7 Ideas to Steal from a Paris Cafe By Gesa Hansen

Photography by Nathalie Mohadjer,  courtesy of Gesa Hansen

Gesa Hansen recently updated us on her latest project: the newly opened Café Compagnon in Paris’s Sentier neighborhood, which she designed for her restaurateur husband, Charles Compagnon. Here are 7 design ideas to steal from the morning-to-night cafe-bar-bistro.

1. Make an entrance.

2. Animate your rooms with art...

3. …and dynamic furniture, too.

4. Foxed mirrors = flattering.

5. Make a statement with stone.

6. Crenelation isn’t just for castles.

7. Wine works in a small bathroom.