Parking in Paris – How do the French do it?

<p> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb_BI9QeEOFybTNrUXgNB9QuajC6Tk8NmygiSh5p7KoYrgSvS-BEDHWrCDU1ZNUnXq9OPGBK0-Khen5yj9TRL645MZI0M5Cv-U4bK49HXt76xd6EDsBW8WCAT-n0ytCf9OtZOchOwxm4t4/s1600-h/IMG_1802Paris-Jan-2012_8345.jpg"><img alt="Parking in Paris Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " border="0" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVHLv1FthKFWQEAG-E4UPALXLb4GK_lEQZi93bFNnfg8n3pCAiYW2phU8UbrI-uaehEB8yqWXRbhdBGfL8o9_KseLkMNqELTGuAHKXibLRMPnb1ufloBDPB9DRlMnRzuUAPl0gvA6rVrcj/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="Parking in Paris Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " width="610" /></a></p> <p align="center">This is a street on the Left Bank in Paris in <a href="http://maps.google.ca/maps?q=st+germain+des+pres+paris&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x47e671d822e817cb:0x78d1b22bd303069b,Saint-Germain-des-Pr%C3%A9s,+Paris,+France&gl=ca&ei=AUAoT-rmJuqSiQLgzP3bAQ&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CHMQ8gEwAA" target="_blank">Saint-Germain-des-Prés</a>. It is not unlike parking on other streets in Paris. I was continually amazed at how the French managed to park their cars so close together and then how they managed to get out of such a tight spot. Surprisingly I didn’t see a lot of damaged bumpers. <br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9-opy7LH37aNRehAkZeYBMnhtoCUJlmTsJP0knPn4GQI4L5gqdxyQ_WGRMWFf89xpTYSYIEcBKxX3CNeskUhT4oeH8j-czbtvkmyC5GxXmjillT3LzYtqdYeCloAOY0P8bASBWHe4aydX/s1600-h/IMG_1805Paris-Jan-2012_8375.jpg"><img alt="Parking in Paris Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " border="0" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3FJ9A772BEZ6U0bH0etDxFbNbJEQTo1ea2mLw2okrJ5VeBepiJyxctEKLiPJkEmlvfZ4Zvs93rojjfv18HYeIUNU_os4qoaphDp1bh52RX8ffXUs5KwkRpFZvv2TiJ2fFxV3ovkS-Bsus/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Parking in Paris Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " width="610" /></a> <br />Parking in Paris – how do the French do it?</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://www.patriciagrayinc.com/"><font size="1">PATRICIA GRAY INC</font></a><font size="1"> is an award winning interior design firm in Vancouver. Here we write about lifestyle and <br />WHAT'S HOT in the world of interior design, architecture, art and travel. <br /></font><a href="http://patriciagrayinc.blogspot.com/"><font size="1">2012 © Patricia Gray | Interior Design Blog™</font></a></p>

Parking in Paris – How do the French do it?

