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50 tips to recognize a trendy Rennes apartment

undefined undefined 28 novembre 2024 undefined 19h00

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The Editor

Admit it, you thought you were a bit unique in the world with your rug, your plants on the floor, and your bookshelf full of never-opened books. Too bad!

  1. The little Peugeot bicycle right in the middle of the 10m2 hallway/living room/dining room

  2. The bread machine that was only used once during lockdown

  3. The little half-dead plant bought from Plants For Everyone (bonus point for the drooping plant)

  4. The cute string of lights for that festive vibe (bonus point if you have a neon sign)

  5. A film poster that’s a bit intellectual, like any film by Godard or Almodóvar

  6. A candle or a bust vase (or butt vase)


  7. A juicer that's collecting dust... But I promise, you'll use it again soon, you’re just waiting for the right season

  8. A pair of Birks or Crocs by the entrance

  9. A golden mirror that shows up in all your stories

  10. Creaky floorboards and moldings on the ceiling

  11. A beautiful Ottolenghi cookbook that’s very rarely opened

  12. Two or three large art books under the coffee table, they look nice as decor


  • A collection of Jimmy Fairly sunglasses, an Etudes cap, and a Jacquemus bucket hat

  • Some bottles of nat’ wine for the next occasion… and a few empty bottles from past parties

  • A mini fridge, a mini bed, and mini Polaroids because everything has to be mini mini to fit

  • A memory foam mattress with matching pillows because it’s time to stop sleeping badly after years on a pull-out couch that wrecks your back

  • A Persian rug because it’s beautiful, bought for €150 at a flea market or salvaged from an old aunt’s apartment

  • A pack of amazing Italian pasta and stylish condiments bought at Causses on a day when you wanted to treat yourself and now you’re too shy to use them to make them last longer

  • No TV but a library filled with books never opened

  • Clothes bought at thrift shops but worn just once

  • A work overall, a Rains raincoat, a tote-bag to tote-bag, and a 70s leather jacket that costs a fortune.

  • A poster by Joan Cornellà or Matisse, depending on the vibe

  • A vinyl record player that was super desired but doesn't get used as much as you'd think (same goes for the little controller)

  • A fridge full of fruits and veggies from the local organic farmer, either picked up in a weekly basket or bought at the neighborhood greengrocer

  • A Marshall speaker or a portable JBL to take on picnics

  • Your trusty Opinel knife ready for the same picnic

  • A always full ashtray on the windowsill

  • Sheets that cost a fortune because you bought them at the Monop’ right down the street and spent 150€

  • A small solid shampoo in the shower made by a craftsman

  • A drawer full of sex toys that you pray your mom doesn't open when she comes to visit

  • Chia seeds, pecans, and red lentils in jars, bought in bulk

  • Oat milk because it’s just better in a matcha latte

  • The latest Mona Chollet
    that sits on the bedside table

  • Festival wristbands in every color scattered everywhere that you keep just in case you might reuse them next year (even though you totally won't)

  • A couple of pay slips and unopened EDF bills lying around haphazardly, all crumpled up

  • A little jewelry box (not enough money or space for more)

  • Lighters that tumble out of every bag you move

  • Random Armenian paper everywhere

  • Thirty pairs of shoes, but only one that you actually wear

  • A yoga mat and several workout outfits, even though you always wear the same thing

  • An oracle, scented candles, and all sorts of essential oils

  • Supplements you constantly forget to take, so the regimen isn’t working at all

  • A bag with another bag inside, with another bag inside that. The Russian doll of tote bags

  • Little plants sitting on the floor instead of on a table like everyone else

  • A sofa
    te; in a white fluff

  • A little decor and tableware bought at Fleux for a fortune, while you could find the same at a thrift shop for 50 cents

  • A slightly wrinkled white comforter for the Insta photo

  • Old, used metro tickets that you’re too lazy to throw away... One day, one day

  • Little trinkets and souvenirs brought back from the many trips that opened your eyes and mind to the state of our planet, made you realize how lucky you are, and turned you into a global citizen