cheeky monkeys play with architect&#8217;s tools on the frame of bleached sticks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo by Ashley Hicks<\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-222413\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/contemporary-living-room-paris-france-by-bismutbismut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/contemporary-living-room-paris-france-by-bismutbismut.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/contemporary-living-room-paris-france-by-bismutbismut-530x350.jpg 530w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/contemporary-living-room-paris-france-by-bismutbismut-120x79.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/contemporary-living-room-paris-france-by-bismutbismut-365x241.jpg 365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\n<div class=\"introspective-slideshow-slide-caption\">\n<div class=\"introspective-slideshow-slide-caption-description\">\n<p class=\"project-paragraph \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/project\/apartment-001-paris-fr\/4123\/\">Bismut &amp; Bismut designed this apartment in Paris&#8217;s eighth arrondissement<\/a>, where in the living room, they stained the Versailles parquet in a matte black and added a black-sanded wenge\u0301 wood ceiling. They also added colored lacquered panels and artwork to the custom built-in shelves.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo by Francis Amiand<\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-222433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/AJ_616_245copysmall.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/AJ_616_245copysmall.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/AJ_616_245copysmall-525x350.jpg 525w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/AJ_616_245copysmall-120x80.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\n<p>A neutral color palette in this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/project\/kensington-house-london-gb\/9083\/\">London home by Janine Stone &amp; Co.<\/a> highlights the architectural features in this dining and living space. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/lindsey-adelman\/\">Lindsey Adelman chandelier<\/a> hangs from the finely detailed ceiling.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo by <span class=\"photoDetails-js-photoCaption\">Alex James<\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-222483\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/craftsman-eclectic-living-room-antwerp-antwerp-belgium-by-gert-voorjans-bvba.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/craftsman-eclectic-living-room-antwerp-antwerp-belgium-by-gert-voorjans-bvba.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/craftsman-eclectic-living-room-antwerp-antwerp-belgium-by-gert-voorjans-bvba-523x350.jpg 523w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/craftsman-eclectic-living-room-antwerp-antwerp-belgium-by-gert-voorjans-bvba-120x80.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/project\/former-french-consulate-antwerp-be\/2653\/\">Gert Voorjans transformed a former French consulate in Antwerp, Belgium<\/a>, into a private family home. In the salon, he selected an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/style\/aubusson\/\">Aubusson carpet<\/a> and silk wall coverings in a chartreuse damask to accompany lively abstract artworks. &#8220;Because of the very strong historic elements in this town villa, I opted for contemporary art, giving sharply defined contrast and endorsing dialogue between the different style periods present,&#8221; says Voorjans.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo by Tim van de Velde<\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-222443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/contemporary-living-room-paris-france-by-isabelle-stanislas-architecture1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/contemporary-living-room-paris-france-by-isabelle-stanislas-architecture1.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/contemporary-living-room-paris-france-by-isabelle-stanislas-architecture1-525x350.jpg 525w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/contemporary-living-room-paris-france-by-isabelle-stanislas-architecture1-120x80.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/project\/a-view-over-the-louvre-paris-fr\/4053\/\">18th-century Paris home was repurposed as offices in the 20th century, and Isabelle Stanislas<\/a> was tasked with turning them back into a residential space. To reconfigure it as a family apartment, Stanislas had the original plaster wall moldings and the parquet flooring restored, and put a modern stamp on it with furnishings by designers like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/harry-bertoia\/\">Harry Bertoia<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/serge-mouille\/\">Serge Mouille.<\/a><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo by Olivier Lo\u0308ser<\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-222493\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/french-living-room-paris-paris-france-by-champeau-wilde-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/french-living-room-paris-paris-france-by-champeau-wilde-1.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/french-living-room-paris-paris-france-by-champeau-wilde-1-538x350.jpg 538w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/french-living-room-paris-paris-france-by-champeau-wilde-1-120x78.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\n<p>&#8220;Our intention was to create a link between the past and the present in the design but also in the way the space is structured and lived in,&#8221; says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/project\/la-nouvelle-athenes-paris-fr\/3703\/\">Champeau &amp; Wilde of this restored Paris apartment<\/a>. The living room includes a pair of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/jean-michel-frank\/\">Jean Michel Frank<\/a> chairs and a daybed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/armand-albert-rateau\/\">Armand Albert Rateau<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo by Xavier Bejot<\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-222513\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/eclectic-living-room-london-united-kingdom-by-peter-mikic-interiors2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/eclectic-living-room-london-united-kingdom-by-peter-mikic-interiors2-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/eclectic-living-room-london-united-kingdom-by-peter-mikic-interiors2-1-250x350.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/eclectic-living-room-london-united-kingdom-by-peter-mikic-interiors2-1-86x120.jpg 86w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/project\/townhouse-west-london-london-gb\/4653\/\">Peter Mikic updated this townhouse in West London<\/a>, stripping layers of paint from the original timber and the decorative cherub-embellished plasterwork. He sheathed the drawing room gray silk, decorating the space with a gilt <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/mirrors\/wall-mirrors\/period\/19th-century\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">19th-century mirror<\/a> flanked by contemporary art, a marble fireplace surround from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/dealers\/jamb-ltd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jamb<\/a> and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/tables\/coffee-tables-cocktail-tables\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">coffee table<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/tables\/side-tables\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">side tables<\/a> found on 1stdibs.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo Kate Martin<\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-222533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/mid-century-modern-modern-bedroom-london-united-kingdom-by-waldo-studio.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/mid-century-modern-modern-bedroom-london-united-kingdom-by-waldo-studio.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/mid-century-modern-modern-bedroom-london-united-kingdom-by-waldo-studio-234x350.jpg 234w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/mid-century-modern-modern-bedroom-london-united-kingdom-by-waldo-studio-80x120.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\n<p>&#8220;The client was keen on buying true quality pieces and was happy to invest in them,&#8221; says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/project\/modern-home-for-london-couple-london-gb\/11613\/\">Tom Bartlett of Waldo Studio, who designed this London apartment<\/a> for a couple that loves mid-century design. The bedroom includes a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/verner-panton\/\">Verner Panton<\/a> bachelor chair and footstool in suede, a Martin Gamper Arnold Circus side table and a counter balance wall lamp by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/luceplan\/\">Luceplan<\/a>. The credenza features <i>Dark Star<\/i>, 2007, by John Divola.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo by <span class=\"photoDetails-js-photoCaption\">Tom Mannion; artwork courtesy John Divola and Laura Bartlett Gallery<\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-222333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/coastal-living-room-deauville-france-by-isabelle-stanislas-architecture.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/coastal-living-room-deauville-france-by-isabelle-stanislas-architecture.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/coastal-living-room-deauville-france-by-isabelle-stanislas-architecture-525x350.jpg 525w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/coastal-living-room-deauville-france-by-isabelle-stanislas-architecture-120x80.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\n<p>For this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/project\/haras-of-saulnier-deauville-fr\/4083\/\">country home in Deauville, France, Isabelle Stanislas<\/a>&#8216;s objective was to harmonize between the Norman architecture and the modernized interior, which features materials like concrete, steel and brick, along with contemporary artwork.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo by Olivier Lo\u0308ser<\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Isabelle Stanislas designed this apartment in Paris\u2019s seventh arrondissement for a contemporary-art collector. The home includes a 19th-century ceiling that Stanislas notes is \u201csculptured and painted at the same time.\u201d The ornate ceiling contrasts with the homeowner&#8217;s art collection. 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