Moroccan Blue in Paris

<span id="result_box" class="" lang="en"><span class="hps">Something a bit different for you today, my friends.<br /><br />Stepping into Conny's home you'd think you were somewhere in Morocco. The truth is that it is located in Saint Maurice, very close to Paris.<br /><br /></span></span><img alt="Salon3" height="499" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/le_journal_de_la_maison/reportages/charme/ambiance-ryad-a-paris/salon3/619532-1-fre-FR/Salon3_carrousel_gallery_xl.jpg" style="border: 0px none;" title="Salon3" width="669" /><br /><span id="result_box" class="" lang="en"><span class="hps"><br /></span></span><img alt="Entree" height="499" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/le_journal_de_la_maison/reportages/charme/ambiance-ryad-a-paris/entree/619500-1-fre-FR/Entree_carrousel_gallery_xl.jpg" style="border: 0px none;" title="Entree" width="669" /><span id="result_box" class="" lang="en"><span class="hps"><br /><br /></span></span><img alt="Porte1" height="499" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/le_journal_de_la_maison/reportages/charme/ambiance-ryad-a-paris/porte1/619516-1-fre-FR/Porte1_carrousel_gallery_xl.jpg" style="border: 0px none;" title="Porte1" width="669" /><br /><span id="result_box" class="" lang="en"> <span class="hps">A huge</span> <span class="hps">studded door</span> <span class="hps">Conny</span> <span class="hps">purchased in</span> <span class="hps">the small town</span> <span class="hps">of Chefchaouen</span><span>, in Rif, Morocco,</span> <span class="hps">sets the scene</span><span>.</span> <span class="hps">This blue pigment is typical of the Moroccan style and is repeated in all the rooms.</span></span><br /><br /><img alt="Suspension4" height="499" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/le_journal_de_la_maison/reportages/charme/ambiance-ryad-a-paris/suspension4/619524-1-fre-FR/Suspension4_carrousel_gallery_xl.jpg" style="border: 0px none;" title="Suspension4" width="669" /><br /><br /><img alt="Coussin5" height="499" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/le_journal_de_la_maison/reportages/charme/ambiance-ryad-a-paris/coussin5/619508-1-fre-FR/Coussin5_carrousel_gallery_xl.jpg" style="border: 0px none;" title="Coussin5" width="669" /><br /><br /><img alt="Cuisine8" height="499" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/le_journal_de_la_maison/reportages/charme/ambiance-ryad-a-paris/cuisine8/619540-1-fre-FR/Cuisine8_carrousel_gallery_xl.jpg" style="border: 0px none;" title="Cuisine8" width="669" /><br /><br /><img alt="Photophore6" height="499" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/le_journal_de_la_maison/reportages/charme/ambiance-ryad-a-paris/photophore6/619548-1-fre-FR/Photophore6_carrousel_gallery_xl.jpg" style="border: 0px none;" title="Photophore6" width="669" /><br /><br /><img alt="Plinthes" height="499" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/le_journal_de_la_maison/reportages/charme/ambiance-ryad-a-paris/plinthes/619556-1-fre-FR/Plinthes_carrousel_gallery_xl.jpg" style="border: 0px none;" title="Plinthes" width="669" /><br />Conny's collection of hamsa hands<span class="st">, an image used as a sign of </span><span class="st">protection in many societies throughout history</span>. I wonder if anyone could tell me what the painted sign means? Thanks to reader Mona Sultan who enlightened me, the word on the wall is in Arabic and means "blue".<br /><br />Have a beautiful Sunday and see you tomorrow!<br /><br />Photography by <span id="result_box" class="" lang="en"><span class="hps">Christoph</span></span><span id="result_box" class="" lang="en"><span class="hps"></span><span class="hps"> Madamour</span></span><br />All images from <a href="http://journal-de-la-maison.dekio.fr/">here</a>.<br /><span id="result_box" class="" lang="en"><span class="hps"></span></span><br /><span id="result_box" class="" lang="en"><span class="hps"></span></span>

