30 Luxurious Apartment Decorating Ideas from Around the World

Designer Palmer Weiss marries the gusto of the American West with fun details of Southern and English decorating in the main bedroom of this Montana condo. The four-poster hickory-log bed with a woven rush headboard (Rusticks) mingles with delicate Ottoman-inspired florals (Robert Kime) and sexy leopard fabric (Clarence House).

Designers Raphaël Le Berre and Thomas Vevaud lacquered the closet of this children's room in a tie-dye treatment. When paired with a pastel rug (Han Feng for Tai Ping) and lavender chairs, the vibrant effects exudes an air of creativity. The colorful room adds a youthful spirit to the mid-19th-century Paris apartment without disrupting the rest of the home's decor.

For a stylish couple who loves to entertain, designer Chiqui Woolworth did away with a formal dining room in their New York apartment, instead opting for a salmon-hued library with ample seating. The mirrored English dining table doubles as a polished buffet for entertaining and a homework spot for the couple's child. At the center of the room is a red Karl Springer coffee table.

A hand-painted grisaille mural inspired by an 18th-century Zuber wallpaper lights up this Jean-Louis Deniot–designed apartment in Paris. Deniot notes the splashes of metallic paint the artist Florence Girette used, “shimmer at night, echoing the lights from the Tuileries.” A vintage dining table and blush chairs are paired with a blue-hued rug by Galerie Diurne.

While the adjoining living room of this Big Sky condo by Palmer Weiss is filled with delicate chintz and sweet details, the kitchen feels a bit more masculine with ebony coursed wood paneling (Provincial Store Fixtures) and silicon bronze-brushed pulls (Rocky Mountain Hardware). The kitchen’s custom bronze hood is designed with straps and rivets and features a Moroccan-inspired silhouette.

Ask designer Chiqui Woolworth what the most important room is within a home, and she will tell you all about the power of a good foyer. In this Upper East Side apartment, an ebony diamond-patterned floor and banana-yellow tortoiseshell walls (Metamorfaux) welcome guests in a glimmering fashion.

Jean-Louis Deniot transformed an 18th-century Parisian apartment at an enviable address into a fancifully modern home for the ages. Here, Deniot makes the most of a small, oddly shaped nook just off the living room by turning it into a multipurpose space. It now houses a full bar and laundry room, but you would never know it was so functional.

The "mini nightclub," has he calls it, is covered in bands of crushed gold and silver leaf alternating with a terrazzo-like treatment of metallic leaf across a black background. This little nook now also functions as a work of art.

While apartment living might seem best suited for minimalists, Manhattan-based designer Sasha Bikoff proves high-contrast, whimsical design can be found everywhere. Here, Bikoff maximizes color, pattern, and texture by taking to the walls for ornamentation. That way, precious square footage can be saved for a large bed, two large nightstands, and even a delicate settee.

This Le Berre Vevaud–designed loft nestled between the Place de la Concorde and Élysée Palace is an artful balance of the firm's modern aesthetic and the apartment's classic roots. Raphaël Le Berre and Thomas Vevaud maximize this undesirably shaped dining room into a stunning entertaining space that is full of wonder at every turn.

Besson wallpaper inspired by the Napoleonic campaigns in Egypt, an enameled porcelain monkey sconce by Seletti, and Pierre Frey banquette velvet and drapery fabric bring luxe jungle vibes to the home.

Showroom owner George Cameron Nash turned a Texas apartment into a private sanctuary that reflects the home's natural surroundings in the heart of The Lone Star State. Even the master bathroom exudes peacefulness. The Regency mirror is antique, and the sink is from Kohler.

The work of Houston fashion designer Laurann Claridge, this light-filled penthouse is an ideal backdrop for crisp furnishings and glamorous accents that marry classic and contemporary. As soon as she bought the space, in came custom-made cabinetry, fine millwork, and plentiful gray-veined white marble.

Feminine details pair with geometric charm in this Upper East Side dining room by designer Alecia Stevens. Gracie wallpaper climbs white walls around an 18th-century Italian mirror, while the vintage chandelier (Remains Lighting) draws the eye upward to the townhouse’s detailed ceiling.