Haussmann apartments
Mouldings, enfilades, beautiful volumes: we redesign Haussmann apartments without betraying what makes them valuable.
Mira Ceti
The journal
Notes from an interior architecture studio.
Studios & small spaces · 11 September 2026
One-bedroom apartment layout: four plans compared
Comparing four real one-bedroom apartment layouts in Paris: open or closed kitchen, bedroom side, the corridor problem, and the bathroom between.
Custom furniture · 10 September 2026
A Murphy bed in a studio apartment: the plan around it
A Murphy bed studio apartment plan: the wall of joinery, the floor clearance, and the furniture that shares the space.
Haussmann apartments · 9 September 2026
Reading a Haussmann apartment floor plan
How to read a Haussmann apartment floor plan: street-side reception rooms, courtyard-side service rooms, and what a modern plan can do with both.
The steps of a project · 8 September 2026
Interior designer vs decorator: which do you need?
Interior designer vs decorator: the real difference is whether your apartment's plan needs to change, or just its finishes.
International clients · 7 September 2026
Furnishing a Paris apartment from abroad
Furnishing a Paris apartment from abroad: how layout and furniture get decided on plans and perspectives, and built by craftsmen in Paris.
Custom furniture · 6 September 2026
Custom headboard ideas: when the bed becomes architecture
Custom headboard ideas that treat the bed as architecture: dimensions, integrated bedside surfaces, lighting and the right material.
International clients · 5 September 2026
Buying a Paris apartment to renovate: what to check
Buying an apartment in Paris to renovate: how to read the plan, the light, the ceiling height and the building's rules before you sign.
Studios & small spaces · 4 September 2026
An attic bedroom under a Paris roof
An attic bedroom under a sloped Paris roof: where the bed goes, what the low storage holds, and whether it is really fine to sleep there.
Haussmann apartments · 3 September 2026
Warm minimalism interior design in a Paris apartment
Warm minimalism interior design in a Haussmann apartment: the few materials, proportions and mouldings kept in place.
Expertise
Our core craft
All expertise
Studios & small spaces
Every square metre counts. Optimised plans, built-in storage, light preserved.
The method
How we work
The whole method
The steps of a project
From the first conversation to a file ready for the works: what happens, in what order, and what you receive at each step.
Visualise before the works
Plans and perspectives: seeing your apartment transformed before any work begins.
The budget
Understanding your budget
The whole budget
Interior designer fees
Percentage of the works, price per square metre or a fixed fee: how an interior designer's fees are billed, and what that changes for you.
Budget breakdown
Works, design, furniture, contingency: how a renovation budget actually splits, line by line.
An invitation
Let's talk about your project
A first conversation, no strings attached, to talk about your home — or the piece of furniture it's missing.