Quiet luxury is over, but what's replacing it? Rather than a return to full, opulent glamour homeowners are embracing an in-between approach that honors the beauty of high-end materials, while grounding them in real-life practicality. French interior design provides an excellent blueprint for this new liveable luxury.
Take, for example, actors Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward's living room in their Parisian apartment. The couple lived in the flat from 1960-1961 while filming Paris Blues, and, though it's been over 60 years since the space was photographed, its understated Francophile approach to luxury still feels relevant. It incorporates opulent materials like marble, crystal, and a gilded mirror, but grounds them with modern touches like stoneware, wood furnishings, and a woven basket (similar to the editor-approved Seagrass Woven Basket from Anthropologie).
