The Kitchen
Louboutin has a knack for collecting unusual souvenirs. In his kitchen, the marble flooring and hand-carved wooden doors are keepsakes from a palace in Damascus.
The Lounge
The chairs and screens in this room are from Egypt, a place which has fascinated and inspired Louboutin since he was a boy. "It’s a nightmare to go on a trip with me," he says. "I come back with tons of luggage."
The Living Room
The designer’s taste runs from pre-Columbian to modern–case in point, these Jean Royère Polar Bear chairs that anchor the living room.
The Bathroom
His bathroom is pure luxury, a fetishist’s oasis of mirrored glass tiles from India, where the only slightly naughty thing is a bronze alligator sculpture that swims the marble seas.
The Dining Room
Louboutin’s stilettos and towering platforms often evoke a playful perversity, so it makes sense that he would create a twisted dining table from the frame of a vintage metal dentist’s chair.
The Bedroom
Apart from 200 or so pairs of shoes, Louboutin has a weakness for Native American art, which appears even in his bedroom. “I don’t have the heart of a collector,” he says. “It’s just that some things appeal to you, and suddenly you have more and more.”
The Study
Dormer windows in the mansard roof bring lightness into Louboutin’s study, where he works at this Swedish desk, built in 1910.
His Overflowing Shoe Collection
"I have fewer shoes here than I have in my office," Louboutin says. Two hundred pairs (give or take) line the double file wall along the walls of his bedroom and bathroom.
The Keepsakes
Left: A terra-cotta sculpture of Elizabeth Taylor as Cleopatra, a gift from the late actress, rests on his desk. Right: Treasured masks in the living room are guarded by a taxidermied tiger.
The Corridors
Left: A seashell bust by Janine Janet, who also designed costumes for Balenciaga, looks out onto the main hall. Right: Electric candles line the entrance's curved staircase.
