APT - The Rose Room — APT La Fayette

We begin our detailed home tour with the guest suite in APT La Fayette. This is ‘The Rose Room’ or ‘La Chambre Rose’ – ‘rose’ being ‘pink’ in French.

For me, Paris has been a source of inspiration and healing in moments where I was lost. When I was tired, she spoon-fed me with her sunsets reflected off cream-coloured stone and nourished me with the loud murmurs of markets and the noise of busy streets. Altogether, each was like a the strong beat of a heart, reminding what it felt like to have blood pumping through my veins again.

When I bought APT La Fayette, the intention behind the guest room was to feel special, like a safe and inspiring place for loved ones to be renewed. And so I created a room in rose, in the hopes that others could flourish here too, or in the very least, be well rested.

I had always loved pink rooms, but since the space was meant to be calming, I chose a pink that was not cloying. Instead, a vintage pink that skirted the line with soft peach, which the body tends to read as elegant, as opposed to energizing. The door was left in its original mint green colour on the exterior and painted pink on the interior.

Details of roses are sprinkled throughout the room, from the antique design of brass knobs that have reproduced by an artisan, to the old rose prints collected from flea markets, and the rose-coloured linens.

From flea markets and brocantes, came hooks for behind the door and little bedside tables. The intention is to slowly collect and fill the walls with old botanical drawings and paintings of roses in gilded frames, to great a gallery wall.

The room as originally a spare bedroom with very little closed storage, a common issue in Parisian apartments. A wall of closets were custom built in order to create storage for clothes, shoes, linens, and practical things such as irons, a drying rack, a laundry hamper shoes, suitcases and a luggage rack for guests.

I designed the break in the cabinetry to fit the width for a queen-sized bed, which creates a cozy nook. While it is not being used as a guest room, the bed can be lifted vertically to maximize space and covered with a curtain, which functions similarly to a Murphy bed. It’s not as effortless as a Murphy bed, but considering that putting away the bed wouldn’t be on a daily or weekly basis, this solution allowed expanding storage space while also allowing for the room to be multi-functional if needed without the extra cost of a Murphy bed.

The lace curtains add visual interest with its texture and pattern, and were chosen to be opaque enough to hide the bed, but be sheer enough to feel light when framing the bed.

I hope you enjoy the detailed tour of the Rose Room. We will be posting detailed tours of each room in the coming weeks. If you’d like to be notified, be sure to sign up for our newsletter in the footer!

The Rose Room Specs:

Paint colour - Farrow & Ball in Setting Plaster
Lace curtains – Loberon
Bed linens – These are from BHV in Paris, but for online ordering I recommend Flax Sleep which is what I have on my bed. I also loved them so much I’m partnering with them on a kitchen & dining line coming soon!
Ceiling light & wall appliques – Sale from owner off Le Bon Coin
Brass wardrobe handles - A La Providence Quincaillerie Leclercq
Vintage brass hanger - Flea market
Bed - Simba Beds