Juan Pablo Molyneux, Paris
Technically speaking a foreigner, Molyneux' own French
roots stretch back hundreds of years; there is little hint
of any but the purest French pedigree in his Marais
residence, a taste and tradition which reach their apogee
in the grand salon, seamlessly combining all the Louis,
although the comfortable fringed sofas are English, c.
1850. The color scheme of the room is rich crimson
and cream, with plentiful gilt details.
My favorite section of the book is entitled "Simple
Sanctuaries," for it presents houses, often modest
in size, which embody most poignantly the motive of
escape. Pomp and grandeur, while fine and necessary
attributes, do not an aerie make; these smaller places
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