Final Up to date: | Printed: July fifteenth, 2022
A dream view to name house at Fontaine de Mars.
When the second arrives to disclose a brand new Paris Excellent Shared fractional condominium, there may be such a pleasure in sharing the ultimate outcome. It’s because we will not assist however fall in love with every one in all our fractional residences. That is how we all know we have executed the right job! And after we know our house owners will really feel at house in Paris from the second they step via the door. We’ve got all completely fallen in love with Fontaine de Mars, a beautiful two-bedroom condominium that’s our latest fractional co-ownership condominium in Paris. Whereas the entire shares of Fontaine de Mars have been bought earlier than the ending touches have been even full, we simply have to point out you this lovely new condominium. We predict you may fall in love with it too!
At house in Paris at Fontaine de Mars.
Earlier than diving in, are you interested by fractional house co-ownership in Paris? Discover out extra about Paris Excellent Shared and contact us with any questions and to seek out out about upcoming properties on the market in Paris. Now, pour a glass of your favourite French wine and benefit from the exceptional earlier than and after transformation of the Fontaine de Mars condominium in Paris!
Dwelling Room – Designing an Unforgettable Area
AFTER: Step into the attractive lounge with lengthy balcony.
The transformation of Fontaine de Mars begins within the coronary heart of the house – its grand open plan room with comfy sitting space, eating desk, fashionable kitchen, and three splendid French doorways opening to a wrap-around balcony. This light-filled room is probably the most welcoming sight while you step inside. You will really feel extra relaxed as you are drawn into the inviting area. That is the place the sensation of house begins and the place you may see instantly the magic created by our dream workforce at Paris Excellent working with the extremely gifted designer Ann Huff from Huff Harrington. Simply have a look under at the place the room started!
BEFORE: The unique lounge supplied wonderful gentle and area to work with for the rework.
Once we first stepped inside the lounge at Fontaine de Mars, we may see the “good bones” as we prefer to name them. The balcony and enormous French doorways have been a right away plus and along with a big window on the alternative facet of the room the room was full of sunshine. A easy but elegant marble hearth anchored the room at one finish. We knew instantly that there was a strategy to remodel this area right into a handy and comfy open plan room, particularly if we made some adjustments to open up one facet of the area.
BEFORE: Home windows on each side of the lounge is a uncommon discover in historic Parisian buildings.
The condominium initially had an entryway while you walked in that led to the kitchen and the condominium’s solely rest room. By eradicating the doorway room and built-in storage in the lounge, we have been in a position to enlarge the room to create space for a modern built-in kitchen. By transferring the kitchen, we then had area within the previous kitchen space for lovely new bogs and a workspace. Learn on to see extra about these new areas under.
AFTER: Elegant particulars in the lounge.
Each element of the Fontaine de Mars was up to date, together with new herringbone parquet flooring all through the condominium. We love Ann’s mix of recent decor and vintage items she typically sources from the Paris flea markets – every bit handpicked for each fractional condominium. This comfy seating space anchors one facet of the lounge whereas the opposite facet was utterly reworked by including a brand new kitchen.
The unique hearth mantle now a part of the attractive design.
Shifting the Kitchen
AFTER: The kitchen blends into the design and has all the fashionable comforts together with dishwasher.
With three units of French doorways, the big and sunny lounge was ideally suited for including a kitchen alongside one wall. Because of its minimal fashionable design and white cupboards, the kitchen matches naturally into the area. The spherical marble topped desk and marble backsplash echo the unique marble hearth mantle close by. Check out the doorway to the left of the fireside as it’s a key factor within the redesign of the bedrooms that we’ll return to later. However, first, let’s check out the unique kitchen.
BEFORE: The cherry purple cabinets needed to go!
Whereas the kitchen was actually extra up to date than many remodels we have managed, the lengthy slim area was fairly a stroll down and across the entrance hallway to the dwelling and eating space. Definitely not handy! We knew instantly that due to all of the plumbing on this space we may make the most of this area in a a lot better method by creating an extra rest room and helpful dwelling areas.
BEFORE: This area was reworked into an open-plan kitchen and eating space.
