If you search for Cravan bar in Paris, the first one that will probably come up is the original location in the 16th arrondissement. But recently Franck Audoux, the co-founder of Le Chateaubriand and Cravan owner, has partnered with Moët Hennessy on a second larger Cravan location in the heart of Saint-Germain. The French who […]

In another fit of spring cleaning, I decided to get rid of more magazines. I was going to throw out a stack of World of Interiors until I started to leaf through them. I came across this beautiful Paris pied-à-terre designed by Isabel López-Quesada that I don’t remember seeing before. The owners asked the interior designer […]

The 14th of July in France is La Fête Nationale holiday the equivalent to our American holiday of the 4th of July.  They don’t refer to it as Bastille Day as we do here. Many of the French are enjoying their long bank holiday weekend in Normandie or another place in the country. And maybe while they’re […]

You may remember Julie de Libran’s Paris apartment from ELLE magazine a few years. It’s getting its day in the sun again this spring in Porter magazine since Julie de Libran was recently named the new artistic director of the famed French brand Sonia Rykiel.  She previously worked with Marc Jacob at Louis Vuitton which is […]

I first heard of the Haven in Paris apartment rental agency from Jon Maroto and George Nunno of Flair Home who often stay in their properties. I didn’t have the opportunity to rent from them until this past trip but I will definitely be renting from them from now on. For a nine day trip, an apartment […]

I was joking with a friend this week that I’ve all of the sudden become everyone’s tour guide to Paris. I try to keep up with what’s new and the GoGo Paris guide helps not only with their guidebooks each season but also from their twitter and instagram accounts.  That’s how I found out that Buly 1803 […]

As much as I loved being away and warm, I was very excited to pick up all the February magazines at my favorite newsstand yesterday. My best being the new World of Interiors featuring the Paris apartment of Charlotte Gainsbourg and Yvan Attal. The multi-level apartment was designed by antiques dealer Florence Lopez over a […]

Thank you so much for all the kind words about my New year’s post and Paris apartment rental suggestions. I’m even more excited to get starting planning my extended stay now. And speaking of Paris, I found some new photos of Diane von Furstenberg‘s Saint Germain apartment.  I posted some images from House & Garden […]

Veranda posted pics of this apartment in the Saint Germain neighborhood of Paris on Instagram and now it has me even more excited to rent an apartment next year. It also makes me want to order a new sofa upholstered in a blue/black linen fabric.  I love how all the dark accents and gilt frames […]

I am definitely planning a few longer posts on some of the things I did in Paris like my trip to BETC, the brocante de la rue Bretagne, and the Musée Nissim de Camondo but I thought it might be fun to first give you a overview of my  quick trip. I pretty much hit the ground […]

“Paris is always a good idea.” – Audrey Hepburn I couldn’t agree with Audrey more especially since I’m off to Paris tonight.  I’m headed to the City of Light for a press trip with a lot of built in personal time. The weather seems a little iffy and not unlike what it’s been in New […]

I am always adding items to my life wish list and owning an apartment in Paris is definitely one of them. You can’t see that much of Julie de Libran‘s Saint Germain de Pres apartment but part of the appeal is definitely the location and her enviable closet.  As the Design Director of Louis Vuitton, […]