Unexpected new look for an authentic paneling

 

The currently Paris based Belgian designer Ramy Fischler of the firm RF Studio, was asked to renovate and to breathe new life into a duplex apartment in a listed Art Deco building in Paris.

He wanted to get a lot of daylight into the paneled rooms and brightened up the rooms by painting the top of the French 18th century paneling with the same brilliant white as the ceiling.

The paint fades out, leaving the natural-finished oak visible.

 

Living room    Image source here – Photography by Paul Graves

 

By taking tradition and craftsmanship as a starting point to create contemporary design, Ramy Fischler shows respect for authentic elements.

Although the paneling is given a modern twist, the rooms retain their authentic look but lighter and fluffier for the eyes.

 

The making of the woodwork in the living room. Image source here - Photo RF Studio

 

Dining room   Image source here – Photography by Paul Graves

 

Image source here - Photography by Eric Laignel

 

Image source here - Photography by Eric Laignel

 

Image source here – Photography by Paul Graves

 

Image source here – Photography by Paul Graves

 

Image source here - Photography by Eric Laignel

 

Ramy Fischler founded his design firm in 2010. He is a graduate of the Ecole Nationale de Création Industrielle, ENSCI-Les Ateliers and was the exclusive partner of Patrick Jouin for nearly nine years.

To see more of Ramy Fischler’s work, please visit his website RF Studio.

 

I just love Ramy Fischler’s design approach.  Really brilliant!

What are your thoughts about it ?

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In love with libraries

 

As I have a passion for books, in particular interior design books, I love spending hours in our library.  When I need inspiration to design a client’s library or complete interior design project, I close the door of our library, put on my favorite music and start consulting my collection of interior design books.

 

One of my favorite images is this library designed by Axel Vervoordt   Image source here

Can you imagine, sitting in a comfortable chair next to the fire place, curling up with a book? Definitely a treat for the soul!

 

Designing a library, you have to pay attention to details.

Notice the bookcase details here. Awesome!

Image source here

 

And I do love to bring in secret library doors, if possible.

Library design Axel Vervoordt   Image source AD July 2003 - Photo credit Durston Saylor

 

Image source Pinterest

 

What I love more in all these shown libraries, is the painted back of the bookcases.

Library design by Axel Vervoordt   Image source here - Photo credit Christian Sarramon

 

This is exactly what I did with the cabinetry in our own library.

Library design Lefèvre Interiors   Photo credit Thomas De Bruyne

 

I am still thankfull to my blog colleague Michelle Morelan for the rendering she made of our library a few years ago.

 

If you need inspiration to furnish or to decorate your library, I discovered an interesting feature on 1STDIBS with great addresses to find library furniture and accessories.

If you are feeling bookish, click here to discover the 1stdibs library collection.

 

Wishing you all a wonderful day!

xx

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If you would like us to design your library, feel free to contact us at info@lefevre.be

For more Lefèvre Interiors realisations visit our website at www.lefevre.be

For the love of wood

 

I might think that everyone of you agrees that bringing in wood, gives the home a warm and cosy feeling.

Even in contemporary and more modern designed interiors, the use of wood seems to be crucial to create the cosiness of a room.

Today I wanted to share some examples of non-traditional wall paneling and wall covering that really look gorgeous to me.

Image source : Pinterest

 

For your viewing pleasure !

Image source : Pinterest

 

Interior design by Kerry Phelan Design Office

 

I absolutely love the sandblasted oak wall covering of one of my favorite designers Pierre Yovanovitch.

Interior design by Pierre Yovanovitch

 

Interior design by Pierre Yovanovitch

 

Interior design by Todhunter Earle Interiors

 

Interior design by Todhunter Earle Interiors

 

Interior design by Guilherme Torres  Image source : here

 

Bedroom in the London Edition Hotel by Yabu Pushelberg & Ian Schrager  Image source : Pinterest

 

Again walls covered with sandblasted oak in this bedroom designed by Pierre Yovanovitch.

Interior design by Pierre Yovanovitch

 

 

And I absolutely wanted to share some remakable store wall coverings I discovered recently.

 

Modern store design at clothes store in Miami 100% Capri

Wooden screens covering the walls.

Giachi Architettura e Design   Image source : here

Giachi Architettura e Design   Image source : here

 

At the Aesop hair and skin care shop on Newbury street in Boston, William O’Brien.Jr. covered the shop’s walls in wooden cornices and created even a functional shelving.

Design by William O’Brien  Image source : here

Design by William O’Brien  Image source : here

 

What do you think about these examples of non-traditonal wall covering ?

Do you love it or do you feel more for the traditional way of paneling?

Let’s talk!

 

xx

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Our company featured in Belgian Newspaper DE TIJD

 

I am pleased and honoured to announce that the Belgian Newspaper DE TIJD / L’ECHO featured our company Lefèvre Interiors in the today’s edition of their weekend luxury lifestyle magazine SABATO.

 

The picture is taken in our living room we recently panelled.Text Thijs Demeulemeester / Photography Thomas De Bruyne

Article in SABATO (16/11/2013), the weekend luxury lifestyle magazine of the Belgian newspaper

DE TIJD / L’ECHO

 

Cover SABATO – DE TIJD/L’ECHO 16/11/2013Sabato De Tijd/L’Echo

To discover the article on line, please click here (Dutch) or here (French).

