Paris match

Marie-Ange de Charry’s mantra for her apartment was for it to be unconventional rather than contemporary but it still has that très-chic vibe you’d expect from a home in the French capital

- Emma J Page

KITCHEN -DINER

It’s the gold that brings this eclectic scheme together. Linking the lights to shelving and baseboard, owner Marie-Ange could then run riot with pattern and still keep it cohesive.

Golden Bees wallpaper, Jules & Jim. Kitchen designed by Lieux Particuliers. Bespoke marble counter supplied by Les Marbreries de la Seine

LIVING ROOM

A pair of vintage armchairs pick out the hues of the informally hung art. ‘I love colour because it’s life,’ says Marie-Ange.

Walls in Dimity, Farrow & Ball. Armchairs in Brochier, Jules & Jim. Table lamp, Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen

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THE OWNER

Marie-Ange de Charry, an estate agent and interior designer, and her dog Potiche, a Cavalier King Charles spaniel.

THE PROPERTY

A first-floor apartment in a 19th-century neoclassical building on Paris’ Left Bank. It has a kitchen-diner, living room, two bedrooms, both en suite, a cloakroom and a laundry room.

Even in the depths of a Paris winter, this Left Bank flat is full of joie de vivre. That’s partly down to its vibrant finish, including playful gold speckled wallpaper and jewel-coloured fabrics, and partly down to the fun-loving personality of its owner, Marie-Ange de Charry, a former advertising exec turned interior designer.