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Highlights from Paris - Maison et Objet 2012

<p align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCIVDnm95pD3dN6qTGYhjeQAaUoe9dXnyrS7fm_6Ql_71N1fhqIWk7nAPqzw8YR49UJjduzUGCzyDETxJCXFpCpU8CEuUUA4pKOtevya_YMhBS3jPO6Ob9qwrNEpp-VcW3zhUaMrYo_oFe/s1600-h/IMG_1711Paris-Jan-2012_7569.jpg"><img alt="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " border="0" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlgvwjlO4Eqx1_dsMJPxnNEMpN8YPgGg1BZh6C9x2TR3ROr1WRu6QJnDJPKjnO3IFR6WGBMVHQuGcO1Luec4u8U6X25Sadlr5nTu3Zcy-Y3aUdZFfHcPyCAT_UEFGUSItBOxtj6O_74eYB/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " width="300" /></a></p> <p align="justify">I have just returned from Paris where I attended Maison et Objet. Maison et Objet is Europe's biggest décor show where I got the first look at the products, colours, and styles that will set the trends for the world for 2012 in interior design.  </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6fDkGBusQk3qBnCIlIP5CBllIAl2IMMm0n-AVqapIMGIDhIryBlnFgJU9vIZo7hoyu7yQ8fgXCxj9XqjbDm8Xp2vC3zU5Xg6SPB1Md0xvP16DpCA7KcQy1Xtl-KP5pLVyQWHYg2-YvbOs/s1600-h/IMG_1165Paris-Jan-2012_2643.jpg"><img alt="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " border="0" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi43O5r8L5I1EhWQ-nPd0SH_1jVVsoSBxfPoQ9C4DzLPfsREdLYREDYMVUVKdsbXFym8tctxW8qy5DPPmCjvpzBTPSkTvIR_bZo8MvMmyHXS3GGOfVmtxrbi-pWMN3dQ2rJj7xDlCX8MJ70/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " width="610" /></a></p> <p align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV_83gL2IZHrf8GBBjVFnOFhmfQS_7j7h2eXQ5NLtkwrOPCvxevfwzLABrxKUk9VyGSZujeyM3t2TCz7Cxg_nZCFFWkSi2hGUKUgZ2vbgbSBQuokCxILb2ECQrf7McV9AUYgZKbvWjevnI/s1600-h/IMG_1167Paris-Jan-2012_2661.jpg"><img alt="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " border="0" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4lxnC51dXFKwuStlukWdCVkMiNIQMB0g4IHdlWKL0JtD12gJ2HJzhoqPvt_0J0y7adXqKbynGYwHMl5F6PjQNTX5Vft0xdidDkRsCsw59prX60t8Esgj1AKRFeBxkfy04mUPSWqMKWP0R/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " width="610" /></a>     <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOV1TnINQ8ooMAwcdSxVA3aOM46yUzdMUq-DCJkqmQToYM359MeKQwvsRLDDs5IXXNrsj1q1lb6WGb5dGtGdzD3Sj7Xj-aS7Rb6GeNORXDcHiRfkLCpOAKVcmhmIs5Ku__vQvUz8Fx4ayB/s1600-h/IMG_1241Paris-Jan-2012_3361.jpg"><img alt="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA0-PQr9Id6kQ3fVjq_2BocYFtsza7pYzBKCL2b47RQkFcslCXjn1drl2cGn3g7jMIMberiGxtGRfJlZci7VrvN30NW4OMkxRlRb-FmqOf2HD6vCzyM2f3RpywIFHxv0tdkfcyd4Ty7mBV/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " width="300" /></a>  <br />The Spanish furniture Company <a href="http://www.baltuscollection.com/baltusm/#/home" target="_blank">Baltus</a><em> </em>regards the creation of a piece of furniture as a work of art. They create avant-garde pieces with simple geometric shapes in amazing lacquer finishes. Maison et Objet 2012</p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNVzfRnxLtJyx31t6R7i4_WDxuXFmdZo2etMnfJbgXwTo7POvgVOpXb2icrP3BDDZyPfoDfY1Y4-QxYi_7tsZjiUZ94bQBm9a-kMCN96PbHxChGdM9-HCk_gfCHEwVCLHdVQAXdwnwoeCC/s1600-h/IMG_1407Paris-Jan-2012_4835.jpg"><img