Art Nouveau at The Musee Carnavalet

 

There are many fine examples of Art Nouveau decoration that remain in Paris, this is one of them.  The room is housed in the Musee Carnivalet.  I was told that this interior was once a pharmacy and maybe an informed reader could confirm or deny whether is is true. 

Look at the moldings, the peacock, the carving, the painting and that gorgeous mosaic floor.

There is a mass of scope for using stencils when decorating in the style of Art Nouveau.

There are peacock motifs, water lilies and masses of flower stencils within our collections;

As well as motifs we make border and repeat pattern stencils too. This stencil of a peacock is OTT53 and can be ordered from our Ottoman Range but most of the suitable designs are in our section of Art Nouveau stencils. Decorative stenciled borders are a fairly essential component when recreating the look of Art Nouveau wall decoration and here are two examples.

Border DE173

and Border DE202 

However, a water fountain is not essential. The Musee Carnavalet is situated on 16 rue des Francs-Bourgeois and I recommend it highly. A previous post from my visit there showed Art Deco Exoticsism with a chunck of Chinoiserie thrown in. How could you resist?

Helen

Comments

[Lynne Rutter]

I love that museum! and this is one of the better art nouveau rooms you can find anywhere! It's designed by the Czech artist Alphonse Mucha and I believe it was a jewelry boutique. Meanwhile, I just spent 20 minutes pouring over your Ottoman stencil collection- what a treasure trove!

[Helen Morris]

Thanks Lynne, it is totally Mucha's style and a jewelry boutique would make sense. I'll be featuring more of the museum in the future. I rediscovered a whole bunch of photos that I took in Paris and there are lots of decorative places and finishes amongst them. Glad you liked our Ottoman stencil collection, one of my faves along with Chinoiserie!