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  • European Chic http://europeanchicdesign.blogspot.com/

    European Chic showcases interiors and design from all over Europe with the odd travel article thrown in. My style is pretty eclectic mixing time periods, textures, colours, price points, and influences. I'm based in Paris but I´ve lived in a bunch of European and non-European countries.

LATEST ARTICLES ( 171 )

  • Smitten with Dreamy Beds

    Smitten with Dreamy Beds

    All photos: Ditte Isager PhotographyI am totally smitten with these dreamy beds in an enchanted forest. I can totally see myself relaxing here browsing a book o... Read more

    Posted on 26 June 2011
  • French Impressions VI

    French Impressions

    Another edition of French Impressions.... Sometimes one needs a break from city life. So you go and visit your friends living in the countryside who are... Read more

    Posted on 22 June 2011
  • Flower Stationery

    Flower Stationery

    PurseThis summer I dig the happy flower power stationery from Cath Kidston, a British designer. I want the blue and white polka dot laptop case (they tend to... Read more

    Posted on 20 June 2011
  • Dining Room Styles!

    Dining Room Styles!

    Photo: Living etc.Dining room galore, my friends! Wildly different styles but why choose one decor if you can have it all (at least on a blog)? Photo: Nuovo... Read more

    Posted on 18 June 2011
  • Globetrotter Vibes

    Globetrotter Vibes

    Photo: Lucyina MoodieA bunch of lovely chandeliers and vintage suitcases cought my fancy today. I've been collecting vintage suitcases for ages because you can... Read more

    Posted on 17 June 2011
  • Arts and Crafts House

    Arts Crafts House

    I came across a lovely detached Thirties Arts and Crafts house in Brondesbury, London, today with some lovely quirky details. I dig the hot pink conversation... Read more

    Posted on 15 June 2011
  • Funky Armchairs

    Funky Armchairs

    Photo: unknownGood morning, folks! We have a day off in France today but it shall not keep me from blogging. These bright armchairs add fun and whimsey to... Read more

    Posted on 13 June 2011
  • Form Follows Function

    Form Follows Function

    Form follows indeed function here with the product's smooth, elegant curves. Henning Koppel's designs look classy and timeless. Read more

    Posted on 11 June 2011
  • Boho Chic in Paris

    Boho Chic Paris

    A laid back boho loft in the Bastille area of Paris. A stylist couple converted a former factory (600m2 - gasp!!) and initially decorated it in a more... Read more

    Posted on 09 June 2011
  • Italian Impressions VI

    Italian Impressions

    Fleamarketing at Porta Portese in Trastevere, a hip neighbourhood in Rome. Be prepared to bargain hard and be tempted by what is on offer. Read more

    Posted on 07 June 2011
  • A Letter to Anthropologie

    Letter Anthropologie

    All photos: Anthropologie.euFor once more words than eye candy on European Chic. I found this fun letter on McSweeney's internet tendencies. Who identifies... Read more

    Posted on 05 June 2011
  • Old-fashioned European Salon

    Old-fashioned European Salon

    Photo: SkonaHem For me, this is a typical example of a 19th century bourgeois salon. Dark and muted colours, lots of paintings on the wall, a tasseled table... Read more

    Posted on 03 June 2011
  • Design Between Heaven and Earth

    Design Between Heaven Earth

    The former Kruisheren cloister, dating from the fifteenth century, is located in the centre of Maastricht, The Netherlands. Together with the monumental gothic... Read more

    Posted on 01 June 2011
  • Cute Breakfast Place

    Cute Breakfast Place

    Photo: WohnideeI can see myself having a casual breakfast here. I like the random display of postcards. Maybe I'll start a collage above my breakfast table, too... Read more

    Posted on 30 May 2011
  • An Inspired Interior

    Inspired Interior

    oEver since this house was featured in the print edition of Côté Sud here in France I wanted to share it on European Chic but you know how it goes: First you... Read more

    Posted on 28 May 2011
  • Decorating Your Desk

    Decorating Your Desk

    Photo: Boligmagasinet.dkI like this pretty vignette. This workspace looks relaxed and effortless. Exactly what one should aim for in a workspace. In fact,... Read more

    Posted on 26 May 2011
  • Book Tree

    Book Tree

    Here is your chance to turn your living room into a forrest where your books become the leaves of a tree. (The young man is optional.) The shelves are designed... Read more

    Posted on 24 May 2011
  • Stylish Sisters!

    Stylish Sisters!

    Two extraordinary stylish sisters call this Roman abode their home and studio. This place gives such a happy, bohemian vibe. I wnat the napolitan tiles in the... Read more

    Posted on 22 May 2011
  • Semikolon Stationery

    Semikolon Stationery

    from Germany is pure, colourful and classic! They sell their products in virtually every colour imaginable which is great for mixing and matching. I love their... Read more

    Posted on 20 May 2011
  • A Minimalist and Cosy Convent

    Minimalist Cosy Convent

    A German designer found this former convent 40 minutes away from Milano and transformed it into the most darling studio/home while keeping the original austere... Read more

    Posted on 16 May 2011