Photography by Stephan Julliard, courtesy of Marianne Evennou
Come with us on a tour of 269-square-foot shoebox apartment in the Saint Germain des Près neighborhood of Paris, overhauled by interior designer Marianne Evennou.
To keep the space from feeling crowded, Evennou stocked it with above- and below-counter cabinets and compact appliances.
Plentiful enclosed storage enables the owners to be selective about what goes on the open shelves.
The ceramics are by Parisian artist Catherine Magdelaine.
In this formerly dark apartment, custom steel-framed interior windows draw light into every room.
A banquet (that opens up as a bed), plus “flexible furniture" enable the apartment to have a nook-size living room.
Evennou says that organizing a small space is about finding the right balance for all the “indispensable activities: sleeping, relaxing, eating, working and washing up.”
Views from one room to the next make the small spaces feel much more open.