Add some colour to your ceilings

“The most important thing is not how much space you have, it’s what you do with it.” As you can imagine, we are completely on the same page as Space Factory with this mantra. Edouard Roullé-Mafféis and Ophélie Doria push the boundaries of this room by challenging the classic rules of renovation, in a bid to draw attention away from its limitations. Here, the ceiling is painted in a shade of terracotta that makes you instantly forget how low it is - instead emphasising the volume of the white furnishings, which then seem even larger. Simply stunning!  

A recurring theme you’ll find in Lucie Socrate’s house is that colour is not limited to its aesthetic appeal. This interior designer assigns specific roles to colour, for example, using it to mimic a separation in the room shared by her two little girls. Where a wall would have been a little drastic and a curtain too formal, the yellow band that runs from floor to ceiling structures the otherwise all-white room and creates two playful bubbles, perfect for children. Now your turn to play! 

If Emilie Daudin's office looks like a flat to you, it’s because she’s rewritten all design codes to create a space that is as functional as it is liveable. You can see this in the open kitchen, where the space is defined by a sculptural screen and the powder pink colour of the walls and ceiling. This creates a box effect that opens itself up, which adds separation to the space without creating a harsh divide.