alt="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " border="0" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6sh7N7uG83KBxtVMV45X_BI4WlhmP5pX92tF4v4NOvH5Z4WUfp3OoNg2xS_a4k1pQY4r13ulTNj8QEjs4kMsrC3C0tERLwFMSYJ6wf_XLMJ0eiWwgbIfDSstlreQLP5eMGPYmtuteGDy-/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " width="610" /></a> <br />        A new line of bedding from Diane von Furstenberg. Maison et Objet 2012</p> <img alt="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpitsC2zCL1bhIiXz8zW2Ro84p8KaQqCJRmmtNUkhtpS1Syz5Gksi2agsK8RGNYPjf3ie75zshFf0ABi_qDNO1h5Njrfzd2MvZ2sodHYQeqlezVt2NJ-jjISWtXw5isLbAAQhYm3I2fpkb/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " width="300" /> <p align="center">Missioni - bright, colourful, and fun! Maison et Objet 2012</p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh78ZCiVJdZyDPS3EMUsv7WpEr5FHYbA8vDIDsVuOAtexy7zhZf5I7NeHwzd_Xo5Gl1YxyYCkv2KIlkt72dDA1KLREoIKlenDayeiYh3Zb2nYAMkqrCl8QcNcyHpGV6_o7n1PZhyVGHFuRN/s1600-h/IMG_1191Paris-Jan-2012_2895.jpg"><img alt="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " border="0" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIv5wXp-sL3ljO8YWqHs7hyMF0WI6tJQTgxuoH0TboHsPuC8M2PsZoTvtm6aJoR_8kM1MAU25nGvc3BDVvWA1l1siK819vxSha8YXkjxiGScdoVCf9_1WklusoKejPMM36dqvL0EbylJSS/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " width="610" /></a> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4iumW5vOG-zJEh89HwxO1tM96aZGuZGZLnJ0cSuKCOaxAsTXS7BTeo0A0P5c-N97o_lnG4fE8T-3lOhfzb6-NKRgwT0zXYsHqmb51g2E5QbuRWWAlCRNarR-K9G1M2YJ7EijEnX4GGJ0Y/s1600-h/IMG_1195Paris-Jan-2012_2925.jpg"><img alt="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " border="0" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Oseyu1Lh71nKQUc2glR7n5awfYR4_eokmNCYiEYOg9-Z7OjGxu5TdsHlHXXdK7yc1juSCoNbsBKpjRnbeOyReRAEZ_MCCAmc4b7Vgp5o2SUX9OU2oxbXbRT2dwG06KSXC7IIJMdxQ7t4/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " width="610" /></a></p> <p align="justify"><a href="http://www.ideel.com/" target="_blank">Ideel</a> Contemporary Furniture incorporates salvaged antique teak ceiling beams and posts from Indian architecture into unique furniture pieces. Maison et Objet 2012  </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTBvp3jJdTi6PbJyt4n8H3GVmjwZMybOG9wDajw865MDMSMd5LyHg_TE5HDVEgwkmNDgoBJoIgWgcT18pwtOPTyeV6YKMx8UgWOWukpAUryExU-uGI-DX-K2F6mXUMThwn8DqvouGaaAT8/s1600-h/IMG_1236Paris-Jan-2012_3313.jpg"><img alt="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " border="0" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicSWkcWkXbp5uhwaT9LyI4O_lDMxKKJbUFDzKQdt_2Tpm_w5T7kVDDo-_F48zHF9IRawCNB_uMpuIsNi8ulTUhCu7YeIYRsDHly8DnaJTlcSKhxUFhFQZ55dXb56z-o3d0_xDaAVu7zZbL/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " width="610" /></a>An coffee table from Fendi that is lit with battery powered LED lights. Maison et Objet 2012</p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKzAy9CPML6o_7Wt7VxEGWCiQEY6JUNKmYCvnOdT26vICe-M4OW7UC06P5rmz46rxUYo-kA8owF1C3a34PVz42xaBCH4KHA_1aM56bA-XAs4ZM9YtoS-M8mp4ePt1_6fNxKt8AE8aZk-Js/s1600-h/IMG_1237Paris-Jan-2012_3324.jpg"><img