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My Own Private Avignon Claude Noëlle Toly's 275-square-foot studio feels worlds away from Bleecker Street.
New York magazine
|March 24 - April 6, 2025
studio feels worlds away from
The Balcony
The new windows and the French doors were made by two brothers who work in the old tradition of French carpentry.
The Floor
French terra-cotta tends to be costly. Claude-Noëlle Toly opted for Saltillo tiles from Country Floors, which still get the Provençal vibe across.
The Entryway
The armoire was placed to double as storage and a divider between the entrance and the rest of the studio.
The Mantel
To spruce up what originally passed for a fireplace, Toly found a mantelpiece covered with peeling wallpaper at her store. It wasn't anything too special, but "it turned out that the scale was perfect for my hole in the wall," she says. "Together with the border of handmade tiles, this ordinary mantelpiece added a great has-been-there-forever look."
The Kitchen
This story is from the March 24 - April 6, 2025 edition of New York magazine.
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