Dug up an article on “Maisons d’artistes” from the May 1953 issue of France Illustration featuring Jany’s houseboat / boathouse La Garonne on the Seine, providing also a delicious Jean Marais connection. 

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Here is a translation:

“Jany Holt, the well-known actress, has made her home on a houseboat near the Neuilly Bridge. She has furnished her floating home with great taste. Here is the spacious and welcoming living room.

Fine furniture and decorative ornaments are among Jany Holt’s favorite possessions. The corner of the houseboat shown above was decorated by herself in a modern style.

From her houseboat, Jany Holt can see Jean Marais’s houseboat.

Life on a boat is truly ideal. Jany Holt has Jean Marais as her neighbor, and from her window she can see La Nomade, his boat.

Every modern convenience has been installed: an electric kitchen, a refrigerator, and central heating. And when Jany Holt goes up onto the deck early in the morning, she has, for a moment, the illusion of being at sea.

Who would believe that this elegant interior was created inside a former tugboat? Jean Marais designed the entire layout himself, where the only thing that disturbs his solitude is the telephone.”

★The term bohemian lifestyle emerged in 1830s France refering to artists’ unconventional way of living that prioritizes creative freedom, artistic pursuits, wanderlust, and community over mainstream materialism and societal norms.