From Place To Space: Paris Love Facts On Instagram

If you happen to call two places your home, there is one inevitable tough side-effect: you keep on going back and forth and that takes up quite some time (and budget). With my two homes in Munich and Paris it's exactly that way - I keep on bouncing between these two cities and sometimes I do get back very late. This said, I had to improvise for today's blog post. And I had an idea: I wanted to point you to my little ongoing Paris travel guide on Instagram. Get ready for your next Paris trip with my #happyparislovefacts on Instagram!

This weekend was a very successful one speaking of travel tips on my Instagram Paris guide. The weather was tropical (read: it was too hot for my tastes) and I spent most of the day and evening out and about in the City of Lights. I've discovered a fantastic new interiors and decor shop (more to come on the blog soon), great cafés, restaurants, pastries, sights. All of these can be find under the hashtag #happyparislovefacts on Instagram with the geotag so that you can find the place during your own Paris trip if you wish to. 

Today I am sharing even a few shots more - so you are getting an exclusive sneak peek of some of the upcoming Instagram shots for my #happyparislovefacts series. So, are you ready for Paris?

Photography by Igor Josifovic with iPhone 5S on Instagram

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From Place To Space: Off To Paris, Again!

Monday blues is curable. Yes it is! And the best treatment against Monday blues is a little getaway and design discoveries - and I am treating myself this week. Yes, later today I will be sitting in the plane to Paris! I am heading to my second home on a design mission - I was invited by Habitat to attend the presentation of their new collection and speak with their designers in their Paris showroom. I am so curious to discover what Habitat has prepared for all of us and I will make sure to share everything with you on my Instagram account - so come and follow me along if you aren't already!

Today's travel blog post had to be a Paris post of course. I thought it would be nice to share a few simple, on-the-go snapshots from my last stay in Paris. Sometimes I just walk around without a plan or decided destination and just snap a picture here and there. All these pictures were taken during one day - and I was walking a lot that day. From my home base in the 20th arrondissement I descended the Ménilmontant hill to the 11th arrondissement, traversed to the 3rd and entered the 4th arrondissement. I like to walk long distances in Paris - it makes me feel more attached to the city, amidst its vibrant life on the streets, discovering new shops, beautiful buildings and Parisians of all sorts, taking in its scents and sounds. 

My love for Paris is unrivaled and every time I share a bit of my love and excitement for the French capital with you, I hope I can spark a little travel desire in you and once you head off to Paris, who knows, maybe we'll have a coffee in one of the many street side cafés? Oh, I heard daydreaming is a good cure for Monday blues, too. 

Bon début de semaine mes amis!

Photography by Igor Josifovic

 

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Urban Jungle Bloggers: Boot Café In Paris

Greens are all around us. Of course there are plenty of greens in the nature, but speaking of a more urban space we can spot houseplants in so many interiors - in private homes, galleries, boutiques, shops, cafés, restaurants. That's why Judith and I have decided to dedicate this month's Urban Jungle Bloggers post to green cafés, shops and restaurants around the globe. We are very excited to see what our international green blogger family will come up with today and over the next few days.

I used a short Paris visit to look for a new inspiring green space and I was pretty lucky. I spotted a fab new café through Instagram and contacted the owner, two days later I was there - in front of probably the tiniest and cutes cafés in Paris: Boot Café. 

Boot Café is located in a typical Parisian street in the wonderful 3rd arrondissement and is tucked into an old shop. The entire old, blue wooden store front has been conserved and fuels the Parisian vibe of this rather international café. Owned by a charming French girl who had lived in New York City for quite a long time and run by a debonaire Swedish girl, this café attracts a creative and international crowd. 

As someone who lives in a small apartment I am used to tiny spaces. Boot Café is unmistakably one of them. It is literally one tiny room with three small tables and a few stools, a coffee bar with a refined selection of hot brews by the hyped Belleville roasters and a scrumptious assortment of locally made cookies, this café is also home to half a dozen houseplants. Snake plants and philodendron combined with fresh blooms make this café a wonderful green urban oasis in the middle of Paris.

If you happen to travel to Paris anytime soon, I warmly recommend a little stop-over at Boot Café. Enjoy a good cup of coffee, be it a latte, an espresso or a drip brew, relish a cookie and take in the wonderful moment in this tiny, green café in Paris.

Boot Café, 19 Rue du Pont aux Choux, 3rd Arrondissement, Paris

Urban Jungle Bloggers is a monthly series initiated by 2 bloggers: Igor (Happy Interior Blog) and Judith (JOELIX.com). Every month we share ideas to create an urban jungle through styling ideas, DIYs and green tips & tricks. You can find additional inspiration on our Urban Jungle Bloggers Pinterest board and keep up-to-date on our Facebook page. Want to join? Use #urbanjunglebloggers on Twitter and Instagram. Or let us know and we'll share the badge and upcoming topics with you. Let's bring some green into your homes and blogs!

Photography by Igor Josifovic

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Happy Interior Blog Recommends...

Even though I am off to Stockholm today for the Stockholm Design Week as part of our international Bloggers Tour, I wanted to share my latest buy with you - which inevitably I have to recommend, too! My love for Paris is no secret (n'est-ce pas?) and this beautiful poster caught my eye. Short admiration and my finger made click on the Swedish site SEALOE - which, by the way, sells many beautiful posters.

I'd like to use this opportunity to share with you my latest Instagram series, too. It is called 'Paris Love Facts' and I am regularly posting pictures from Paris that underline why I love this city so much. Follow me on Instagram for the daily dose of Paris love and you can find all photos with the hashtag #happyparislovefacts. This sweet couple picture was posted yesterday for example. I hope you will love the series as much as I do!

Happy hump day my friends!

Photography by Igor Josifovic / poster via SEALOE

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