{"id":120812,"date":"2021-07-18T14:00:24","date_gmt":"2021-07-18T07:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/outside-edge-a-green-living-space-in-paris\/"},"modified":"2021-07-18T17:05:09","modified_gmt":"2021-07-18T10:05:09","slug":"outside-edge-a-green-living-space-in-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/outside-edge-a-green-living-space-in-paris\/","title":{"rendered":"Outside edge: a green living space in Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nPlant-covered walls, pressed ferns and a wraparound terrace put nature at the heart of this 1930s home in the French capitalLeafy greenery breathes life into all the rooms of Alexa Fun\u00e8s\u2019s 1930s house in the Paris suburb of Issy-les-Moulineaux. \u201cWe have nature everywhere,\u201d she says, talking from her home office where, behind her, the tendrils of a living wall steadily creep skywards. Downstairs, a dining room extension has been designed so that there\u2019s a strong connection with the terrace that wraps around the house. Even the bathroom has a tropical feel, opening on to a balcony decoratedhung with ferns and a holiday-mood hammock.Alexa lives here with her husband, Albin, and their sons who are, aged eight and 10, and has continued the verdant theme in the living room, where real plants mix with framed herbaria \u2013 giant leaves that have been dried, pressed and framed between two layers of glass. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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