The principle change to the lounge earlier than including the kitchen was to open up a doorway on the left to create a brand new entrance to the bedrooms. Initially, each bedrooms have been accessed via the doorway you see on the appropriate above. The principle bed room, which had an en suite rest room, was accessed via this bed room from the lounge or via the en suite rest room from the lounge. So the en suite rest room door was eliminated, the kitchen added, and a brand new doorway to the bed room, creating a way more practical flooring plan.
AFTER: After all the balcony wanted a bistro desk!
Let’s simply get pleasure from a second to soak up the divine new open-plan eating space and kitchen. Think about relaxed meals at house inside or take one step as much as an enthralling bistro desk on the balcony. The area could not have come collectively extra superbly, with the elegant decor mixing completely with the Parisian rooftop view seen via the big French doorways in the lounge.
AFTER: Breakfast by yourself Parisian balcony.
That is Parisian dwelling at its finest – the fantastic thing about these quiet moments you may get pleasure from day-after-day.
Creating Two Lovely Bedrooms
AFTER: The transformation of the bedrooms was astonishing!
The bedrooms at Fontaine de Mars required a great deal of creativity, however that is what we love about transforming residences in Paris. There are all the time options to replace areas and to make them extra practical and lovely. The ground plan for this condominium did begin with two bedrooms, one with an en suite rest room. Nevertheless, the bed room with en suite was accessed solely via the lavatory from the lounge or via the opposite bed room. Not handy in any respect! The en suite rest room additionally solely included a tub and sink – no rest room. Additionally not handy. There was work to be executed!
BEFORE: Loads of good options to work with on this bed room.
This lovely bed room area is situated off the lounge and has two French doorways opening to the wrap round balcony – one with lovely Eiffel Tower views! There have been loads of lovely options to work with right here. By closing the entry to the subsequent bed room, we have been in a position to remodel this area right into a jewel field bed room with whimsical curtains handpicked by Ann. The design components within the curtains have been continued via the room’s decor, and the ultimate result’s a vibrant and cheerful bed room full of sunshine.
AFTER: Waking up in Paris by no means seemed so good!
Even higher, simply open the French doorways to step out on the balcony the place there is a bistro desk that’s the good spot to look at the Eiffel Tower each second of the day and evening.
BEFORE: A great dose of creativity utterly modified this bed room.
Keep in mind that doorway we talked about including to create a brand new hallway to entry the bed room with en suite rest room? That changed the door within the photograph (above), which was closed off to divide the 2 bedrooms. This created area for 2 separate bedrooms – each with a view of the Eiffel Tower. Are you able to even consider this is identical area?
AFTER: An unbelievable transformation!
By including storage in-built across the mattress we have been in a position so as to add a considerable amount of cupboard space whereas even having room for a desk and workspace within the bed room. That is precisely what we imply by remodeling areas to make them each extra practical and in addition extra lovely. You possibly can say it is our ardour!
BEFORE: There was quite a lot of potential on this bed room with en suite rest room.
However there have been nonetheless a couple of issues to unravel on this bed room. The brand new entrance to the bed room immediately from the lounge solved the primary problem. We did this by including a small entrance hallway resulting in the bed room and the en suite rest room.
BEFORE: The doorway (above left) to the lounge was closed to create a very completely different flooring plan.
A rest room this measurement—and not using a rest room—was merely a waste of area and wanted some critical work. Whereas the brand new entrance to the bed room decreased the scale of the lavatory, it was such an excellent sized room that there was nonetheless loads of area for a full rest room.
AFTER: The brand new entrance to the bed room is across the nook to the left.
The intelligent redesign maintained the privateness of the bed room from the lounge, whereas the redesign of the lavatory with an exquisite walk-in bathe and the addition of a rest room created a full en suite rest room for this bed room.
AFTER: Nice gentle within the beautiful new en suite rest room.
With some minor adjustments to the ground plan we have been in a position to replace the prevailing areas to create two lovely—and impartial—bedrooms. The en suite rest room with its glass walk-in bathe, elegant marble and gold ending got here collectively superbly.