alt="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " border="0" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj221IPmeO9v1gj-QLmEgJvG53p-z4ts88_Gtc12EW8WZjjKONwmwMIJTLzivyE5emEF2GG8CAyWKnFl0n9W3meWU17GFwhW3S-VTyBKUQ-YfG1D3xma-mP205nuY6zG0Wz8CisIPkMPzWN/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " width="610" /></a> <br />A TV incorporated into a mirror in the Fendi showroom. Maison et Objet 2012</p> <p align="center"><img alt="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " border="0" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfe-teja2OiD6Bvoe4lGL8FeVvL9YQFk4Uh4qY3d9IkvUSgPkoUytMMtURWmIoJIkqgbXkAz9dq2__qsBl9Zn57DNWoH2gTsIUDLWpcRJzLYWB-xWYnUjGgWq5syC9jicr3RYZGtlIeaN-/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " width="610" /> <a href="http://www.charlottemoss.com/" target="_blank">Charlotte Moss</a> and me at a presentation of her new line of fabrics for <a href="http://www.fabricut.com/collections/charlotte_moss.php" target="_blank">Fabricut</a>. Maison et Objet 2012 </p> <p align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPkxm-PUbOJ_wpGMhjt6sOd4BTKfejTp_ZqpGZOStpD2bCJUihYCdF7v11t_Urg-sZWkYuetzAv9wI8GyfI56sRpfUuw2QZ3pb689vhXNqAED35j762H6-6lusinxv-dcxK0lbcWPLmese/s1600-h/IMG_1181Paris-Jan-2012_2802.jpg"><img alt="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " border="0" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihqNzYEqir4MWndQaLd2x0fgxVqEbBsXgF81BsX8n7j6Ypd2HF4HjnIEdqoTu6YIJv0FAw8Nne5c9DZw-KthgbOk1bm4vZOn23hD8BWjIk6tdZ5OSLWGdMx8C0CiZ31PAQatXUseTlD-gk/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " width="610" /></a> <br />A show stopping display by the Italian stone company, <a href="http://www.antolini.com/siti/antolini/home.php?lang=uk" target="_blank">Antolini Luigi</a>. The models were painted to blend into the slabs of granite and marble. Very evocative and very Italian! Maison et Objet 2012</p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifvVpXq-zrjn4JsvZmJXu-8K8A6_lHp1S659RgD8Hs_uhjEbCRKZkfQC8FkiXlvl504RgwDZGwDMw4oVz9XJAAQGkZYdRvzMpVqqZSTITBtxqKGHOzApOqxYXNcxrNp5wLN6loVLDWH_jP/s1600-h/IMG_1294Paris%252520Jan%2525202012_373%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9_a_q72S_rA9m7v-tMEB1wQutaCDKg0WbvaFbcylWEJg10OYm_yDn_jvRik9MeD2gfZVpw55hVnoGsFuq5rKAwnTqZaklZNzEEMh-T83tZZtG3WNfyUTzP2H-KZuzCNXSlIZQ6LMNUNNY/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " width="300" /></a>  <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8M0Yiv2RuVU5Nw6QWzbSdxAtXRJPeVgLVTU0C8yu9uGasOtZTP3sTchJtN4SuQmO_IE0CZiNN8LxzPdgjC4RPkJEeZkimfIoKomThctrryQ0B4DM-ktdzVv2qAK1oPyYBbvcZI8KOZUzN/s1600-h/IMG_1299Paris%252520Jan%2525202012_378%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKkb8_FEU_L5zImdzQMYj8RfC27cL7tIWPueOQy1gS9JSy-uhO7nrZgYjWnRKogk_XQTScvvDi16TTvAlnLYuCsFh_3SgrBNmYTPlWAdjnziYKpsE4iYldxT2ySwVup8OtKx5tW6ZE3RV0/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " width="300" /></a>  <br />Lighting by the German Company <a href="http://www.anthologiequartett.de/eng/produkte_2_0.html" target="_blank">Anthologie Quartett</a>. Maison et Objet 