"There Needs to Be Surprises" — This Happy-Making Parisian Apartment Is Packed With Whimsy and Color

Living room with curved ceiling, pale pink sofa, built-in bookcase and fireplace, floral armchairs and polka dot rug.

For interior designer Anne-Sophie Pailleret, interiors should be joyful and fun. "My aim is not to create something strict and museum-like," she says. "I want my projects to have a soul, and for that, there needs to be something off-kilter, a number of surprises."

She certainly took a light-hearted approach to this modern home in the heart of the French capital’s 16th arrondissement. A sculpture in the living area comes in the form of a trio of brightly-colored balloons; the partition in the dining room looks as though it’s been decorated with bronze confetti, and one of the kitchen walls has been adorned with a rubber ring.