 

A special thank you goes out to this newspaper’s team !

 

The paneling in our living room is made by the craftsmen in the workshop of Lefèvre Interiors.

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I wish you all a wonderful and relaxing weekend !

xx

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If you would like us to help realizing your paneling, feel free to contact us at info@lefevre.be

For more Lefèvre Interiors realisations visit our website at www.lefevre.be

A paneled bedroom

 

Today I would like to tell you something more about the design of a bedroom I am currently working on.

One of our clients asked us for help to design and to decorate their master bedroom. They definitely wanted to see their bedroom paneled. As our company Lefèvre Interiors is known for creating paneling, custom made, according to tradition, I was very pleased to start designing this bedroom.

After having browsed a huge file of bedroom images, this image of a bedroom designed by William Heffner, was definitely the kind of bedroom my client wanted us to realize !

Interior design by William Heffner

 

I had to take into account that our client absolutely wanted to see a fireplace in the bedroom.

Image source Home Bunch

 

After having discussed our sketches, we started to make the final plans of the bedroom.

Plan for paneled bedroom  -  Lefèvre Interiors

 

The montage of the paneled room is finished.

Below you can see pictures of the paneled room finished with a base coat.

Paneled bedroom with a white painted base coat - Lefèvre Interiors

 

In the meantime, I prepared a proposal of the color palette to use in this bedroom.

Images : source unknown

 

As the master bedroom looks out over the beautiful garden, I suggested to bring in a shade of green into the room.

The niches on both sides of the fireplace are of French oak, which I wanted to be limepainted in a shade of green.

I made a selection of Farrow & Ball paint colors for the room,

together with a selection of fabrics and furniture finishes.

Belgian linen will be used for the window treatment.

We finally have chosen for F&B Clunch to finish the paneling and F&B Breakfast Room Green to limepaint the display niches.

I do know that what you see here on this picture below doesn’t look as the chosen colors, but you have to know that it is almost impossible to reproduce the exact colors. Taking these pictures, the niche LED lights arranged in lighting strips were turned on. And using a lime paint finish on oak wood has a totally different look than using an eggshell paint finish.

Finished room paneling - Lefèvre Interiors

 

The previous days I was thinking about the decoration of the bedroom and I would love to see some beautiful decorative items displayed in the niches on both sides of the mantelpiece.

Images source clockwise : Lefèvre Interiors; Mary McDonald; Atelier AM via Veranda; Home Interiors

 

Our client still has to make a lot of choices before the bedroom is totally finished. Furniture, bedding, nightstands, lighting fixtures, bedlinen,…

Sconces Vaughan

 

I would love to see the nightstands with a cream or celadon finish.

Bedding Styldecor; Nightstand cream Moissonnier; Nightstand celadon De Bournais

 

This pair of beauties will definitely be seen in the bedroom.

I found the chairs at Garnier Antiques.

I hope you enjoyed my post of today and I do hope to show you the finished bedroom within a few weeks !

 

Talk to you soon !

xx

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If you would like us to help realizing your paneling, feel free to contact us at info@lefevre.be

For more Lefèvre Interiors realisations visit our website at www.lefevre.be

Our living room-update

 

Previous weeks I got a lot of emails from readers who were interested in our living room redo and who asked me when I would be able to post some ‘after’ pictures.

The very first post about our living redo dates from January 30th this year (see it here) ! Almost 7 months ago !

We are currently finalizing the decoration of the room. The passed days Jan took care of adding the picture lighting fixtures while I was thinking about the furniture and decorative accessories to bring in.

I have to admit that I am not finished yet with all the decoration of the room. That is why I only have posted a few pictures of the redo so far. More to come within a few days.

 

I absolutely wanted to have placed again, the French painted commode, earlier seen in the living room.

This chest is made and finished after an antique piece, in the workshop of our company Lefèvre Interiors.

The patina of the commode looks wonderful with the gray finish we have given the wooden floor. To read more about the floor finish, read my post about it here.

 

The decorated French commode against the custom made, bespoke paneling by Lefèvre Interiors. To read more about the paneling, please read my posts here, here, here and here.

 

The painting above the commode is of the artist Jean-Marc Louis.

 

Decorative accesssories

 

  Gateleg table Bie Baert. Antique Italian sconces Garnier Antiques. All seating furniture Lefèvre Interiors.

 

Antique French régence walnut chimney piece Cheminées Anciennes Jean Zunino.

 

  Seat upholstered with Libeco linen. Balloon shade fabric C&C Milano. To read more about the window treatment, please read my post about it here.

 

Antique Italian sconces Garnier Antiques. Window treatment by Patrick Ponseele.

 

As you can see here in this picture, the room isn’t finished yet. I am thinking about which fabric to choose for the upholstery of these 2 French 19th century walnut armchairs I found in Isle-sur-la-Sorgue (France), a few years ago.

 

I hope you enjoyed this living room redo update post ! More pictures later!

xx

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If you would like us to help designing and manufacturing your paneling, feel free to contact us at info@lefevre.be

For more Lefèvre Interiors realisations visit our website at www.lefevre.be