LIVING ROOM
A symphony in green with a dash of gold serving up some bling.
March rug, India Mahdavi at Golran. Loren coffee table, Draga & Aurel at Baxter. Lex sofa, Christophe Delcourt. Green Hector sofa, Andrea Parisio for Meridiani
LIVING ROOM
The bark-like finish of the contemporary fireplace is intended to echo the reflections of the river just outside.
Kite armchair in Yellow by GamFratesi for Porro. Small side table in green marble, Grégoire de Lafforest
home profile
THE DESIGNER
Lyon-based Claude Cartier renovated this space for lawyers Géraldine and Thomas and their blended family of four teenagers and a toddler.
THE PROPERTY
A four-storey house in a western district of Lyon, close to the city centre, built in 2012. There is an office-cumTV room and gym with shower room on the ground floor, a living room and kitchen-diner on the first floor, four bedrooms and two bathrooms on the second floor and a main bedroom suite and terrace on the top floor.
Graphic shapes, angular lines and plenty of colour have always been a draw for Géraldine and Thomas, two forward-thinking lawyers who recently moved to this new build with their blended family of four teenagers and a toddler. That move was a chance to make their mark on a contemporary building that nestles in a wooded hillside just a short hop away from the centre of Lyon, with expansive views across the river Saône.
This story is from the August 2022 edition of Living Etc UK.
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