In 1925, Lempicka took up residence at 5 rue Guy de Maupassant in Paris (16e arrondissement). Her decor for this studio-apartment was imbued with a certain dramatic effect.
A photograph by Jacques-Henri Lartigue gives us one view of the bedroom (see "Jacques-Henri LARTIGUE"), where, under the painting "Portrait of the Duchess of La Salle" (B.72), the carved lacquer bed decor - based on a sketch by Lempicka of a sapphic scene - boldly strikes the eye. A closet and stool (not to be seen in this photo) existed in the same carved lacquer scheme. The furniture has since disappeared.