The Maisonette: Living
The Maisonette: Living
A philosophy of Timeless Curated Living — where the old meets the new, and every object earns its place.
Words by Lola Lobato — founder and curator of Lola Maisonette, exploring how timeless interiors evolve with life, emotion, and instinct.
A Living Room That Lives
It isn't a showroom.
Pieces come from different times and places.
Isn’t a trend.
It changes — but only to meet new needs and new moods.
It’s a living room that actually lives — a base to reinvent every time.
A Chesterfield sofa from Restoration Hardware anchors the space — strong, familiar, timeless.
A Zara Home swivel chair spins in a note of the now.
At the center, a vintage table from El Rastro, reborn with a black marble top, ties it all together — proof that reinvention is a design language of its own.
Above, French Empire chandeliers glow like history rewritten in gold light.
“It’s not about perfection — it’s about presence. A space that breathes, evolves, and keeps feeling new.”
The Art of the Mix
This is the Maisonette way: mix the eras, blur the lines, and let personality lead.
No formulas. No overthinking.
When the balance is right, the room breathes.
Because style isn’t about matching — it’s about dialogue.
The quiet exchange between antique and contemporary, between high and low.
When it works, it’s not design. It’s instinct.
“The quiet exchange between eras — that’s where the magic happens.”
Sustainability That Feels Like Forever
True sustainability isn’t about replacing — it’s about reimagining.
When you buy something vintage, you give it another life.
A piece of furniture is reborn in your space — carrying the story of its past and the spirit of your present.
And when you have an heirloom — a chair, a table, a cabinet — and choose to keep it, maybe update a handle or soften an edge — that’s also sustainable.
It’s an act of care. Of continuation.
Because pieces made of real materials — wood, marble, brass — don’t expire.
They age. They transform.
And they stay with you, forever.
“Sustainability lives in what lasts — in pieces made to be loved, repaired, and reborn.”
How to Bring This Home
– Start with one piece you’ll never replace.
– Add one element that feels alive — something unexpected.
– Let vintage carry the story.
Then layer in as you live.
Maybe a French planter from Mestizo.
A Murano vase from 1stDibs.
A sculptural palm lamp from Judith San Quintin.
Each one adds movement, memory, intent.
Timeless Curated Living
The Maisonette is not fast.
It’s not disposable.
It’s about rhythm, contrast, and quiet confidence.
It’s the art of buying less, choosing better, and mixing with meaning.
Because when the mix flows — when eras, textures, and emotions align — it becomes more than a room.
It becomes a feeling — one that keeps evolving, creating new moods every time.
A lived-in kind of beauty.
“When the mix flows, it becomes more than a room — it becomes a feeling.”
What’s the one piece in your living room you’ll never let go of?
The Chesterfield sofa anchors the Salon — a timeless reproduction of a classic by RH, its deep leather recalling the grand tradition of gentlemen’s clubs. Built to last a lifetime, it is less a seat than a statement of permanence.
