This Parisian Apartment Gets a Major Refresh While Channeling Its 1960s Roots

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Left untouched for decades, this dingy 1960s apartment was recently reimagined by interior designer Céline Poulfort . Located in Paris’s chic seventh arrondissement, the 60-year-old building sits amid traditional Haussmann structures, providing a more industrial flair to the neighborhood. However, “it had carpeting and ’70s material in the kitchen and bathroom,” and the owners wished to modernize it to fit their tastes.

BEFORE: The kitchen was tiny and unworkable for today’s needs.

AFTER: Little Greene’s Julie’s Dream is the perfect color for the kitchen. We’re also in love with the tile dining table .

The clients, Philippe de Poulpiquet , a decorated photographer and wartime journalist, and Caroline Azurza Bigas, who works in finance, loved the bay windows, which brought in plenty of natural light and elicited an artist’s studio feel. But they were also excited for a gut renovation, one with a punchy palette and design that would nod to the building’s history. “I wanted the apartment to be restructured with an open plan but also have a strong personality that reminded me of its origins,” Philippe says.

BEFORE: The interior had great bones but needed a designer’s touch.