We recently featured the new Second Residence, a showcase apartment from cult lifestyle store Merci, located in an 18th-century building in the Latin Quarter of Paris. Former creative director Jules Mesny-Deschamps worked with Reka Magyar, the store’s head of style, to create the artful mix-and-match look. Here, we dissect the key elements of the bedroom:
Above: The bedroom is a prime example of, as the designers call it, “mixing two antagonist aesthetics,” where modern meets subtle romance. Photograph from Lessons in Mixing and Mismatching: Merci Reinvents a Paris Apartment, courtesy of Merci.
Above: A trio of stools makes up a side table. The black-and-white collage painting is by Fernando Daza from Wilo & Grove. Photograph from Lessons in Mixing and Mismatching: Merci Reinvents a Paris Apartment, courtesy of Merci.
Furniture
Above: A similar chair to the lounge chair in the bedroom is the classic Allan Gould Bow Chair. The vintage set with an ottoman is $4,800 at Chairish.
Above: The bench at the foot of the bed is the Piet Hein Eek One Beam Bench in blue; €1,226 at Piet Hein Eek in the Netherlands.
Above: A similar side table to the one seen in the bedroom is the Ethnicraft Oak Mikado Side Table, $389 at Burke Decor.
Lighting
Above: A Remodelista favorite, the Koushi Pendant Light by Mark Eden Schooley is €235 at Merci.
Above: The Invider Table Lamp in Kraft is made of papier-mâché; €240 at Merci.
Linens & Accessories
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Above: The Merci Washed Linen Duvet Cover in Pink Beige is €245 for the double size.
Above: The Merci Washed Linen Pillowcase in Petroleum Blue is €39 for the queen size pillow.
Above: On the bed is a Tensira Natural Fibre Mattress Overlay, available in a range of striped patterns for €145 each at Tensira.
Above: The curtains are the Merci Washed Linen Curtains in Stone; €125.
Above: A hand-formed vase similar to some of the pieces seen in the bedroom, the Ash Sand Vase is made in Barcelona; €120 at Merci.
For more Parisian spaces, see our posts:
- The Smallable Apartment: At Home with a Parisian Shopkeeper
- Cultural Exchange: An Artfully Appointed Parisian Flat
- A Parisian Colorist Works Her Magic
- A Minimalist Parisian Loft
N.B.: This post is a rerun; the original story ran on January 11, 2022 and has been updated with new information.
