This generously proportioned 1,200 square foot one bedroom apartment was built in 1928. The gorgeous & mostly original space was an institutional gray & stark white when I met the owner to consider a new bathroom wall color after repairs for water damage were completed. Out of curiosity, she asked what I would do with the overall space & I said, This could look like an apartment in Paris. Intrigued, she asked about a color palette. I started from scratch with a decidedly fresh & feminine approach. A lovely grayed lavender anchored the walls in the main living area & a barely pink white on the ceiling softened the transition. In the bedroom, a deep rosy pink enveloped the walls for a more intimate feel & the wall color from the main space was applied to the ceiling. Throughout the apartment, doors were done in a deep charcoal black to anchor them to the floor & play up the classical feel of the space. She was so happy with the results, we ended up working together on renovation of the kitchen & bath. In the kitchen, a soft pink tile played off the adjacent palette. The space was anchored by painting the lower cabinets in the same black as the doors which echoes the matte black flooring. From there on up, surfaces were treated in the same pink-toned white as the neighboring ceilings. In the bath, we played up the feminine curves of the fixtures with a clean soft lilac color on walls & ceiling. A few details that really make a difference here are 1) treating the walls as a continuous plane with baseboards & moulding in the same tone, 2) keeping the palette limited to be easier on the eye & 3) switching out all the switches & outlets vintage-inspired black with unlacquered brass plates.