Built in 1793, Rue Monsieur's lofty proportions and intricate mouldings have been enchanting its occupants ever since. Here you’ll find splendid furniture, textured wallpaper and luscious pigments, not to mention exquisite oils and shelves of literature. Nancy Mitford lived on this street, as did Cole Porter – and you’ll soon see why he wrote ‘I love Paris’. You’re close to the gorgeous shops of Sevres Babylones to the designer delights of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, and exactly halfway between the Jardins du Luxembourg and Jardins des Tuileries – a loveable location indeed.

Much of the art and furniture in Rue Monsieur has been in the homeowner's family for generations, and there’s a particular decadence to the conker-brown glow of hand-polished wood against the rich, daffodil-yellow walls. There’s a spacious eat-in kitchen, a dining room with ornate chandeliers and gilt edges, and two panelled bathrooms that are subtly Art Deco. And while the study transforms into a neat single bedroom, it’s the master bedroom – papered in ruby claret, and hung with a spectacular seascape – that we think you’ll prefer in the still of the night.