SHIMMER & SHINE

This glittering Parisian pad brings the glamour of party season year-round

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the couple who lived here before had two children and very classical Parisian taste,' says designer Laurence Simoncini, gesturing around her transformed Marais apartment.

'Dark floors, white walls you know, completely predictable.' It's hard to imagine it now when surrounded by the warm ochre walls and gleaming brass surfaces that make up her current home.

When Laurence took over the space nearly two years ago, she knew exactly what she wanted to achieve. 'I chose to use two feng shui themes: earth and metal,' she explains, settling into one of her bronze velour sofas. It's a philosophy that's evident in every corner from the many different shades of ochre on the walls to the brass cabinet doors that catch and multiply the already abundant light.