french connection

french connection

set aside your impressions of penthouses,
austin and  french antiques, let us in
and we’ll show you how to blend them
into one sensational travelogue.

this is a client who has seen the world
but doesn’t need to shout about it,
so any throwback to 19th century splendor
arrives courtesy of
a few authentic
furniture pieces and the chic addition
of reclaimed wood doors.

she doesn’t just traipse about the continent:
the 50-pound beaded blanket we
transformed into a killer headboard
comes from asia. there’s also a metallic
sepia map that canvases
an entire wall
with brass-starred nail heads marking
all the places she’s traveled.

with the clean-lined millwork
and a few
lacquered portals,
we have the perfect 45th-floor
perch for gazing off into the sunset
and
plotting the next voyage.