The Paris Apartment
Inspiration and in other media
Inspiration and in other media
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In 1993, designer Claudia Strasser opened a boutique with the same name in [New York City](/wiki/New_York_City "New York City"). It was a 450 square foot storefront designed to look like a small Parisian apartment, filled with antiques, vintage furniture, and home décor from France. The notoriety and unique shop piqued the interest of [Judith Regan](/wiki/Judith_Regan "Judith Regan"), editor at [HarperCollins](/wiki/HarperCollins "HarperCollins") who approached Strasser to write a book on the style. Strasser wrote *The Paris Apartment, Romantic Décor on a Flea Market Budget," which was published in 1997\.*

Readers of The Paris Apartment *were taught how to create rooms with moldings, restore furniture, repay with faux finishes, [trompe\-l'œil](/wiki/Trompe-l%27%C5%93il "Trompe-l'œil") and create a style based on their personal preferences, using The Paris Apartment as inspiration. Strasser wrote her second book,* Paris Flea Market Style'', in 2013\.


Are there any notable differences between Paris Flea Market Style and The Paris Apartment?