DUNN & SONNIER ANTIQUES & FLOWERSDunn & Sonnier is back in their original location! Visit the shop for beautiful fresh flowers, antiques from all over the world and the perfect gifts and accessories, like Nouvelle candles. 2138 Magazine St., 524.3235,…
Neutral GroundArchitect: Steven R. Quarls of the Hopkins Co.When Courtney and Spencer Murphy bought their Uptown home, they realized that the second floor was in dire need of a new floor plan. One of the adjustments was what was originally…
Cooking with IdeasArchitect: Steven R. Quarls of the Hopkins Co. Kitchen designer: Courtney Murphy with help from chef and restaurateur Joel DondisContractor: Andrew SmithThe turn-of-the-century house had been in good hands for many years, but when Courtney and Spencer Murphy…
Key elements of the living room include a French-style antique mirror, Italian lamps from Agora that were picked out by decorator Corinne Laborde, a Directoire walnut chest, a 1928 Lester baby grand piano and an Oushak rug from New Orleans…
MOST PEOPLE’S GUEST ROOMS are often where old furniture goes to mix and not match. Other people, like architect Arthur Q. Davis and his wife, Mary, decided to make their guest room stand out—by actually making it into a separate…
Alan and Marianne Mumford met when they were students at Louisiana State University. Not only did they fall in love with each other, but also they discovered that they had a few things in common. They both graduated with degrees…
Donald St. Pierre, an accountant, fulfilled his longtime wish to open up a small business when he bought the Silk Road Collection more than two years ago. St. Pierre still works as an accountant, but his “other job”—owning and operating…
Artist Karoline Schleh is a detail-oriented person, but not in the way that you might think. For Schleh, her work is all in the details. “Most of my subject matter is either autobiographical or about the small details we often…
Ebony and IvoryPhoto of Table: Eugenia UhlPaulMcCartney was right. Ebony and ivory do live together in perfectharmony, as illustrated in this late 18th-century Italian table.Crafted of exotic Macassar wood and adorned with inlaid ivory etching,each carving and detail enhances the…
More exotic choices can bring out all the colors in a kitchen, such as: “Antique Fantasy” granite, “Typhoon Green” granite, “Mascarla” granite, a golden-hued travertine and “Esmerelda Green” onyx, available at Triton Stone Group.WANT TO KNOW THE LATEST LOCAL trend…
What’s hot in stores may take you on two very different trips into the wild. Whether you’re looking for camping gear for a hike in the piney woods or campy gear for a day in the French Quarter, this fall’s…
Spinal and 18-kt. white gold bracelet; pink sapphire and 18-kt white gold bracelet; aquamarine, diamond and 18-kt. white gold cross. Ashleigh Branstetter may have taken the long way around to find her niche, but the results are well worth the…
Buttons from the 1900 presidential election featuring opponents William McKinley and William Jennings Bryan.Of all the framed photographs and certificates decorating a hallway in Fran Bussie’s Baton Rouge home, one in particular stands out: a snapshot of her husband, Victor,…
It was one of the first cool days in September when I felt my taste buds tingle for the layered tastes of fall, and I couldn’t help but think of chili or a delicious gumbo. But now it’s November—and as…