Including Further Loos
AFTER: A serene spot to calm down on the Fontaine de Mars.
As with many Parisian residences in historic buildings, this property initially solely had one rest room, which was situated in a small half bathtub close to the kitchen. The one rest room with the lengthy bathtub that we noticed above was accessed immediately from one of many bedrooms and from the lounge. We reworked that rest room into a real en suite simply for the bed room and create a brand new second rest room the place the previous kitchen was situated.
BEFORE: There was quite a lot of work to be executed increasing the property’s solely rest room.
Keep in mind these cherry purple cupboards? That lengthy area was changed into an exquisite rest room with a tub, sink and room for a separate washer and dryer. By using the entryway area we opened up from the lounge there was even room to create not one however two half baths.
AFTER: One of many two new half baths on the left and the washer and dryer on the appropriate.
So from one half rest room and one shared rest room with solely a tub, this condominium now has two full bogs plus an extra half rest room. With 20+ years of expertise, we’ve got constructed an unimaginable workforce of gifted builders who see our imaginative and prescient and work exhausting to create impeccably designed areas which can be fashionable, comfy and very lovely.
Work from House in Paris
AFTER: Creating an workplace area in Fontaine de Mars.
We all know a lot of our house owners want to remain in contact or proceed working from house whereas in Paris, so creating practical workspaces is a precedence. By redesigning the unique kitchen area, we have been additionally in a position so as to add a protracted workspace, with pull out tray for keyboard, the place you may comfortably work at a pc or write.
AFTER: A further work space within the bed room.
We additionally added an space to work within the bed room with one other desk area arrange for laptop work or writing. We have additionally ensured that there are plugs—together with USB plugs—close by to make it simple to cost your laptop and gear whereas working.
A Historic Location within the seventh Arrondissement
AFTER: The lengthy balcony overlooks an enthralling road within the seventh arrondissement.
After all, you may’t have the right house in Paris with out a superb location. We named this fractional condominium for its location overlooking the historic Fontaine de Mars on rue Saint-Dominique within the seventh arrondissement. That is one in all our favourite streets within the neighborhood because it’s lined with an incredible number of outlets and boutiques. It is also only a brief stroll from the Champ de Mars, the Seine, nice purchasing and eating spots in addition to charming rue Cler. Every part you need in your Parisian neighborhood!
The Fontaine de Mars was constructed within the early Nineteenth century. (Credit score)
We love discovering the historical past behind monuments and sights we move by day-after-day in Paris and the Fontaine de Mars has an interesting previous. It was constructed between 1806 and 1808 and was designed by the enginer François-Jean Bralle. It’s named after Mars, the god of Struggle, identical to the close by Champ de Mars, which received its identify due to the École Militaire, the navy faculty situated on the alternative facet of the Champ de Mars from the Eiffel Tower.
The Fontaine de Mars in a photograph from 1900. (Credit score)
It was truly Napoleon who decreed for this fountain to be in-built 1806, and it was one in all 15 commissioned to deliver contemporary water to Paris’s neighborhoods. It was to be part of his designs to create “an exquisite awakening for Paris.” The Fontaine de Mars is without doubt one of the solely three remaining.
The Fontaine de Mars in the course of the flood of 1910. (Credit score)
Should you look intently on the fountain as we speak, you may spot a marker that signifies the extent the water reached in the course of the flood of Paris in 1910. Study extra in regards to the fascinating historical past of this Nineteenth-century fountain with a mini historical past lesson from Paris Excellent proprietor Madelyn:
It is fascinating to have a historic monument proper at the doorstep just like the Fontaine de Mars!
At House in Paris with Paris Excellent Shared
We hope you loved this tour via our latest Paris Excellent Shared condominium. When you’ve got been dreaming of dwelling in Paris and are curious to seek out out extra about fractional co-ownership, contact our workforce to seek out out extra. It is an ideal answer if you wish to benefit from the Parisian life-style a part of the yr and the advantages of house possession with none hassles or worries. We’d like to let you know extra about Paris Excellent Shared and welcome you to our household of householders!