Moroccan Blue in Paris

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Mony Linz-Einstein's Home

This is an interesting house. I'm not sure whether you'll like it but it is has character and is brimming with antique items which are combined with modern furniture as well. Set in the Parisian suburb of Saint-Germain, it belongs to Albert Einstein's great grand niece Mony Linz-Einstein.<br /><br /><img alt="Mony Linz-Einstein" id="diaporama_pict" src="http://www.cotemaison.fr/imgs/105/253.jpg" style="width: 408px; height: 403px;" /><br />Mony Linz-Einstein<br /><br /><img alt="In the small white room Mony Linz-Einstein" id="diaporama_pict" src="http://www.cotemaison.fr/imgs/105/235.jpg" style="width: 616px; height: 410px;" /><br /><span style="background-color: rgb(230, 236, 249);" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"></span><span onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()">Antique Swedish furniture, a litograph by Max Ernst, zinc wall molds once used to make stencils on porcelain and many scattered items in the sitting room</span>.<br /><br /><img alt="Mixing genres in the kitchen" id="diaporama_pict" src="http://www.cotemaison.fr/imgs/105/237.jpg" style="width: 617px; height: 411px;" /><br />Swedish 18th century table, black and gold 17th century mora clock, Chinese bamboo chair and stool, old iron shelves on which doors have been added and chandeliers made with elements of recycled computers in the kitchen and dining area.<br /><br /><img alt="Wood floor to ceiling" id="diaporama_pict" src="http://www.cotemaison.fr/imgs/105/247.jpg" style="width: 400px; height: 480px;" /><br />Not much privacy in the master bedroom as it is right under the hall upstairs.<br /><span onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"></span><br /><img alt="A guest room colorful and unique" id="diaporama_pict" src="http://www.cotemaison.fr/imgs/105/243.jpg" style="width: 386px; height: 463px;" /><br /><span style="" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()">In the guest bedroom a Tibetan rug and small </span><span style="" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()">1920s </span><span style="" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()">Indian cabinet repainted white.</span><br /><br /><img alt="In the winter garden" id="diaporama_pict" src="http://www.cotemaison.fr/imgs/105/239.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 400px;" /><br /><span style="" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"></span><br /><img alt="The wrought iron staircase" id="diaporama_pict" src="http://www.cotemaison.fr/imgs/105/249.jpg" style="width: 382px; height: 458px;" /><br />It's not very visible, but there's an early XIX century carved wooden dog attached to the end of the stair rail. <span onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"><span class="google-src-text" style="direction: ltr; text-align: left;"></span>Bamboo ladder.<br /><br /><img alt="A Deco outside the box" id="diaporama_pict" src="http://www.cotemaison.fr/imgs/105/245.jpg" style="width: 380px; height: 456px;" /><br />Large shell mirror in the master bathroom.<span onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"><br /><br /><img alt="Inside, the old shop foreman" id="diaporama_pict" src="http://www.cotemaison.fr/imgs/105/251.jpg" style="width: 381px; height: 457px;" /><br /><span onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()">The entrance of the house features cement mushroom shaped stools. Antique vases, candle holders, a mirror and a jug with a lobster shaped handle are displayed on the table.</span></span></span><span onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"><span onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"><span style="background-color: rgb(230, 236, 249);" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"><br /><br /></span></span></span><img alt="A paved garden" id="diaporama_pict" src="http://www.cotemaison.fr/imgs/105/241.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 400px;" /><br /><br /><span style="" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"></span><span style="" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()">An abundance of ferns and overgrown plants in the back patio with a 17th century Indian wooden temple sitting on a round table and antique stools scattered about.</span><span style="" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"><br /><br /></span><span onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"><span onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"><span style="background-color: rgb(230, 236, 249);" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()">Photography by Alexandre Bailhache.<br /><br />All images and information from <a href="http://www.cotemaison.fr/">Cote Maison</a>.<br /><br /></span></span></span>

Mony Linz-Einstein's Home

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Paris

Good morning to everyone. I'm off to Paris in a couple of hours! Hubby and I will be visiting our daughter who is studying and living there. Sorry I won't be posting today as I still have a some things to do.<br /><br />While I was packing I remembered an article in the New York Times featuring a flight attendant who demonstrated how to pack enough for a 10-day trip into a single standard carry-on. For those of us who don't like waiting for luggage at the carousel this is definitely a must read! Get these packing secrets right <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2010/05/06/business/businessspecial/20100506-pack-ss.html">here</a>.<br /><br />I will try to post every day as usual while I'm away but if I can't make it I apologize and hope you understand.<br /><br />Thanks to all of you!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/paris.jpg" src="http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/paris.jpg" /><br /><br />Paris... here I come!<br /></div>

Paris

Good morning to everyone. I'm off to Paris in a couple of hours! Hubby and I will be visiting our daughter who is studying and living th...

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