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FULL OF SURPRISES

Located in eastern France, this 18th-century townhouse was in desperate need of renovation, but who could ever have imagined it would become the super-colourful, super-contemporary and super-stylish abode seen here?

The Lyon-based interior decorator Claude Cartier is who. She has restyled the historical building in a rather radical, creative and unexpected way. When the couple who own the property asked Claude to consider the project, she

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