Parisian designer Marianne Evennou has a way with small spaces—and with color. In her renovation projects, Evennou implements creative solutions from interior windows and partitions to thoughtful storage alongside an unexpected but uniquely Parisian palette. In the recent reorganization and renovation of a 968-square-foot apartment, Evennous’s solution for the small kitchen space is complete with with Moroccan tiles, French rattan, retro-inspired appliances, and more. Here we dissect the key elements to recreate the look.
![the small apartment kitchen is anchored with waxed concrete floors, blue painte 17](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/marianne-evennou-design-lola-and-josephs-paris-kitchen-gregory-timsit-photo-2a.jpg)
![an eclectic pairing of vintage chairs complement the antique tabletop and moder 18](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/marianne-evennou-design-lola-and-josephs-paris-kitchen-gregory-timsit-photo-2b.jpg)
![an interior window designed by evennou and moroccan zellige tiles sit behind th 19](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/marianne-evennou-design-lola-and-josephs-paris-kitchen-gregory-timsit-photo-3.jpg)
Materials
![cabinets are painted in ressource paints rd4 cumuls lourd; \$70 per gallon. 20](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/ressource-paints-rd4-cumulus-lourd.jpg)
![countertops are made of zimbabwe black granite; photograph from levantina. 21](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/zimbabwe-black-granite.jpg)
![the backsplash is made of handmade zellige tiles in a milk white color. the zel 22](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/davinci-marble-zellige-smoke-white.jpg)
Fixtures & Appliances
![the franke bern semi pro kitchen faucet features a 360 degree swivel spout 23](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/franke-faucet-stainless-steel.jpg)
![the sink is the franke sink stainless steel \15 inch sink; \$383.55 at amazon. 24](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/franke-sink-stainless-steel-15-inch.jpg)
![the smeg mini electric kettle in cream is \$\149.95 at crate & barrel. 25](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/smeg-cream-mini-electric-kettle.jpg)
![the smeg cream 50s retro style series refrigerator (fab3\2urcr3) is \$3,699 at 26](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/smeg-cream-50s-retro-style-series-refigerator.jpg)
Lighting & Furniture
![the trio of pendant lamps over the sink are from atelier vime. the solo pendant 27](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/atelier-vime-solo-pendant-light.jpg)
![the dining tabletop is from atmosphère d\2\17;ailleurs. shown here 28](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/atmosphere-d-ailleurs-raw-elm-table-top.jpg)
![dining table legs are from french line tiptoe. the table and desk leg in minera 29](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/tiptoe-table-and-desk-leg-mineral-blue.jpg)
![the arne jacobsen series 7 side chair, shown in walnut wood veneer, is \$6\15.4 30](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/arne-jacobsen-series-7-side-chair-wood-veneer.jpg)
![the wall mounted plate rack is custom designed into the kitchen. for something 31](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/holliwat-triple-shelf-wood-plate-rack.jpg)
Accessories
![from thomas hoof, the bakelite duroplast switch series in black features switch 32](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/thomas-hoof-bakelite-duroplast-switch-series-black.jpg)
![for a similar area rug, the classic home artemis ivory and black area rug (3006 33](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/rug-studio-classic-home-artemis-ivory-black-area-rug.jpg)
![from schoolhouse, the brunswick cup pull in true black is similar to the cabine 34](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/schoolhouse-brunswick-cup-pull-true-black.jpg)
![the muuto wall dots come in black wood as seen in the hallway leading into the 35](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/design-within-reach-dots-black-wood.jpg)
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