| Coco Chanel was a style icon for the fashion world, | | | | hung in each room. To match the style, find wrought |
| but many also know her for her own personal | | | | iron wall sconces with candle-type lights. Chandeliers |
| decorating style. Her use of gilt mirrors, sparkly | | | | can be gilt gold or black iron, but be sure to avoid any |
| chandeliers, and sleek lines are legendary in Paris and | | | | modern styles as they will look out of place in your |
| beyond. Although it would cost hundreds of thousands | | | | room. Table lamps that have crystal or glass stems |
| of dollars to replicate the look and feel of Coco | | | | with white shades look beautiful on your end tables. |
| Chanel's apartment at 31 Rue Cambon in Paris, you | | | | It's the little things that take a plain room and make it |
| can emulate her style with some Parisian touches in | | | | stunning. Coco Chanel focused on items she picked up |
| your own space. | | | | in her travels. Large glass globes lined the coffee |
| Begin by choosing a neutral palette. Chanel style relies | | | | tables, hardback books filled the book shelves, and |
| on glamour in your accessories, not on your walls. | | | | items such as small wooden masks were heavily |
| Choose colors that make you think of suede, coffees, | | | | used. Although purchasing these specific items would |
| or clean whites. The wall color is simply the backdrop | | | | empty your bank balance very quickly, you can buy |
| for your furniture and special additions, so be sure not | | | | reproduction items in home stores that will fit the bill |
| to paint with a color that is overpowering. | | | | nicely. |
| If you are in the market for a new couch, choose one | | | | The use of Chinese silk screens to divide rooms was |
| that is similar in color to your walls. Couches shouldn't | | | | one of the many signature pieces that Ms.Chanel used |
| stand out in a room that evokes Chanel style. You can | | | | to bring color into her rooms. Chinese fabrics were |
| find microfiber sofas that would look great in a neutral | | | | stretched across screens and placed in vital areas. |
| room, as well as suede or buttery leather. Try to avoid | | | | You can create your own screen with patterned |
| cloth sofas, as the material will stand out too starkly in | | | | fabric that you love. |
| a room if you are trying to achieve a luxurious feel. | | | | What was one of the last, yet most important items |
| Gilt mirrors are a must have. Larger mirrors with | | | | that Coco Chanel used to decorate her apartment? |
| carved wooden frames or beveled glass would look | | | | Chanel Number 5 was liberally sprayed throughout her |
| beautiful on the wall behind your sofa. If you can't find | | | | rooms on a daily basis. You may wish to use a |
| what you are looking for in home stores, try various | | | | different scent, but a spray of perfume or other |
| antique markets. Although the mirrors will be more | | | | fragrance really brings life to your space. |
| costly, the look cannot be matched. You can often find | | | | We can't all have an apartment in Paris, but we can |
| replications in antique stores as well. | | | | bring some of that style into our own homes by |
| Lighting was perhaps the most important factor in a | | | | channeling the spirit of the Rue Cambon and adding |
| Paris apartment. Chandeliers and wall sconces were | | | | luxurious touches to our rooms. |