Maison 45

Maison 45 sits in a village where the relationship between objects and their surroundings has been taken seriously for a very long time. The painters who came to Barbizon in the nineteenth century were not just looking at the forest — they were making decisions about what to include and what to leave out, which is not so different from what an interior decorator does.

The boutique at 45 bis Grande Rue applies that logic to the home. The selection is contemporary and deliberate: furniture and objects that are well-thought, well-made, and usually have a history worth knowing. The consultancy side — materials library, design software, project support — takes it further, helping clients move from inspiration to a space that is distinctly their own.

The rotating artist exhibitions make the boutique something more than a shop. In a village where every window is considered, Maison 45 treats the interior as seriously as Barbizon has always treated the exterior.