2012</p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_VD7G9i60eNNsJlPU5thSj67FPlZI07jVdoOTOTNGKcJcn_9WbwSuXWCJpY2bSEDhOgCvNrNWbtnwA9sx0M_nWYPULxhy_RkW75sdkL0Xd1kd6xCppAjH6WUdJi0IkUWOn7AS8p-G-TSF/s1600-h/IMG_1301Paris%252520Jan%2525202012_380%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " border="0" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPMHyv46CRCaeLXufJ_wo3526nCONNrRtabMeRO87fJKZ_gAqP68VVgRv0Q6vm1nP0_VWuQrv3es3hstejV2V-QDZmjtbbCtzkw2Jcwxp3FK3rzL59xEU2PA-aFK8U-XvNMScICjVJVCbm/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " width="610" /></a> <br />I wish Kitchen Aid would offer sleek products like this for the North American market. Maison et Objet 2012</p> <p><img alt="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " border="0" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOvJZGebBrsPHEBfk62D6OxT-yHOvD_snRC2TFhpZ0l5lyFeECYY_EDkWMey99frVdo0qHYW4fSa9-X3ho3fqvjnGfxqZSoSTfsw0DPgOOboPLKOSiDFZz8qeS9dewBXSByjP9k6Ob06xS/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " width="610" /></p> <p align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJHrHNa91abc6A0BIWlFc8lemEUJcVt7ytAb3ss_Gd3OdmDMzWqukruE_-cXf45OIf698gA6oc6Dp37sSU-Uy9ObdfAdjaxzv4Aa929Tbfhm9vm2f02oIL9apta39S-haFz-jI4848YGxW/s1600-h/IMG_1306Paris%252520Jan%2525202012_385%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixpsvX2IIp7UbRRG3BRUNo9rDcFH8EOvtPl7sS1oepHD0g7530gQnx7ceQUu2I7Dme6hiE4xPHV6yNrwfvOJ1heKuCD3esDP6lPnYA4ciDRlZgDUzGRuU4JNUKIJ_ZJW_TvQtwVfymVvKV/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " width="300" /></a><a href="http://hayshop.dk/" target="_blank">Hay Shop</a> from Denmark – a climbing wall of towel rings. Maison et Objet 2012 <br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW9Brs9A9VjzVyVqdfh2Qgm06qHQJTDAs8pYlch_TG3iNGTSo1bHDy91CfYTxE97bbBEhEUTMjoJsD41RK9cOQymyCW8NmShC8JKOoe9olp4MCv1YNRPIVI1NbtRuBLop68fKHtecvQ6vR/s1600-h/IMG_1316Paris%252520Jan%2525202012_395%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " border="0" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHlGSU-7LT1397xmVjoZKqkndiXzH3vCGP08ar5UGEiw6TYeImt-8d8kD9NVovtd2ZEtRqDaAX3R2Te9TftxDa6HW3EfZEqYsezEaF1E15QZjBS_ArFQK_ipHP378DErlv4frIPmIosQjm/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " width="610" /></a>  <br />Designed by the French designer David Turpin this contemporary styled Bluetooth handset has an integrated iPhone charging dock. Check out their web-site as they have some very innovative products. <a href="http://www.nativeunion.com/ca/mmoshi-03i.html" target="_blank">Native Union</a> Maison et Objet 2012</p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjU9mQN7mLR0Hizo4M5_DqlAngjjRQlRHp04yuGsupbv8Y7kTHzzCuuPInxKQNuFevxscdwRQDtzPPpICVPNeDCVyqmjDVM7Rq3b0vIfBbc0OOj6u78VkO0jxVqakGxtUoAlTZi6kKw5dM/s1600-h/IMG_1312Paris%252520Jan%2525202012_391%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " border="0" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgxK6zYnEUOqW_P27TxJPXNt7ByRHGUrXCpN_F64gxItRqqqwTCHEKLGmH3b5vT2fk-pkMZNSmglS2SuJ8Svh5gHE3iO8rzLZ6JEJFX-lAAfeZzt_-73rjii2xhA7QU7JYXF2ec8vngMFb/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © " width="610" /></a> <br />From Tokyo porcelain cups by Ken Noborumurata. 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Highlights from Paris - Maison et Objet 2012

I have just returned from Paris where I attended Maison et Objet. Maison et Objet is Europe's biggest décor show where I got the first...

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