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Paris vs. New York (Do I Have to Choose?)

January 5, 2014by Lisa Anselmo 9 Comments

I rarely write about my New York life—not because I don’t love it, but because I live here most of the time, and take it for granted, I suppose. But […]

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Life in 2 Cities, Paris vs. NY

Christmas in Paris Next Year?

December 27, 2013by Lisa Anselmo 1 Comment

I just spent a wonderful Christmas with my sister in Florida. Eighty degrees but still Christmas-y. This was the first year since mom died that I felt the holiday spirit […]

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Home Sweet Home, Life in 2 Cities

O (Tiny Parisian) Christmas Tree

December 21, 2013by Lisa Anselmo 7 Comments

My apartment in Paris is a third of the size of my New York apartment. At only 258 square feet, or 24 square meters, there is not a sliver of […]

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Life in 2 Cities, My Paris

La Cuisine Parisienne: Chic and (Kinda) Cheap

September 20, 2013by Lisa Anselmo 15 Comments

I’ve spent the better part of the last four months researching kitchen designs for my on-again-off-again-(maybe)-on-again renovation project in my Paris place. What I’ve discovered: high style comes at low […]

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Deco, On Renovation, Shopping Paris

Renovation Chez Moi? I’m In Deep, Baby.

September 17, 2013by Lisa Anselmo 8 Comments

A potential television opportunity documenting my heretofore postponed kitchen renovation had revived the project—and put it into overdrive. In order to be considered for the show, I’d have to supply […]

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Deco

So You Want to Buy a Place in Paris?

June 14, 2013by Lisa Anselmo 49 Comments

  Updated 9/4/2018 Think you’re ready to buy an apartment in Paris? Before you take the plunge, you might want to take this quiz: Am I Ready for a Pied-à-Terre […]

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Buying in Paris

Paris Pick-Me-Up

May 27, 2013by Lisa Anselmo 3 Comments

Sometimes I think my mom’s on vacation. Or it’s just been a while since I’ve connected. I itch to ring her and say, “Hey, let’s catch up. Got so much […]

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My Paris

Ou est le Feu?

May 17, 2013by Lisa Anselmo 4 Comments

These things always happen just when I’m about to leave Paris. In August, it was a flood in my bathroom. This trip? Fire. On the morning of my departure to […]

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Home Sweet Home, Learning to Live Parisian

(Parisian) Life, Interrupted

May 9, 2013by Lisa Anselmo 2 Comments

I’ve just returned from a brief stay in my Paris place, hence the silence. Seems I only write about my Paris life when I’m in New York. Maybe that’s how […]

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Learning to Live Parisian, Life in 2 Cities

With This Key, Responsibility

April 11, 2013by Lisa Anselmo Leave a comment

After several stays in my new pied-à-terre, something has occurred to me: my trips to Paris have ceased to be vacations. This is to say, I’m no longer truly unplugging. […]

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Home Sweet Home, Life in 2 Cities

Change of Ownership

April 4, 2013by Lisa Anselmo 3 Comments

On March 17th, I celebrated one year since I found my Paris apartment. It would take three months before I took ownership officially, but it felt like mine from the […]

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Home Sweet Home, My Neighborhood

Lisa’s ‘Hood

March 6, 2013by Lisa Anselmo 3 Comments

While exploring my new neighborhood, I came across a shop that stopped me in my tracks. I whipped out my iPhone to snap a shot. The sign, written in English […]

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Home Sweet Home, My Neighborhood

The Housewarming

February 24, 2013by Lisa Anselmo Leave a comment

La pendaison de crémaillère: the hanging of the iron rack thingie that suspends the cooking pot over the fire. It’s the French version of the word, “housewarming.” In centuries past, […]

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Home Sweet Home

Yes, This is Paris

February 4, 2013by Lisa Anselmo 6 Comments

When most people invest in a pied-à-terre in Paris, they settle in the central part of the city—the chic 6th or 7th arrondissements, or the trendy Marais—where resale values will […]

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Home Sweet Home, My Neighborhood

A Tale of Two Cities

January 10, 2013by Lisa Anselmo 1 Comment

Today, in the subway station in Rockefeller Center, I reached into my coat pocket and pulled out two objects: my New York MetroCard, and a ticket for the Paris Métro. […]

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Learning to Live Parisian, Life in 2 Cities

Under Water (Part Deux)

November 16, 2012by Lisa Anselmo 2 Comments

During my first stay in my new Paris apartment, my main water pipe, located in my bathroom, sprang a leak. My contractor, who was on vacation, left it to me […]

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Home Sweet Home, Learning to Live Parisian

Under Water

November 16, 2012by Lisa Anselmo 1 Comment

It was my first stay in my new apartment after nearly three months of renovation. I arrived to find a perfect little gem. Everything was exactly as I dreamed it […]

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Home Sweet Home, Learning to Live Parisian

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