Ida Magntorn - Home Style by City Ideas and Inspiration from Paris, London, New York, Los Angeles, and Copenhagen

First published in the United States of America in 2014 by Chronicle Books LLC.

First published in Sweden in 2013 by Norstedts.

Copyright 2013 by Ida Magntorn and Norstedts.

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data available.

ISBN: 978-1-4521-3717-9 (print)
ISBN: 978-1-4521-4501-3 (epub2)
ISBN: 978-1-4521-4520-4 (epub3)

Design, photography, and illustration:
Ida Magntorn
Production: Cecilia Ljungstrom
Prepress: Flth & Hssler

City map of New York, : Map provided courtesy of Esri. Data for the map provided courtesy of Esri, DeLorme, NAVTEQ, increment P Corp., EPA, USGS, and NPS.

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March aux Puces de Saint-Ouen, between Saint-Ouen and Clignancourt, 18th arrondissement, open Saturday, Sunday, and Monday

March aux Puces de la Porte de Vanves, Avenue Georges Lafenestre, Rue Marc Sangnier, 14th arrondissement, open Saturday and Sunday

Vide greniers (attic/garden flea markets): http://vide-greniers.org

Portobello Road Market, Notting Hill, open Saturday

Camden Market, Camden High Street, Buck Street, open all days

Brick Lane, Shoreditch High Street, open Sunday

Carboots (flea markets on wheels): www.carbootjunction.com

Hells Kitchen Flea Market, West 39th Street between 9th and 10th Avenues, open Saturday and Sunday

West 25th Street Flea, Broadway at 6th Avenue, open Saturday and Sunday

The Antiques Garage, 112 West 25th Street, open Saturday and Sunday

Brooklyn Flea, 50 Kent Avenue, between N. 11th and N. 12th Streets, Williamsburg, open Sunday

Long Beach Antique Market, 4901 E. Conant Street, Long Beach, open the third Sunday each month

Melrose Trading Post, Fairfax High School, 7850 Melrose Avenue, open Sunday

Santa Monica Flea Market, Airport Avenue and S. Bundy Drive, Santa Monica, open the first and fourth Sunday each month

The Rose Bowl Flea Market, 1001 Rose Bowl Drive, Pasadena, open the second Sunday each month

Ravnsborggade, Nrrebro, 200 Copenhagen, open four Sundays a year

Market near Trinitats Kirken (Trinity Church) and Rundetrn, Kobmagergade 52A, open Wednesdays May through October

Antiques stores open all year, check for open hours

The sun is hot, and half of the family got tired a long time ago, but my travel partner and I are not giving up just yet. We have to touch the silky, airy fabrics. Try on sunglasses, fiddle with jewelry, and examine every ornate coffee mug.

This is the way we spend our vacations most often. The more I explore flea markets overseas, the more I become fascinated by the differences and likenesses between cultures. I see the commonalitieswho sells skeleton parts and old clock faces as precious treasures; in what cities I can find odd doll heads, stuffed squirrels, or porcelain dogs.

The flea markets and what I find there, along with whats bought and sold, reflect the ambience of the homes in that location, as well as the lifestyle of the city. How do the flea market finds resemble a genuine New York loft or a Parisian attic apartment with its wrought-iron balcony? What kind of vintage items are the citys inhabitants drawn to, and how do they use their flea market finds? Most often, I wonder how the purchased objects look in somebodys home: How are they styled? Where are they placed?

I traveled around my five favorite cities, I researched, I questioned, I took pictures.

My goal was to find homes that captured the citynothing too exclusive, but ones that felt homey and real. I was fortunate enough to sit at many kitchen tables and have inspiring conversations about community, vintage objects, interior design secrets, and the art of decorating with the right things in the right places.

Posing on Jessica Barensfeld and Simon Howells rooftop in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

Relaxing at Tracy Wilkinsons home in Eagle Rock, Los Angeles.

Flea market by Trinitats Kirken in central Copenhagen.

In this book you will follow me to the tiniest nooks and crannies of my vintage-loving friends homes in Paris, London, New York, Los Angeles, and Copenhagen.

The pages are packed with tricks and tips I learned from them, and Ill show how to create the same feeling in your home.

Decorating is about telling a story in order to create an ambience. Think about the mood you want to evoke in your home. Think of forgotten things and far-flung destinations. Let your imagination fly!

Each city features a flea market checklist with typical finds should you be visiting the area, as well as things you can search for closer to home. Youll also find step-by-step tips on how to get the looks. To offer inspiration for each citys setting, I include lists of books, songs, and movies to help you capture the right mood in your home.

Where does that very special feeling in Paris come from? The answer, among other things, is in the unique light. Lheure bleue is the suggestive hour between the evening and the night, with anticipation in the air. The grand facades glimmer in the light. It almost blinds you in the summer and is like a shimmer over the city the rest of the year.

Thanks to Baron Haussmann, Paris is big and dazzling. Per Napolon IIIs request in the middle of the eighteenth century, Haussmann planned wide boulevards through the narrow, medieval neighborhoods. New white structures rose along the grand avenues and hid the smaller buildings. These edifices shine in the front, while the small, narrow residences are hidden in the back.

This formula also applies to Haussmann-era apartments: First, youll find two lavish living rooms, one after another, separated by paned-glass double doors. Behind the living room is a private area intersected by a hallway to a bathroom and bedroom. A small kitchen has service stairs to the backyard. Not all apartments of the Haussmann era were built in this style, but almost all share these features: tall windows and a French balcony.

Pariss cultural heritage hovers over the city: seventeenth-century Versailles with its gold mirrors and crystal chandeliers; the decadence under the fin de sicle and belle epoque with cancan dancers at the Place Pigalle and Moulin Rouge; the intellectual cafs and smoky bars where deep existential discussions took place; and the ever-present silhouette of the Eiffel Tower.