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64 The dining room is a mix of old and new, including an antique Italian chandelier, custom concrete table designed by Parker, and Gubi chairs. The 1940s French pedestal is faux marble. Slate floors and window ironwork are original to the townhouse. Painting at right by Serena Mitnik-Miller from Joshua Liner Gallery. Painting at left by Benjamin Edmiston from David Shelton Gallery. her favorite details. "I wanted to rip it out at first," she says, "But once we plastered everything white, it grew on me and became a very cool component." The kitchen and living room both open off the dining room, so they were also redone to give the entire second floor a seamless and cohesive look. The living room, with its two distinct seating areas, is as chic as any 16th arrondissement apartment. Parker is particularly excited about the room's high-low mix of furnishings. "Guess where the pink sofa came from," she asks, then answers without missing a beat. "Goop x CB2. The sofa worked great here. We kept the fabric and threw on some pillows, and it was perfect." It's flanked by a coffee table from the young Paris design house Pierre Augustin Rose, one of her favorite new discoveries. The reissued Polar Bear chair by Jean Royère and the Jacques Adnet floor lamp were both designed in France during the 1940s and came from her store, M Naeve. On the opposite side of the living room, another seating area includes a sectional sofa of Parker's design, a vintage T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings round leather ottoman, and a bronze-clad console from BDDW in New York. A vintage L-shaped French side table next to the sofa is an antidote to the polished and refined materials. "I like to add a rustic element in every room, especially in spaces that are glamorous, because