SET THE TONE

By mixing shades, colour connoisseur and interior designer Albane Collon turned a classic Parisian apartment into a bold, exciting home

- JO LEEVERS

LIVING AREA

'White walls won't magically make a room bigger, yet using colour can add character,' says Albane.

Vintage chairs in Maquis fabric in Agave, £188.10m, Lelièvre. Incarnadine estate emulsion, £52 for 2.5ltr, Farrow & Ball, is a similar wall colour. Try Spectrum rug, £398, Rug Vista

DINING AREA

A vintage table and chairs bring a contemporary edge to the room's traditional architecture.

Tulip table and chairs, around £13,000, Pamono. For a similar wall colour, try Babouche estate emulsion, £52 for 2.5ltr, Farrow & Ball

HOME TRUTHS

THE PROPERTY  An apartment in a 19th-century building

LOCATION Paris

ROOMS Kitchen-diner/living area, utility room, three bedrooms (two en suite), bathroom

MOVED IN 2019

PREVIOUS PROPERTY 'The owners were living in an artist's studio before moving to this apartment,' says Albane.